Dale Murphy belongs in the HoF.
2111 hits, 398 HRs, a .265 lifetime batting average, and zero rings isn't going to cut it.
Not even close, in fact.
This whole steriod in baseball issue has not been addressed seriously by the commissioner.
I know that they had to negotiate with the players union to get testing and agree to ban certain substances, and realistically can't test retroactively.
HOWEVER, the steroids used by Barry Bonds and other players are ILLEGAL under federal law already. So this is where I think baseball management has an opening to deal with Barry Bonds and retroactively deal with others who there is evidence against. If they used an illegal substance, it shouldn't matter about what the players association or anyone else says. That should give the commissioner some incentive to take some action. Pete Rose was banned from baseball and the Hall of Fame due to breaking the rules of baseball, if not laws on gambling. If Barry Bonds or others used illegal substances, then that is strong evidence against them.
Thurman Munson belongs in the HOF.
If they had a Hall of Fame for great two-or-three-year stretches, Dale Murphy would be in it. But the bulk of his career did not measure up, not for an outfielder.
Agree. But the original poster says he won't buy that so I guess Murph is screwed. Maybe the 2 time NL MVP should have juiced it up a bit and hidden it really well, then he'd have surely gotten in like Mac-Gwire. YOu watch, the only juicer that won't make the HOF is Canseco. Bonds' records should be purged.
Dale Murphy? A solid hitter before the 90s, but no HOF.