[Republican Red]

Alas, the story in Atlanta is that Dale Murphy was passes up again again.

"Dale Murphy, the Braves star who played from 1976 until 1990, was one of 27 players on the ballot, but he was snubbed. He received 54 votes, but with 516 ballots cast, only candidates receiving 387 or more votes were elected"

[SteveAustin]

Bruce Sutter and Goose Gossage should be there.....

20-25 years ago, those guys were dominating.....but since the role of the closer today has become a 1 to 3 out specialist, saves go out like candy, so people forget about those two.

Those guys would pitch 2.5 innings many times, and if your team had to face them in the 7th, you knew your team wasn't going to win.

[subterfuge]

Maybe old Murph should have slept around on his wife for a few years like Boggs did, then maybe he'd have had a chance.

Dale Murphy was a two-time MVP in the NL and is my all time favorite player.

[Charles Henrickson]

Dale Murphy had five excellent years--'82, '83, '84, '85, and '87--and two very good years, '80 and '86. But those "seven fat years" are offset by "seven lean years"--'78, '79, '81, '88, '89, '90, and '91. (I'm not counting the little bits of seasons he played at the beginning and end of his career: '76-'77/'92-'93.) Nice guy, nice player, but not enough.

Compare Murphy to Dave Parker, a near-contemporary. Murphy was a regular for 14 seasons, '78-'91. Parker was a regular for 15 seasons, '75-'80 and '83-'91 (partial seasons due to injury, '81-'82). Same height (6'5"), Parker a little heavier and a few years older. Both NL outfielders for much of the same time.

Murphy: 398 HR, 1266 RBI, 161 SB, .265 BA, .346 OBP, .469 SLG
Parker: 339 HR, 1493 RBI, 154 SB, .290 BA, .339 OBP, .471 SLG

Very similar players. Neither quite good enough in enough seasons for the HOF.