era, he didn't appear to be juiced in my mind. He was tall and lanky like Daryl Strawberry. In 19 seasons from 1986-2004, the Crime Dog played for 6 teams and had: 2,490 hits, 1,349 runs, 441 DB, 493 HR's, 1,550 RBI's, and .284 BA. He had 30 or more HR's 10 times and 100 or more RBI's 8 times. He won the WS in 1995 with the Braves. I say first ballot HOF'er. He's going in during the class of 2010 with Edgar Martinez of the Mariners, both retired in 2004. Fred should've tried to come back in 2005 and get 7 more HR's for 500, but I don't think that will hurt his chances.
http://www.baseball-reference.com/m/mcgrifr01.shtml
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fred_McGriff
2007-10-01 10:09:55 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Sports ➔ Baseball
If you say no, please explain why.
2007-10-01 10:12:33 · update #1
I think he will, yes.
2007-10-01 11:41:00 · answer #1 · answered by Chipmaker Authentic 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It is up in the air... I think he will make it but if he had played one more year and got to 500 HR's he would have been a shoe in but stopping at 493 casts some doubt. In 10 years if you are a slugger and do not get 500hr's forget about getting in. Oh by the way Don't worry about Bonds Breaking Aaron's record cause Alex Rodriguez is gonna smash it in about 6 years I predict he will have over 800 if not 900 before he is done.
2007-10-01 17:14:38 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Probably not - He played on a lot of good teams and was overshadowed by many Hall of Famers. The selection committee is very selective and if a player like Andre Dawson can't get in the Hall I doubt the Crime Dog will get enough votes.
Another negative is he's now famous for selling baseball instructional tapes on ESPN.
Always like that swing of his.
2007-10-01 19:38:15 · answer #3 · answered by PAPA N 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nope.
2007-10-01 17:12:01 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋