[vollmond]

The real shock will be when the first guy with 500 home runs is snubbed.

There's more than a good chance that Dave Kingman was blackballed from baseball to keep him from reaching 500 homers and a Hall of Fame induction. He had 442 homers at age 37. Over his last three years he averaged 33 HRs and 101 RBI's, with no tail off in power at the end. Even though he only hit .210 in his last year, his Park Adjusted OPS was still about average for the league. His home run totals and batting averages could have been even higher had he not played in two deadly parks over the last six years of his Career (NYM and OAK).

I wonder how he would have done in Colorado in his prime (heck, even at the end).

[GallopingGhost]

...his Park Adjusted OPS...

Freeper Primates? Who'd a thunk it?

[Alberta's Child]

There's more than a good chance that Dave Kingman was blackballed from baseball to keep him from reaching 500 homers and a Hall of Fame induction.

Dave Kingman was a chronic malcontent who wore out his welcome with every team he played for. If he had played long enough to reach 500 home runs, he would certainly have been the worst player in baseball history ever to reach that milestone.