No, he didn't have enough time at an elite level
Yes, injuries should not be held against a player
No, he didn't reach enough major milestones in his career
Yes, no question
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considered for the HOF? Now this is a guy, for me anyway, that makes you wonder what if he had been able to remain healthy his entire career, BA .314, OPS+ 124, OBP .362, SLUG .523, rookie of the year 1997, two AL battling titles, 1 sliver slugger award, 2006 comeback player of the year and a 6 time all star in 13 seasons for his career.
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I don't think so. I remember the two grand slams on his birthday, must have been 01 or 02. Man what a guy.
But HOF? Considering the years with the Cubs, Dodgers...not at this point. If he has a couple more years, maybe we could talk.
Originally Posted by gleklufdshlaw
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I agree somewhat with you, as I said earlier he leaves you wondering what might have been if he could have only stayed healthy.
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He also just hasn't played enough. He is at 1,369 games - which is 100 less than Ralph Kiner who is noted for having a short career. If you are going to play that little, you need to have a higher, more sustained peak than Nomar did. But I agree that it would have been nice to see what his career could have been.
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Agreed.
The comp. is Hughie Jennings, but Jennings had a much higher peak (plus managerial work).
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Agreed, and you just had to mention Kiner, one of my fav non HOF players, lol
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Kiner's a HOFer.Agreed, and you just had to mention Kiner, one of my fav non HOF players, lol
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I wish he was, he is one of my favorites. Maybe if he has some big bounce back and plays for a few more years, but that is unlikely...
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My original, off-the-top-of-my-head response was "no". But looking at his stats over at baseball-reference.com, I realized that he actually has a better case than people here seem to be giving him credit for. He's still a marginal candidate, IMO, and I personally wouldn't vote for him, but he has a chance.
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I wish. He was great, but for a shorter time...but give it 15 years and maybe some sportswriters will give it to him.
But no.
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Why is this question being asked?
How long until the 'Is JD Drew a future HOFer" thread?
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that he is! and I remeber he used o have a show called kiner's korner too! so there you have it if old Ralphie baby can get in with a short career bring Nomar too!Kiner's a HOFer.
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No. Frankly, I don't even think he's close at this point.
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Hes no way a HOFer. He got hurt more than Ki-Jana Carter and Mark Prior rolled into one player. Oh yeah he went on the 30 day dl for cutting himself shaving.
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lol that has to be one of the all-time weird dl injuries ever
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