Hall of Fame Poll: Sammy Sosa

Would you vote Sammy Sosa into the Baseball Hall of Fame?

J.T. Snow is the next on the ballot and he was an ok player for much of his 16 year career, but he doesn't belong in the Hall. In 1716 games, he had 189 home runs, 877 RBI and a .268/.357/.427, not numbers that should get a first baseman into the Hall of Fame. He did win 6 Gold Gloves.

You know the Sammy Sosa story. He wasn't a great player, early in his career, he chased too many pitchers, didn't take walks. Then suddenly he started hitting home runs by the dozen. He and Mark McGwire had a great battle to be the one to beat out Roger Maris for the home run record. They were credited with saving the MLB after 2 strike/lockout shortened seasons.

He hit .273/.344/.634 with 609 home runs, 1667 RBI, in 2354 games over 18 seasons. He was an All-Star 7 times, MVP once, and came in 2nd once, and won the Silver Slugger 6 times,

I'll admit I was never a fan. Mark McGwire had a value before the PEDs, but Sammy didn't have much value outside of the home runs. And he's been a bit of a jerk about it all, or at least comes off as one in interviews.

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