4 Well Known Dodgers Not Likely to Get into the Hall of Fame |
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Last year, the LA Dodgers seemed to finally get themselves back as they were able to win postseason for the first time in twenty years. This good fortune was a result of the fact that they secured the left fielder Manny Ramirez who so far, has been going great.
Sadly though, it looks like some ex-dodgers are not having it so good as they have been denied access into the baseball hall of fame. These baseball greats include Tommy John, Gil Hodges, Steve Garvey, and Maury Wills. They all just seem to be unable to make it into the baseball hall of fame as they have been routinely halted in their quest. I personally though have a string belief that these great baseball players are worthy of the coveted award. Here is why I think so:
1. Tommy John
This great ex-dodger is currently the 26th on the list of pitchers globally. He had a 288-231 career record. While he wasn’t able to really perform in his last year on the team, he deserves some credit in that even at the age of 46, he still earned his due by playing against the Yankees and helping the team walk away 13-6. Granted that he had some injury, but he was still able to play well even after the surgery. While he was in form and at his peak, he was one of the top 10 finishers, in winning percentage ten times, led the league thrice, had postseason wins with 2.65 ERA. According to the Bill James Scale, he weighted 111 which makes him very qualified to be inducted into the Baseball hall of fame.
2. Gill Hodges
Looks like he is the hardest hit in this case as he’s been nominated many times only to get rejected or lose even by one mere vote. During his peak as a Dodger, he was among the top 10 in total bases 7 times, home runs ten times, total bases and fourteen grand slams. Because of his excellent fielding ability,. He was awarded the Gold gloves thrice. While his record of three hundred and seventy home runs might not seem like much these days, it was enough to get him into the 11th position in his era. Sadly, he passed on at the age of 48.
3. Steve Garvey
Steve Garvey was expected to become a hall-of-famer during his retirement. This was because of his record as an all-star ten times, was among ten excellent players who were nominated as Most Valuable Player 5 times out of which he got it once, awarded the Gold gloves four times, holds the national league record for games played consecutively, finished top 10 in hits ten times, top ten in RBI 7 times, top 10 in total bases nine times, top 10 in double 6 times.
4. Maury Wills
He played quite well as an in-filed player in his time. He can be compared to Yankees’ Phil Rizzuto who by the way, is a hall-of-famer. He brought fresh ideas into baseball, broke Ty Cobb’s records which had lasted forty seven years, finished in the top 10 in stolen bases eleven times, and led the leagues six times.
I hope that in the nearest future, these baseball greats will one day have their names written in the baseball hall of fame.
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