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CMH · 06-01-2003, 11:00 AM

this argument is really irrelevant (I'm still talkin Koufax and his 165 wins...I didn't read anythin after the initial post)

I look at this argument as being very similar to say an argument in the year 2040 about Eddie Matthews and his 511 Homeruns being the most obvious stat (just talkin stats here, not anythin else) to push him into the Hall Of Fame.

I'm sure by 2040 many will complain that 511 homeruns is not HOF material compared to the many 550+ homerun hitters in the hall.

The other half will argue that Eddie was one of the best players during his time and you can not compare his numbers to today's (2040) numbers b/c it is a different era.

Koufax was a dominating pitcher in his time. Perhaps the most dominant during his time. There is no question that he is a HOF, despite the amount of year he pitched. No one came close when he played.

Comparin him to today or Kevin Brown is unfair. Brown may have posted 6 better years than Koufax' 6 better years, but did the HOF Committee know that there would be a pitcher by the name of Kevin Brown that will post 6 better years than Koufax and therefore claim that Koufax is not a HOF b/c players in the future will perform better than he? No.

(if anyone hasn't noticed, this argument also relates to Rafael Palmeiro

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06-01-2003, 11:00 AM	#30
CMH Hall Of Famer Join Date: Feb 2002 Posts: 5,057	this argument is really irrelevant (I'm still talkin Koufax and his 165 wins...I didn't read anythin after the initial post) I look at this argument as being very similar to say an argument in the year 2040 about Eddie Matthews and his 511 Homeruns being the most obvious stat (just talkin stats here, not anythin else) to push him into the Hall Of Fame. I'm sure by 2040 many will complain that 511 homeruns is not HOF material compared to the many 550+ homerun hitters in the hall. The other half will argue that Eddie was one of the best players during his time and you can not compare his numbers to today's (2040) numbers b/c it is a different era. Koufax was a dominating pitcher in his time. Perhaps the most dominant during his time. There is no question that he is a HOF, despite the amount of year he pitched. No one came close when he played. Comparin him to today or Kevin Brown is unfair. Brown may have posted 6 better years than Koufax' 6 better years, but did the HOF Committee know that there would be a pitcher by the name of Kevin Brown that will post 6 better years than Koufax and therefore claim that Koufax is not a HOF b/c players in the future will perform better than he? No. (if anyone hasn't noticed, this argument also relates to Rafael Palmeiro )