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Chappy · 02-04-2004, 11:35 AM

I voted yes/yes/no/no.

I usually say no to closers, and I almost said no to this one, but Danek had some pretty dominant years, posting an ERA below 2.00 6 times. I would have liked to see him higher up in the league leaders, but I can't really fault him in that category since I don't know how many save opportunities he had.

Aron Grandstaf had a brief career (was he injured?) but it's hard to say he wasn't a great one, with 4 best pitcher awards and 6 all-star appearances in just over 8 seasons. If he had vanished after the 1954 season I'd still vote for him. Longevity IMHO has always been a little over rated in the HOF world; I'd take a guy who had 2000 hits and a .350 average over a guy who pounded out 4000 hits while hitting .299 any day.

Case in point; Higham and Neilson. Both of these guys have decent career stats but it doesn't look like either one was ever a dominant player.

edit: I overlooked Neilson's SB totals. Man, he was fast. Where does he rank on the all-time SB list?

02-04-2004, 11:35 AM	#5
Chappy Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Raleigh, NC Posts: 2,721	I voted yes/yes/no/no. I usually say no to closers, and I almost said no to this one, but Danek had some pretty dominant years, posting an ERA below 2.00 6 times. I would have liked to see him higher up in the league leaders, but I can't really fault him in that category since I don't know how many save opportunities he had. Aron Grandstaf had a brief career (was he injured?) but it's hard to say he wasn't a great one, with 4 best pitcher awards and 6 all-star appearances in just over 8 seasons. If he had vanished after the 1954 season I'd still vote for him. Longevity IMHO has always been a little over rated in the HOF world; I'd take a guy who had 2000 hits and a .350 average over a guy who pounded out 4000 hits while hitting .299 any day. Case in point; Higham and Neilson. Both of these guys have decent career stats but it doesn't look like either one was ever a dominant player. edit: I overlooked Neilson's SB totals. Man, he was fast. Where does he rank on the all-time SB list? __________________ NPBL - Pennsylvania Freedom AFBL - North Carolina Aviators MLB-Pro - Kansas City Royals Last edited by Chappy; 02-04-2004 at 11:39 AM.