best all-time ever? uh, no, never a possibility even if he was clean...
I think he was held out for so long because I think he intimidated some of the reporters and they took that out on him with the drug stuff. Just saying it was a bigger problem than anyone in baseball was willing to admit and he certainly wasn't the only one.
Oh yes he would have been in that discussion - if he was clean. True 5 tool player and that's not debatable!
I will never forget being at 3 Rivers and seeing him hit a line drive home run off of the Dodgers. The ball never was more than 10 feet off the ground and was still rising when it hit the wall for a home run. It hit so hard it ricocheted back on the field.
Ohtani yes, but Judge is not a five tool player. Griffey - he's in the discussion but you lost credibility mentioning Musial. I like Stan but to suggest he was a legit five tool is insane.
A small run?
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Baseball Reference has some interesting comparison tools worth looking at. His 2 biggest player comps are Luis Gonzalez and Bobby Abreu. Good players, but not Hall of Famers — and also not coke heads.
I saw all three of those players play…Abreu and Gonzales ain’t even close to Parker! Throw that Baseball Reference in the fireplace.
Well using your logic(which is somewhat of an oxymoron with you) Parker should have been in years ago given he was a 7 time all star and has one all star MVP.
I’m saying that his “Hall of Fame years” lasted 3, maybe 4 years. What did he do that was Hall of Fame worthy for the last 11-12 years of his career?
You really need to work on your math - he made the all-star team in 77 and his last in 90.
You do realize that it’s possible to make All-Star Games without being a Hall of Famer right? Do you want to put Jason Kendall and Bryan Reynolds in the Hall while you are making your argument?
You do understand you had to be pretty good to make one back in those days. And given his time from his first appearance to his last, that cancels your "Hall of Fame years” lasted 3, maybe 4 years" argument. But keep trying...you'll get to a point that makes sense.
Mic drop except that an entire generation of voters didn’t see him as a Hall of Famer
Due to his disdain towards the media and the drug case. That's why they need to let the players decide, not some old guy who doesn't understand anything other than his limited scope and environment.
Add to that his defensive ability, he is a no doubter . The only reason for the delay is that he was a "Dope" before he started using drugs and was a dope after, if he ever quit.
