[Cobra Mgr]

Originally Posted by Amazin69

No, 50-50 is a judgment call. There are dozens of HoFers that people debate.

And if he'd struck out and gone on to play the next few seasons, he'd be far beyond any debate. So he hit two walk-offs in two Series…so what? Frank Isbell had four doubles in Game 5 of the 1906 Series. And?

Fabulous Freddie is in the final third of a HoF career. Trying to claim that one particular game is the demarcation point seems…unnecessarily precise, IMO.

(What happens if the Dodgers lose the Series?)

Ok. so then for you, Mon's HR did nothing to sway your opinion. And that's fine. I want your, and everyone else's, opinion.

I'm saying it did affect my opinion. I'm not saying it couldn't have potentially been swayed to the same conclusion by some other factor(s) in the future. But for me, Monday morning, he was 50-50. Still work to do for me to say yes. But I wouldn't roll my eyes at the notion like I would, say, Joe Mauer. Tuesday AM, now that he added to the resume, he's in w/o reservations from me. The HR didn't make him a HOF. The HR w/everything else made him a HOF. The gift is wrapped. Now its a matter of adding accessories.