Baseball Hall Of Fame….

[Viejo Dinosaur]

Baseball writers should have their vote known to the public….

 

[railbird]

LOS ANGELES, CA - MAY 9: Baseball player Steve Garvey and Cyndy Garvey attend event honoring Carol Burnett on May 9, 1981 at the Century Plaza Hotel in Los Angeles, California. Photo by Barry King/Alamy Stock Photo Stock Photo - Alamy

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[railbird]

Garvey was a 10 time all star, best Dodger last 50 years, how is he not in the Hall of fame?

 

[raycabino]

Garvey was a 10 time all star, best Dodger last 50 years, how is he not in the Hall of fame?

Is that really true? Garvey isnt in the hall of fame?

 

[FairWarning]

Is that really true? Garvey isnt in the hall of fame?

True, not sure why either.

 

[MrTop]

Al Oliver 2743 hits .303 average
steve garvey 2599 hits .294 average


both were good and steady, but were they good enough?

 

[FairWarning]

Garvey had a pretty decorated career compared to Oliver and Garrett Anderson (another he’s compared to). He had success in the playoffs also.

 

[MrTop]

Garvey had a pretty decorated career compared to Oliver and Garrett Anderson (another he’s compared to). He had success in the playoffs also.

i think you have to let Al oliver in if you let garvey in. Garrett Anderson almost same numbers as garvey but played in the drug years. They look at those number a lot closer IMO.

 

[MrTop]

garvey did something in his private life that was in the news. Do you think that was a minus?

 

[railbird]

Garvey was the original iron man before cal ripken was

 

[railbird]

AFTER Garvey won the NL MVP in 1974 he started his iron man record of 1271, STILL the NL record.

 

[railbird]

Had 2 different 3 year streaks of 200 hits or more. in the worst hitters park in baseball at the time.

 

[railbird]

 

[MrTop]

al oliver a preacher. a little closer to god. More of an iron man. Could have played iron man

 

[Heim]

garvey did something in his private life that was in the news. Do you think that was a minus?

Yes...he was engaged to two women at the same time.

 

[John Kelly]

Yes...he was engaged to two women at the same time.

Engaged to two women at the same time?

Call him a spray hitter.

 

[FairWarning]

al oliver a preacher. a little closer to god. More of an iron man. Could have played iron man

Nice comparison here -https://www.stathead.com/baseball/player-comparison.cgi

 

[FairWarning]

https://www.stathead.com/baseball/player-comparison.cgi

 

[MrTop]

https://www.stathead.com/baseball/player-comparison.cgi

i like the site. I never seen this before. It seems al oliver is better from what i see.

 

[ComptrBob]

Engaged to two women at the same time?

Call him a spray hitter.

Is this called a "bigamist twice removed"?

 

[John Kelly]

Steve Garvey had Popeye forearms.

I remember a game-winning homer he hit to the opposite field in a playoff game against Lee Smith and the Cubs.

Garvey's teammates carried him off the field in celebration.

The year was 1984 and Garvey was a member of the San Diego Padres.