To: 3_if_by_Treason
"Cepeda was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1999, and had a lifetime batting average of .297, with 379 home runs and 1,364 RBI."
I didn't realize he was in the HOF. Those are very good stats, but a little short of a guaranteed ride to the HOF. Ask Jim Rice - or did he finally make it?
28 posted on
05/02/2007 10:51:45 AM PDT by
Steve_Seattle
("Above all, shake your bum at Burton.")
To: Steve_Seattle
Nope, looks like he is still trying for the HOF. I'm not a student of the game but
this site seems to make a good case for his inclusion.
29 posted on
05/02/2007 11:00:20 AM PDT by
3_if_by_Treason
(Life is a series of lessons: Sometimes you're the student, and sometimes you're the teacher.)
To: Steve_Seattle; ken5050; BluesDuke
Those are very good stats, but a little short of a guaranteed ride to the HOF. Keep in mind, Cepeda's career basically spanned the most pitcher-dominated period in baseball history since the Deadball Era. Those stats were great for his own time, but they look a little tame today--especially for an OF/1B/DH. Also, Cepeda did not make it into the HOF the regular way but only through the Veterans' Committee (and that, when the VC was easier than now). Yes, he's a HOFer but a fringe one.
To: Steve_Seattle
Didn’t remember Orlando for being much of a power guy. That’s a respectable number of dingers for that era.
39 posted on
05/02/2007 3:00:25 PM PDT by
Tallguy
(Climate is what you plan for, weather is what you get.)
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