I wanted to do a short baseball post today since it’s been forever since I did this.  I was talking with Dave the other day through email and I was telling him that my favorite player when I was...

I wanted to do a short baseball post today since it’s been forever since I did this. 

I was talking with Dave the other day through email and I was telling him that my favorite player when I was a kid was Ron Cey. Everyone talks about Steve Garvey from those days but numbers alone…Ron Cey’s numbers were better than Garvey’s in a lot of ways. The thing that people miss also is how good Reggie Smith was in his career. To me, Reggie Smith deserves to be in the Hall of Fame. He is eligible again in 2025. 

It got me looking at some more from that era on different teams and comparing them with some Hall of Famers. I’ll go with Reggie Smith and Dwight Evans. Evans played with Rice and Reggie Smith in Boston. 

I’ve picked four pitchers as well. Pay attention to Jim Kaat and Tommy John. Basically, almost a wash between the two but John holds a slight advantage. You would think the surgery would have pushed John’s Hall of Fame candidacy up even more. 

I want everyone to know that I’m not picking on Jim Rice, Andre Dawson, Catfish Hunter, or Jim Kaat. I’m glad they are in so I don’t have a problem with them being in…they were great players. I’m saying that other players from that era need to be looked at. The bold players are in the Hall Of Fame. Luis Tiant definitely would get my vote along with Tommy John. Evans and Smith, I would strongly consider. 

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