you know its about time that the hall of fame and the sports writers that vote on entry recoginze and elect edgar martinez to the hall. big pappi was the greatest dh of all time and not a bad 3rd baseman or first base too for that matter. an incredible clutch hitter and home run hitter almost at will with power to all fields. its edgar's time for the big show. seattle just elected him to their hof and now its baseballs turn. by the way the dh trophy is now named after him.
2007-06-03 22:13:01 · 6 answers · asked by tomthefrog51 4 in Sports ➔ Baseball
it's papi not pappi
2007-06-03 22:31:09 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
David "Big Papi" Ortiz is an incredible hitter. If he continues his dominance as a hitter, the Hall of Fame will have to consider inducting him as the first DH (if they don't elect Edgar Martinez of SEA first). BUT Big Papi plays in the American League. The reason Big Papi shouldn't win the AL MVP (much less the NL MVP even if he qualified) is because all he does is hit for his team. Granted, he is one the best clutch hitters in the game and is right behind Albert Pujols for most game-winning hits (especially walk-offs). However, Big Papi doesn't contribute with the glove. Baseball is a two-way sport unlike football where you have separate players for offense and defense (except Deion Sanders, lol). As a result, fielding must also be taken into consideration when evaluating for the MVP. Two other reasons Big Papi shouldn't be the AL MVP: He was unable to play with his team down the stretch due to medical complications. This possibly contributed to their collapse and missing the postseason. Finally, Big Papi has put up some extraordinary offensive numbers, but they are not even better than Ryan Howard's numbers in the NL (hence why he wouldn't win the MVP in the NL either). Since a DH is purely an offensive position, then to win the MVP, a DH must put up such unimaginable, record-breaking offensive numbers, that there is no question dominated the league as the MVP. Unfortunately, I don't believe Ortiz has done that this year, especially considering my comment about Howard's numbers.
2016-05-20 23:33:23 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I really had to think about this one long and hard. Edgar had to be one of the ten best hitters in the mid 1990's to 2000 mostly as a DH. Although not spectacular, he was very solid over an extended period of time. His career batting average was .312 with 309 homeruns, but only one 30+ homerun season. He had under 2,300 total hits and did not steal bases. From everything I read he was a great teammate and a leader in the clubhouse. I believe he is border line HOF but I would give him the nod. With the DH now part of baseball I don't believe we can exclude a player from consideration to the HOF, we will see about Ortiz when his time comes.
2007-06-04 01:46:12 · answer #3 · answered by Frizzer 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
If he continues to dominate, he should be a Hall of Famer. I think of Hall of Famers as game changers. David Ortiz is arguably the most clutch player of the last 5 years. I have not seen anyone hit as many game winners as Ortiz.
I really like Edgar Martinez, but I'm not sure he's going to make it in. I hope I'm wrong, but the Hall of Fame voters are mostly idiots.
2007-06-04 01:05:24 · answer #4 · answered by ScottBirchfield 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
David Ortiz, Big Papi, NEVER played third base. He played and plays first base. In addition, he IS a great designated hitter, not WAS one. He is still in the lineup for the Red Sox. He is still hitting well, even though he has had trouble with his legs.
Chow!!
2007-06-04 04:58:06 · answer #5 · answered by No one 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Whoa!
Lets wait and see if Ortiz has a hall of fame career first and then we'll talk about whether or not he belongs in the hall of fame.
Let's keep it in perspective. He's had about 4 or 5 great seasons. That is not yet a hall of fame career. And a guy his size is always one misstep from a blow-out knee and an abrupt end of his career.
2007-06-04 01:00:36 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋