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lencombs · 03-12-2004, 02:27 AM

I agree in principle, but in some cases such as with The Crime Dog Fred McGriff...

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/player...e?statsId=3579

.. it'd be a shame to see him to retire with dignity yet not reach 500 career HR's.
Maybe if the player was within a certain % of a Hall of Fame criteria it influences his decision to return, but I'm sure that's all kind's of extra coding.

03-12-2004, 02:27 AM	#19
lencombs All Star Reserve Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Eureka, Ca Posts: 535	I agree in principle, but in some cases such as with The Crime Dog Fred McGriff... http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/player...e?statsId=3579 .. it'd be a shame to see him to retire with dignity yet not reach 500 career HR's. Maybe if the player was within a certain % of a Hall of Fame criteria it influences his decision to return, but I'm sure that's all kind's of extra coding. __________________ "A passion for statistics is the earmark of a literate people." - Paul Fisher "Baseball isn't statistics. Baseball is (Joe) DiMaggio rounding second." - Jimmy Cannon Last edited by lencombs; 03-12-2004 at 02:35 AM.