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    The most underrated shortstop to ever play the game made it in today.

    As a Reds fan it makes me smile. That man was a great player and a greater man.
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    Go Reds! Congrats to Larkin. Like you said, too underrated.

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    He deserves it. Wasn't he a switch hitter King?

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    Yay for Barry!
    Reds fan since the 70's.

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    No...he batted RH.




    Underrated? Seriously?

    ROY, MVP, 12x All-Star, 3 Gold Gloves, 9x Silver Slugger and now a Hall of Famer.

    Exactly what about all that screams "underrated"?

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    As happy as I am to see Larken get in, I remain disappointed with the voters who only voted for Larry Walker on 22.9% of the ballets.

    Congrats to Barry, but the MLB HOF is a crock of shit.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Thnikkaman View Post
    As happy as I am to see Larken get in, I remain disappointed with the voters who only voted for Larry Walker on 22.9% of the ballets.

    Congrats to Barry, but the MLB HOF is a crock of shit.
    Well...it was only his 2nd year on the ballot and I can give you 2 reasons why he didnt get better votes.

    1. Other than maybe Tim Raines...everyone else above him is more deserving.

    2. Inflated Coors Field numbers

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    Quote Originally Posted by CoachChaz View Post
    Well...it was only his 2nd year on the ballot and I can give you 2 reasons why he didnt get better votes.

    1. Other than maybe Tim Raines...everyone else above him is more deserving.

    2. Inflated Coors Field numbers
    Counter Arguments:

    1. “Voting shall be based upon the player’s record, playing ability, integrity, sportsmanship, character, and contributions to the team(s) on which the player played.”

    2. Walker had 86.1 UZR rating in Right field for his career. That is in the top 10 of all of the Right Fielders who ever played the game. Speaking of Coors field, have you seen the cavernous outfield in Coors?

    3. *12th among right fielders all time in WAR (73.2)
    * Top-25 among all outfielders in wOBA (.414)
    * Top-30 among all outfielders in wRC+ (142)
    * Top-10 among all outfielders in WPA (48.9) – stat only goes back to 1974.
    * Top-20 among all hitters in career OPS (.965)
    * Top-75 among all hitters in career OPS+ (140)

    I am cherry picking, but this article can sum it up much better than I can:

    http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/index...-hall-of-fame/
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    I loved Larry too Tinker but I think he only played at a Hall of Fame level for a couple seasons. Injuries killed him.

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    All valid points, but he earned those numbers playing in Denver. You can call Coors as cavernous as you want, but I dare anyone to argue that he and guys like Castilla, Gallarraga, etc didnt benefit from the location.

    Plus...he's Canadian.

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    Quote Originally Posted by CoachChaz View Post
    All valid points, but he earned those numbers playing in Denver. You can call Coors as cavernous as you want, but I dare anyone to argue that he and guys like Castilla, Gallarraga, etc didnt benefit from the location.

    Plus...he's Canadian.
    The thing is that Castilla, Gallarraga and the rest of the Blake street bombers didn't have the defensive ability that Walker did. If you discount his batting line (.313/.400/.565 which means he was able to still hit pretty damn well outside of Coors) because of LOLCOORZ, then you have to put more weight on his ability to play Right field at Coors.

    But you are right, he does have that Canadian thing going against him.
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    Quote Originally Posted by CoachChaz View Post
    All valid points, but he earned those numbers playing in Denver. You can call Coors as cavernous as you want, but I dare anyone to argue that he and guys like Castilla, Gallarraga, etc didnt benefit from the location.

    Plus...he's Canadian.

    Dont forget the biggest fraud of all time, Dante Bichette played there. One season he had 31 HR at home and 9 on the road.

    all before the stupid humidor machine.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Medford Bronco View Post
    Dont forget the biggest fraud of all time, Dante Bichette played there. One season he had 31 HR at home and 9 on the road.

    all before the stupid humidor machine.
    He will be remembered more for what he did for the Braves.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Thnikkaman View Post
    He will be remembered more for what he did for the Braves.
    He was overrated in co

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    He's in the Canadien Hall of Fame.

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