Not hall of fame with 2997?
Sure 3000 sounds better but if you don't get into Cooper's Town with 2997 three more hits won't make a difference.
sharetrue but he was a jerk to the media and the reporters, and guess who votes guys into the hall of fame? reporters.
the fact that 3 of his 3000 hits were taken from him gave reporters an excuse to keep him from the HOF, which honestly is quite possible. rafael palmeiro has hall of fame numbers but i'd honestly be very surprised if he gets in because of the controversy surrounding his career. different situations, but just saying that numbers don't always ensure a spot in the HOF
i think if you have 2997 hits you should not get in, seeing how lazy you are to not get 3 more hits. Only excuse is if you die or something.
shareyou're joking right?
sharenever been more serious in my life =|
share2997 hits is a great achievement. players have gotten in with less then 2500, and they are still damn good ballplayers
shareEvery player who has hit over 2,800 has gotten in...not by the writers, but voted in.
shareim just saying....if your that close to getting 3000 hits why stop at 2997.... Its kinda like running a 10 k race and giveing up at the last 3 meters. I mean, if something happans too ya i guess its different but come on....
shareWell what if you ended a season with 2997 hits? Do you really think someone should go through spring training and a new season to reach 3000 hits? It's an arbitrary number and doesn't mean you will or won't get in.
shareFrank Robinson had 2,943 hits. You tell him he was a lazy ballplayer. I don't care if he's 72 years old.
Yes, he also had 586 home runs, which is what really got him in. He didn't need those last 57 hits -- or the 14 homers he would've needed for 600 -- to get in. You? You shouldn't be let into the Hall of Fame, even with a ticket!
frank robinson is a bum.
shareI know your comment was 17 years ago and you’ll never see this. But you don’t know baseball at all if you believe that every player who got at least 2,800 hits is in the hall.
shareThat has to be the stupidest thing I have read in a while. You have absolutely no clue about baseball.
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