I'd say yes.A few rings,plays in New York,has dealt with Steinbrenner for years,been very productive,as far as I know,not a chronic complainer,has with with many egotistical pitchers,along with a lot of children(remember Hideki Irabu,AKA BOO-BOO?).
2007-05-18 03:58:48 · 19 answers · asked by nofear_intrepid40 1 in Sports ➔ Baseball
chris m,why did you read only one detail?
2007-05-18 04:07:03 · update #1
What does dealing with Steinbrenner have to do with HOF qualifications?
2007-05-18 04:01:21 · answer #1 · answered by chris m 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
1) Rings do not matter - it is an individual stat award
2) Plays in New York - who gives a crap. I would be more impressed if he played in KC and had accomplishments.
3) Dealt with Steinbrenner - so has every one else on the Yankees. Big deal.
4) Very productive - I would say productive.
5) Not a chronic complainer - So we should reward him for doing his business like 95% of the others players in the league?
6) Egotistical pitchers - in the MLB? No way!
7) A lot of children - Shawn Kemp has a lot of children. The Yankess have always been a group of veteran players. The pitching staff of small market teams are littered with "children".
8) Boo-Boo?? If Posada was that good, I would remember this guy.
All in all - he is a good player - but not hall of fame material at all.
2007-05-18 04:27:37 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
I like Posada, but there's no way he's a HOF candidate for several reasons:
1) Longevity - He didn't establish himself as a regular until age 26, so he's only had 10 full seasons. Unless you're a Sandy Koufax, it's tough to make the Hall with such a short career.
2) Unimpressive stats - He's been somewhat productive, but nowhere near Hall standards. His couting stats are extremely underwhelming - he'll be lucky to get 1,500 hits, and he's barely over 200 homers, with a decent but not good .273 average.
3) World Series rings - This is no way a measure of anything other than the fact that he's been on some good teams. If this is the criteria, then maybe they should also induct Hank Bauer and Joe Coleman for having been on great teams in the '50s.
Posada will be remembered as a solid contributor to some outstanding teams, but he doesn't belong in Cooperstown.
2007-05-18 04:18:15 · answer #3 · answered by Craig S 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
You're kidding, right?
This Q ranks right up there with "Is Robinson Cano the greatest second baseman of all time"
You gotta love a Yankee fan, talk about rose colored glasses.
Lets see Jorge Posada, in 13 seasons he has 1209 hits, 93 hits per season(huh, that's really good, right?). 202 HR's, that's bombing away at a rate of 15 per year. Lifetime BA of .273 , well, it's a couple of points above average. Highest BA of career .287 , obviously a "great" hitter. 793 RBI or an average of 61 per year.
He's "only" going to be 36 in August so he has plenty of time to build on these "awesome" numbers. hahahaha
Since you didn't specify the MLB HOF, I guess it's possible he might make some HOF somewhere for something, but this guy will not even be in the Yankee's HOF for playing baseball, let alone the MLB HOF.
A great philosopher once stated that "I would rather have it ask, why I have no statue than why I have one"
IMHO -The MLB HOF is for the legends of the game.
NOT, for the, he was pretty good and a real nice guy.
2007-05-18 04:45:51 · answer #4 · answered by C_F_45 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
He is no Johnny Bench but he has a lot going for him. Switch hitter, good with the pitching staff, long career for a catcher behind the plate. That being said, I believe he comes up a little short. Maybe if he continues to be healthy and can do what he has done for five more years with good numbers he might have a shot. Close call right now, the next few years will tell.
2007-05-18 04:18:51 · answer #5 · answered by Frizzer 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No he is a very good player.
Catchers in the Hall of Fame.
Johnny Bench, Yogi Berra. Look at the history of the players and the careers they had.
Posada is very very good as I say, but not a haller of Famer.
Jeter on this team is a Hall of Famer, first ballot.
2007-05-18 04:02:38 · answer #6 · answered by Michael M 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Catchers are infrequently whilst in comparison with anybody yet different catchers, because of the fact the region is so unique. Offensive numbers are under virtually the different offensive place, because of the rigidity that catching places on the physique. Posada compares favorably, in my opinion, to most of the catchers who're in the corridor of repute. you do no longer ought to be the terrific participant in history to make it to the corridor- technically, you in basic terms ought to be as solid because of the fact the worst participant in there. merely having 5 jewelry does no longer mean you're a corridor of famer, yet being a contributing member of 5 international sequence championship communities can. If he replaced right into a backup that infrequently observed any time on any of those Yankee communities, that's no longer appropriate how many jewelry he had.
2016-12-17 16:22:37 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
He is not on pace to be a Hall of Famer right now. However, he has All-Star level numbers in many of his years. If he continues his fast start this season and wins a batting title (unlikely) and has a couple of MVP like years; I could see him getting in. But he needs to have his best years at the end of his career, which rarely happens.
2007-05-18 05:29:05 · answer #8 · answered by Kyle 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My take on HOF is if you have to ask if the guy belongs or not then he does not belong. No question marks allowed.
Jorge Posada is a quality ballplayer but not a HOF.
2007-05-18 07:01:42 · answer #9 · answered by Seano 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Probably. I'm big Yanks fan but not gonna look up his stats vs. other HOF catchers. He has always been a 6th or 7th hitter for a LOADED team. A switch hitting (with great ball contact ability) catcher with underrated defensive abilities that has 4-5 rings. Yes. He's been rock solid for the bombers
2007-05-18 04:03:38 · answer #10 · answered by conquerer 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋