Why Does the Hall of Fame Hate Center Fielders?

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  @Donatus_425 · 1 year ago

  A thing that really matters here with their HOF eligibility is how the steroid era suppressed their relative stats like OPS+. Jim Edmonds having a career OPS>.900 but OPS+ of 132 is absurd

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  @TheMarshallLaw · 1 year ago

  Kenny Lofton and Andruw Jones are 2 of the most egregious snubs in HOF history. Love these guys not only as a Braves fan but a baseball fan

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  @benjaminroberts1496 · 1 year ago

  Don't forget about Robin Yount, the Brewers legend who won an MVP at shortstop before switching to center field, where he won another MVP

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  @justareyesmedia3750 · 1 year ago

  Growing up, center field was everyone’s favorite position because of what these three, along with Torii Hunter, were doing. In little league, everyone wanted to play like them. Leaving them out is gross.

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  @pepitocuentos5276 · 1 year ago

  All three, Edmonds, Jones for sure and Lofton belong in HOF and Dave Parker in how you mentioned at the end

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  @Tommy_Montana · 1 year ago

  I think MLB needs to catch up to NBA in rewarding defense. There’s no reason there are 8-10x gold glovers with either 400 HRs or 2500 hits that aren’t being rewarded for being great on both sides. They’re unintentionally telling us if you wanna be great defense isn’t that important

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  @carseye1219 · 4 months ago

  The "first year on the ballot" rule is the most RIDICULOUS thing EVER! Why shouldn't a Kenny Lofton get considered every year? Instead, he's in this bullsh*t purgatory. There are probably 30 players already in the Hall of Fame that any GM/Mgr wouldn't trade for a prime Lofton in a heartbeat!

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  @naftulzvi3353 · 1 year ago

  Every year it baffles me that Andruw is still not in.

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  @big8dog887 · 1 year ago

  What's odd is that at one time center field was THE glamour position, Terry Cashman's "Willie, Mickey, and the Duke" and John Fogarty's "Centerfield" exemply that.

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  @curryboyftw · 1 year ago

  That last sentence sums it up. They should have been in years ago, no question. But its great to go through there careers and share their immense talent in respect to all of baseball history.

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  @danechatman6086 · 1 year ago

  Jolly loved this video. You should make it part of a series. You could do "Why does the Baseball Hall of Fame hate Second Basemen and talk about Lou Whitaker, Bobby Grich, Willie Randolph and Jeff Kent and do "Why does the Baseball HOF hate thrid basemen and mention Sal Bando, Ken Boyer, Graig Nettles, Buddy Bell and why in the hell did they let Ron Santo die before putting him in. I know you are busy but I know I would watch.

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  @russsnyder2026 · 1 year ago

  Edmonds not being in is insane

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