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5.13.2003
Raffy's Hall of Fame case I've been working up a Keltner list for Rafael Palmeiro, as his potential enshrinement in the Hall of Fame has been a hot topic of late. As I've seen less extensive versions posted at baseballprimer.com's Clutch Hits, I'm going to forego posting my version here and instead direct our readership to blogger extraordinaire Aaron Gleeman's piece on the subject (linked at the top of this entry), which is far more extensive and contentful than my standard Keltner rundown was. Because I did want to mention the issue, I'll say that I certainly think of Palmeiro as a Hall of Famer. He's been incredibly consistent and really good over a long period of time, and he's continuing his high level of play now during his age 38 season...there's no reason to think that, if he wants to, he can't continue to play at a reasonably high level for a few more years and add to his already impressive career numbers. I don't subscribe to the idea that you've got to be one of the best players in baseball or even one of the best at your position necessarily (though it doesn't hurt)...performing at the level Palmeiro has over as many years as he has qualifies as greatness in my book. Honestly, I'm pretty stunned I've been seeing people come out against his Hall of Fame case...to me, for whatever it's worth, he's a shoo-in. - |