Wade Boggs (of Pitt the Elder fandom fame) became the second guest (after Ozzie Smith) on the episode to make it to the Baseball Hall of Fame. I assume that only Roger Clemens is the only other shoe in to make it to the HOF, but maybe Griffey, Jr. can turn his career around and stop being injured. Maybe Scioscia can get in as a player/manager if the Angels win another World Series?
Stephen
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There's no maybe about Griffey Jr.
Even with the injuries, he's hit for 501 homers. Every eligible 500 home run hitter is in the HOF.
Duff Man wrote:
While that's not an "automatic" (there's some question as to whether or not Canseco will get in - he's eligible in two years, I think - with 462), Griffey is almost certainly a first-ballot Hall of Famer, what with the ten (at least) Gold Gloves to go with the 501 (so far) home runs.
Meanwhile, Darryl Strawberry didn't get selected by at least five percent of the voters, so he's ineligible until something like 2019, when the Veterans Committee can consider him.
-- Don
Griffey may be the first to not make it, at least not on the first ballot. 500 homers ain't what they used to be.
"Chris �" wrote in message news:[email]...
Only 20 players have done it out of over 20,000.
I'd say it's still a pretty good feat.
player/manager
Wasn't Griffey Jr. involved in some sort of drug scandal because he drank some kind of nerve tonic?
Xpace Mvxevm
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Yeah and he suffered some gigantism....