re: Current MLB players who will 100% be in the HOF

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Andruw was better than Betts

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mookie is on pace to be worth over 3 WAR better than andruw through his 9th season in like 150 fewer games

do you not think its more fair to compare players through the same number of years theyve played as oppose to age when players make the majors at different points?

people get too worked up about cumulative numbers when it comes to who should be a HOFer. I don't care how many HRs or wins collected in a players career, if the Player was dominate in the period of time he played, that if what makes the player a HOFer, Not a stat collector. The Halls are getting too cluttered with "good" players who hit curtain stat plateaus.

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if the Player was dominate in the period of time he played, that if what makes the player a HOFer

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agreed. andruw jones will never make the HOF, but his peak was absolutely HOF worthy. id vote for him if i had a vote

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Not really

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why should we compare the accomplishments someone has made over 11 seasons to someone who hasnt even finished his 9th? andruw grew up outside of the US and had the ability to be signed as a p year old. mookie had to finish high school. he had a multi year head start on his professional career. also, i think mookies accomplishments compare pretty well. mvp, 2 time world series champion, 6 time all star, 4 time silver slugger, 5 time gold glove

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His drop off post age 30 is why he’s struggled to get traction.

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it absolutely is. i disagree with it, but it is why he will never make it

as stated before, i was speaking in hyperbole to make a point when i was getting well actuallyed over HOF eligibility rules. mookie obviously cannot have the same drop to get in even if i personally dont think it should matter as much as it does.

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why should we compare the accomplishments someone has made over 11 seasons to someone who hasnt even finished his 9th?

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So you think all Hall of Fame cases should be normalized to a single arbitrary career length? Why?

I doubt Wainwright gets in.

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what are you talking about. In specifically comparing mookies current career to Andruw's, i simply believe its a more fair comparison to compare them on similar seasons as opposed to ages.

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I don’t see how this makes any sense when comparing a hall of fame case which is what this entire thread is about

Did I accuse you of this?

Charley fricking Morton.