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Originally Posted by BaseballMan
I was surprised that Baines made it but after thinking about it, i'm not that upset with it. There are always going to better players that should get in.
I hear people saying you should lead the league, win a championship or some award. Others say championships dont matter.
Making it to the hall means he is one of the greats of the game. However it does not mean we have to consider him as great as Mays, Mantle or Williams.
I dont recall Baines getting in any trouble and he did his job well for 22 years maybe he does belong in the hall. If ishowed up to my job for over 20 years and was very productive i would hope i would be considered a hall of famer for the company.
He was very close to 3,000 hits. It can be said that he got them because he played so long. What player got that many hits without having a long career?
Don't get me wrong, I'm not saying there are not better players that should get in. I just look at it like if i had to draft the player and if i could see his career stats would i take him? I think i probably would unless his career is compared to Aaron's.
Others may not like the choice but i choose to not get upset over it.
Instead i will just be happy for him. It does seem like he will represent the hall with class.
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That's how I feel. If you got in, great. If you didn't, wait until next year.