HoF or Not: Fred McGriff - Page 2

jerrycapo · 07-27-2006, 05:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Elendil

McCovey and Stargell are similar to McGwire and McGriff: on the bubble.

I know the numbers guys may not agree, but "Pops" brought something to the game you can't measure with statistics. Therefore in my book he is at the head of the list of the guys you mentioned.

Jestor · 07-27-2006, 05:40 PM

I'd put myself in the Very Good but not quite HoF worthy camp.

eriqjaffe · 07-27-2006, 05:48 PM

Yeah, I think he deserves it.

jerrycapo · 07-27-2006, 07:03 PM

Well there you have it. It even said on the commercial he was a Major League Super Star. And we all know everything you see on TV is true

I forgot all about that commercial. Thanks for posting the pic.

eriqjaffe · 07-28-2006, 10:16 AM

The best part is the way the hat is just perched on top of his head.

BadluckinOOTP · 07-28-2006, 10:46 AM

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Originally Posted by Elendil

Bagwell, Thomas, Palmeiro, Eddie Murray, Rod Carew would be no-doubters... McCovey and Stargell are similar to McGwire and McGriff: on the bubble.

McCovey was the best hitter in baseball for four or five years. If had just retired after '77, his average would be about 6 points higher, and his stats would be looking a lot better.

Go Tribe · 07-28-2006, 11:20 AM

Definitely Not Hot

Big Six · 07-28-2006, 11:27 AM

I voted yes, basically for the same reasons several of the others of you mentioned. McGriff's best years came just before the recent offensive explosion, so his career totals don't have the weight that some of the sluggers who are just a little younger have.

I remember thinking McGriff looked like one of the bigger, stronger guys in baseball in the late 80s. I think he's about 6'3", maybe 210, 215. Ten years later, the Crime Dawg looked the same size, but all these other guys were absolutely ripped.

Feel free to draw your own conclusions.

darkhorse · 07-28-2006, 12:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Big Six

Feel free to draw your own conclusions.

McGriff was lazy?

jerrycapo · 07-28-2006, 12:57 PM

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Originally Posted by darkhorse

McGriff was lazy?

No I think he was referring to the fact that McGriff did not get as tall as Richie Sexson. When he reached 6'3" he just quit growing anymore.

bigdgp2 · 07-28-2006, 02:05 PM

I saw the Tom Emanski instructional videos commercial and laughed when McGriff appeared. Therefore, he deserves a HoF spot.

JDOldSchool · 07-28-2006, 02:11 PM

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Originally Posted by bigdgp2

I saw the Tom Emanski instructional videos commercial and laughed when McGriff appeared. Therefore, he deserves to a HoF spot.

Sometimes I wonder what goes through the head of you Small Hall types...

ctorg · 07-28-2006, 05:18 PM

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Originally Posted by jerrycapo

No I think he was referring to the fact that McGriff did not get as tall as Richie Sexson. When he reached 6'3" he just quit growing anymore.

Really? I thought he was implying that when he got new eyeglasses in the 90s, he was able to see more clearly.

The Professor · 07-28-2006, 05:24 PM

McGriff will always be almost the definition of borderline candidate to me, but like darkhorse, I'd be happy for him if he was inducted. Certainly not the most unthinkable HOFer out there...

...heck, after this Sunday, McGriff (and most other borderline candidates) will look like a shoo-in Hall of Famer.

Jonzard · 07-28-2006, 05:45 PM

He deserves to be in the acting HOF for his performance in the Tom Emanski baseball instructional video commercial.

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07-27-2006, 05:48 PM	#23
eriqjaffe Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2003 Location: Under The Christmas Fish Posts: 7,726	Yeah, I think he deserves it. __________________

07-27-2006, 07:03 PM	#24
jerrycapo Major Leagues Join Date: Feb 2002 Posts: 411	Well there you have it. It even said on the commercial he was a Major League Super Star. And we all know everything you see on TV is true I forgot all about that commercial. Thanks for posting the pic. __________________ All the best, Jerry

07-28-2006, 10:16 AM	#25
eriqjaffe Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2003 Location: Under The Christmas Fish Posts: 7,726	The best part is the way the hat is just perched on top of his head. __________________

07-28-2006, 11:27 AM	#28
Big Six Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Virginia Posts: 3,145	I voted yes, basically for the same reasons several of the others of you mentioned. McGriff's best years came just before the recent offensive explosion, so his career totals don't have the weight that some of the sluggers who are just a little younger have. I remember thinking McGriff looked like one of the bigger, stronger guys in baseball in the late 80s. I think he's about 6'3", maybe 210, 215. Ten years later, the Crime Dawg looked the same size, but all these other guys were absolutely ripped. Feel free to draw your own conclusions. __________________ My dynasties: The Base Ball Life of Patrick O'Farrell: 2014 inductee, OOTP Dynasty Hall of Fame Kenilworth: A Town and its Team: fun with a fictional league

07-28-2006, 11:20 AM	#27
Go Tribe All Star Starter Join Date: Dec 2001 Posts: 1,534 Infractions: 1/0 (0)	Definitely Not Hot

07-28-2006, 02:05 PM	#31
bigdgp2 All Star Reserve Join Date: Dec 2001 Posts: 606	I saw the Tom Emanski instructional videos commercial and laughed when McGriff appeared. Therefore, he deserves a HoF spot. __________________ https://challenge.ootpdevelopments.c...lawlsopher.jpg Last edited by bigdgp2; 07-28-2006 at 04:06 PM.

07-28-2006, 05:24 PM	#34
The Professor Hall Of Famer Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: East of East Posts: 3,020	McGriff will always be almost the definition of borderline candidate to me, but like darkhorse, I'd be happy for him if he was inducted. Certainly not the most unthinkable HOFer out there... ...heck, after this Sunday, McGriff (and most other borderline candidates) will look like a shoo-in Hall of Famer. __________________ History isn't really about the past - settling old scores. It's about defining the present and who we are."

07-28-2006, 05:45 PM	#35
Jonzard Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Minnesota Posts: 3,647	He deserves to be in the acting HOF for his performance in the Tom Emanski baseball instructional video commercial. __________________ For a scientist must indeed be freely imaginative and yet skeptical, creative and yet a critic. There is a sense in which he must be free, but another in which his thought must be very precisely regimented; there is poetry in science, but also a lot of bookkeeping. — Sir Peter B. Medawar FTB