Derek Jeter Honored for Having Fewer Hits than Harold Baines

 

Love it.

 

 

 

ha, I was just coming to post this too, damn this is hysterical. Also the guys who ran firejoemorgan.com were the guest editors on deadspin yesterday, some good Jeter reality checks there too!

I would love to see Baines in the Hall of Fame.

I guess I shouldn't have put this in the MLB Catch All thread earlier.

I guess I shouldn't have put this in the MLB Catch All thread earlier.

Nah, the hysterical floating head of Harold in the background it makes it PHT worthy IMO, but let's see what the mods do with it.

Nah, the hysterical floating head of Harold in the background it makes it PHT worthy IMO, but let's see what the mods do with it.

Well, I'm an Admin, and I put it here, so I think I'm keeping it here.

 

The Onion does it again.

I would love to see Baines in the Hall of Fame.

Why? It lowers the bar and his speech wouldn't be anything special.

Why? It lowers the bar and his speech wouldn't be anything special.

 

How does it lower the bar? The guy is 37th all time hit leader and has the most RBI's of any player not inducted into the HoF but is eligible.

I bet a lot of hall of famers wish they could benefit by hanging around the league by patrolling the DH spot and getting 300 at-bats a season because the manager protects against pitchers who'll be tough on them.

 

The only thing Harold ever led the league in was SLG% in 1984.

How does it lower the bar? The guy is 37th all time hit leader and has the most RBI's of any player not inducted into the HoF but is eligible.

 

Its a great example of why statistics aren't the best judge of a Hall of Famer.

How does it lower the bar? The guy is 37th all time hit leader and has the most RBI's of any player not inducted into the HoF but is eligible.

 

Eh, I love Hal just as much as the next guy, but there's no way that he's a hall of famer.

 

That's why the Onion article is so funny, yo.

How does it lower the bar? The guy is 37th all time hit leader and has the most RBI's of any player not inducted into the HoF but is eligible.

So if you let him in, whoever is right behind him will have the most RBI of any player not inducted into the HOF. So you probably should let that player in as well. It will work its way down to everyone being in the HOF. Baines had a great career, but not a HOF career.

Baines' best year doesn't come close to Jeter's best.

 

29/94/.304/.903/142+

24/102/.349/.989/153 OPS+

 

They weren't being serious with the comment, but Baines was a DH and Jeter plays a premium position and has the higher OPS.

So if you let him in, whoever is right behind him will have the most RBI of any player not inducted into the HOF. So you probably should let that player in as well. It will work its way down to everyone being in the HOF. Baines had a great career, but not a HOF career.

9 of the next 10 are also in the HOF. The other one is Dawson

Baines' best year doesn't come close to Jeter's best.

 

29/94/.304/.903/142+

24/102/.349/.989/153 OPS+

 

They weren't being serious with the comment, but Baines was a DH and Jeter plays a premium position and has the higher OPS.

Me thinks you are taking this a little too seriously.

 

9 of the next 10 are also in the HOF. The other one is Dawson

There will always be someone who has the most RBI for non HOFers.

9 of the next 10 are also in the HOF. The other one is Dawson

 

Harold Baines is not a Hall of Famer, and he never will be. It's as simple as that. People ought to let it go because it will never ever happen. He doesn't deserve to be in there and he won't ever be there. Period.