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The Cobra is going to Cooperstown
Posted on 12/9/24 at 1:21 pm
Posted on 12/9/24 at 1:21 pm
Dave Parker has been elected to the Hall of Fame
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The announcement was made Sunday night, with Parker joined by slugger Dick Allen in being elected by the Hall's Veterans Committee. The pair will be part of the Class of 2025 along with any potential inductees from the Baseball Writers' Association of America ballot, which is scheduled to be announced in January.
Nicknamed "The Cobra," Parker followed an outstanding prep career at Cincinnati's Courter Tech by showing his all-around skills with the Pittsburgh Pirates before returning to the Queen City to sign with the Reds as a free agent following the 1983 season. In his four years with the Reds, Parker once again became one of the best hitters in the league, finishing second in National League MVP voting in 1985 and fifth in 1986. In both seasons, Parker earned a spot on the NL All-Star team and won Louisville Slugger Silver Slugger Awards.
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Posted on 12/9/24 at 1:36 pm to TigerintheNO
Continuing to water down Cooperstown
Posted on 12/9/24 at 1:42 pm to TigerintheNO
A dominate player in my formative years. Without looking up his stats, he was the best if not one of the best players in the game for a stretch and had a lengthy career as a power hitter on some great teams. I have no idea if he is stat worthy, but personally, I feel like he is a HOF player. I feel his attitude and disposition cost him selection over the years.
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Looked up his stats and was surprised he only hit 339 HR's over 19 yrs. Did have a late career resurgence with Reds, but I would've guessed he had better numbers than he did with the Pirates in his prime. Shows you what nostalgia can do to you. He was also a heavy user of cocaine, the 70-80s version of performance enhancing drugs.
EDIT
Looked up his stats and was surprised he only hit 339 HR's over 19 yrs. Did have a late career resurgence with Reds, but I would've guessed he had better numbers than he did with the Pirates in his prime. Shows you what nostalgia can do to you. He was also a heavy user of cocaine, the 70-80s version of performance enhancing drugs.
This post was edited on 12/9/24 at 2:04 pm
Posted on 12/9/24 at 1:46 pm to TigerintheNO
I've never heard of him, but looking at his stats, they are definitely worthy of Hall of Fame debate. 2 time batting champ, 3 time golden glove winner, MVP winner. 4 top 5 finishes in MVP voting.
Solid career.
Solid career.
Posted on 12/9/24 at 1:49 pm to TigerintheNO
Did he play for the As for a little while in the late 80s?
Posted on 12/9/24 at 1:49 pm to West Palm Tiger561
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I've never heard of him
I won’t say anything about that, you may be too young. Have you ever heard of the “We Are Family” Pirates?
Posted on 12/9/24 at 1:55 pm to bigberg2000
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Did he play for the As for a little while in the late 80s?
Yeah, he was close to 40 by then and a shell of his prime. He still hit over 20 HRs one of those years though.
Posted on 12/9/24 at 1:57 pm to West Palm Tiger561
This board is so weird.
They complain about dudes who make the hall b/c they had long careers and accumulated magic number stats like 3000 hits but then turn around and complain when a guy gets in who was dominant for a half decade stretch but decided to hang it up instead of chasing the stats that would have long ago guaranteed he was in the hall. He could have easily hung around as a DH for a couple more years on bad teams and had a very good shot at 3k hits.
They complain about dudes who make the hall b/c they had long careers and accumulated magic number stats like 3000 hits but then turn around and complain when a guy gets in who was dominant for a half decade stretch but decided to hang it up instead of chasing the stats that would have long ago guaranteed he was in the hall. He could have easily hung around as a DH for a couple more years on bad teams and had a very good shot at 3k hits.
This post was edited on 12/9/24 at 1:59 pm
Posted on 12/9/24 at 2:01 pm to bigberg2000
Won a ring with them in ‘89
Posted on 12/9/24 at 2:17 pm to TigerintheNO
In his prime, definitely HoF-worthy, but had some bad years. Same with
Dick Allen.
And I saw them both play.
Dick Allen.
And I saw them both play.
Posted on 12/9/24 at 2:20 pm to TigerintheNO
Had an absolute canon from RF. Solid player.
Posted on 12/9/24 at 2:24 pm to TigerintheNO
Yeah I thought so. I was a fan of them back then but I was only 8/9. I remember getting all of their cards and thought I remembered him.
Posted on 12/9/24 at 2:41 pm to TigerintheNO
Great player in his day. Now get Dwight Evans in there.
Posted on 12/9/24 at 3:14 pm to ChestRockwell
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Now get Dwight Evans in there.
Don Mattingly or frick it all.
Posted on 12/9/24 at 3:42 pm to TigerSprings
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Don Mattingly or frick it all.
This.
Posted on 12/9/24 at 4:08 pm to TigerintheNO
I'm a fan.
Posted on 12/9/24 at 4:28 pm to Dr RC
That’s because they don’t really have any standards here. It’s all bias, the numbers are used or not used based on who they like. Parker, for obvious reasons, will be a favorite here.
This post was edited on 12/9/24 at 4:29 pm
Posted on 12/9/24 at 4:43 pm to TigerintheNO
Soooooo, Dale Murphy now?? 
Posted on 12/9/24 at 5:09 pm to TigerAlum93
One of the best outfield arms ever. Dude had a cannon
Posted on 12/9/24 at 5:51 pm to TigerSprings
Agreed mattingly definitely needs to be in.
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