because the DH is a position, he should get in just like players who play the field. Edgar Martinez, Ted Williams, Babe Ruth, Stan Musial, Roger Hornsby and Lou Gehrig are the only players in MLB history with over 300 career HR's, 500 doubles, a career batting average .300 or higher, a career on-base percentage higher than .400 and a career slugging percentage higher than .500. Plus Edgar played his entire career - 1987-2004 with one team, the Seattle Mariners, which always looks good on paper. His career batting average was .312, 309 HR's, 1,261 RBI's, and 2,247 hits. And lets not forget, he played 591 games at 3B and 1B, besides his 1,412 games as DH. He was never involved in contract disputes, personal scandals, drug allegations or anything. He was a consumate professional and a great family man, role model of kids and the greater Seattle area. The HOF should honor those traits as well. I would say, he deserves it more than Baines. Also, Edgar won 2 batting titles.
2007-08-10
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