Beautiful list right here! Missing Berra as pointed out but as to the Yankee Bias you must remember they also won 26 WS! When you are the best team in history you will have more players in the HOF.
Originally Posted by metsguy234
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Beautiful list right here! Missing Berra as pointed out but as to the Yankee Bias you must remember they also won 26 WS! When you are the best team in history you will have more players in the HOF.
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I had been considering making the very point submitted by RickD. The Yankees dominated baseball for about 45 years...winning 29 pennants and 20 world series between 1920 and 1964. Pretty impressive. The Steinbrenner era (about 35 years now)hasn't been nearly as successful, thank God, but still not bad. It would figure that NY would have more players in the HOF than any other team.
Another thing.....Reggie Jackson a Yankee? Only because they honored his wishes and put a NY cap on him. Jackson spent 10 years with the A's, and only 5 with NY. A matter of perspective, I guess.
Nobody despises the Yankee franchise more than I do. But I see no particular bias towards NY players in the HOF. As stated earlier, Gordon is as deserving as many already in the Hall.
Last edited by Swampdog; 12-10-2008 at 04:06 PM.
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Of course I am biased for the Yankees!
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