I think so.By the way we met him at the Bon Jovi Concert on Tuesday, what a nice guy!
2006-07-20 08:11:15 · 20 answers · asked by Fabio 3 in Sports ➔ Baseball
Too much stuff too list but 5 world series rings, Batting champ in 1994 and so on....
2006-07-20 08:22:21 · update #1
Paul O'Neil played hard but he wasn't Hall of Fame amazing. He had average power -- never hit more than 28 dingers in one year. His BA was very very solid and pretty consistent. But yeah, he wasn't incredible.
2006-07-20 10:23:31 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, being a hugh Pauly fan... yes... I think Paul O'Neil belongs there... and yes... you're right Fabio... he is a nice guy... my wife and I met him at Games 3 & 4 of the 1999 World Series... he's very nice man... he took time out to talk with us and sign my baseball... he talked with us for about a half hour before Game 3.
I would love to see him in the Hall of Fame, but with the idiots that vote the players in... he'll most likely not get it... but I think he should be in the Hall... if not... he'll be out in Moment Park @ the Stadium!!
2006-07-20 08:18:56 · answer #2 · answered by -- 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Paul O'Neill was a terrific ballplayer and a key contributor to the Yankees great run of 4 WS championships in 5 years in the mid late 90s. But he isn't a HOF.
2006-07-20 08:21:10 · answer #3 · answered by jimel71898 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes because stats don't create the whole picture. He made the whole team better, and he was the heart of that Yankees dynasty. He was the heart of arguably the best teams of all time. He won 5 series rings with two different teams. He's a winner and he made teams better because he was on them. If you watched him play every day, then you'd know that he belongs there because he earned his place.
2014-10-11 05:21:53 · answer #4 · answered by Mike 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you watched him play, you would say yes. No, he didn't have the 500 HR or 3000 hits, but the guy played winning baseball all of the time. Got on base, clutch hits, big arm in the outfield...no way yankees were winning those championships without him. HOF writers put way too much on stats, then the actual plays that lead to winning games. Guy belongs there without a doubt
2014-04-07 05:38:38 · answer #5 · answered by MICHAEL B 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Paul O'Neill was a very good player, but very good players are not Hall of Famers... People buy tickets to see HOFers like Griffey, ARod and Jeter... I doubt anyone in Seattle bought tickets to see Paul O'Neill when the Yankees were in town
2006-07-20 08:55:12 · answer #6 · answered by Chaga 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm a big Yankee fan and i have to say that O'Neill is my favorite past yankee of all time. He is not good enough for the hall, but he is a great guy, a better than average color commentator and a good drummer, with bernie on guitar.
2006-07-20 08:25:57 · answer #7 · answered by Jake B 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Are you kidding me? I don't care if he's the nicest guy in the world, that doesn't make him a HOFer.
He was a good player and great teammate for a long time, but he's not worthy of enshrinement in Cooperstown.
2006-07-20 09:03:22 · answer #8 · answered by Craig S 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
He should, but if Don Mattingly isn't in the HOF, then O'Neil won't get in. The voters hate Yankees.
2006-07-20 08:54:54 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
2105 hits, 281 HR's, 1269 RBIs, and a .288 lifetime batting average are not Hall of Fame numbers.
2006-07-20 08:47:02 · answer #10 · answered by TheOnlyBeldin 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋