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To: AmishDude

Looking forward to that 2007 Hall of Fame vote. Gwynn should be a unanimous selection on his first attempt -- in fact, I've said for some time that he was the best player in the modern (post-1967) era.


16 posted on 01/04/2005 11:55:34 AM PST by Alberta's Child (If whiskey was his mistress, his true love was the West . . .)
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To: Alberta's Child

Ripken should be unanimous. Gwynn was excellent, but for a single's hitter, he would have nailed it by hitting .400. Still, he's happy in life and a sure first balloter.


23 posted on 01/04/2005 12:00:55 PM PST by AmishDude (Official pseudo-Amish mathematician of FreeRepublic.)
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To: Alberta's Child
I've said for some time that he was the best player in the modern (post-1967) era

Best "HITTER", not best player, IMHO. In the end it is all just a MOO, right

83 posted on 01/04/2005 12:54:32 PM PST by PISANO (The MSM's MOTTO: "Whatever it is..if it's bad.....it's GW's fault!!")
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To: Alberta's Child
Gwynn should be a unanimous selection on his first attempt -- in fact, I've said for some time that he was the best player in the modern (post-1967) era.

No way. Bench and Schmidt were the best at the respective positions all-time. There are lots of better players than Gwynn since then. Lack of both power and speed mark Tony down for an outfielder. Even so, he is definitely Hall-worthy.

144 posted on 01/04/2005 5:39:01 PM PST by Charles Henrickson (Gwynn, Boggs, and Rose--singles hitters with little or no speed.)
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