If Nomar Garciaparra retires has he done enough to be

[dps]

The whole point was that we were robbed of five easy (on talent and early career production) HOFers because of injuries and off-field "issues" and that is a damn shame. But, part of being a HOFer is longevity and none of these guys have it. Certainly none of these 5 is a Jeff Treadway or a Brian Harper and if there was a Hall of the Very Good you could make a case for all of them. Is Nomar at the head of this class? I'd say so.

Well, if you want to look at guys who would be in the Hall if not for injuries and off-the-field issues, you might want to start with Jeff Heath. But the real problem with that approach is that if you start looking at guys who would have had what seemed like potential HoF careers derailed by injuries, there are more of them than there are real HoFers. For the most part, you have to judge players on what they actually did, not what they might have done. But Nomar, judged by his actual numbers, is a lot closer than people here seem to be willing to acknowledge. True, he still falls short IMO, but he's not a silly suggestion like a Treadway or Harper would be.

[michaelg123789]

I think i would have to give him the nod. He was as good a hitter as any in the league for a good 5 years, and still an elite caliber player well after his injuries.