As a baseball player who went as far as Div I college ball, I don’t think a DH should ever be in the hall of fame. Baseball was designed so you have to play defense and offense, the DH rule sucks.
Last time I checked Babe and Ty Cobb played defense. That is the issue, and PED.
Pitchers often just play defense.
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Didnt they have the DH in college? I used to work tons of baseball at D2 and D3 level. I honestly do not recall them having a DH. I worked a D3 where they used tin bats and a D2 league with wooden bats. There is nothing like the sound of a decent hit on a wooden bat.
I don’t care about him getting into the HOF. Most people in the Red Sox area dismiss all of that stuff and think of him helping break the curse AND the speech after the bombing.
The entire modern era in baseball is a mish-mash mess.
I spent too much time at collegiate sports. I never had much patience with the pro games. I worked as a photographer for Athletic Departments. The restrictive nature of professional sports turned me sour on them. If they could get away with putting coin slots on the toilets they would.