malbaker86
Gators
There were so many greats.
Bonds, Big Hurt, Belle, Gwynn, Sheff, Griffey, Crime Dog, Larkin, Mo, Lofton, etc.
Rock Raines
Grissom
Terry Pendelton
Puckett
Kevin Mitchell (before his body broke down)
Ozzie Smith
We all know Ken Griffey Jr has the GOAT swing, but where does Gary Sheffield rank?
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Rock Raines
Grissom
Terry Pendelton
Puckett
Kevin Mitchell (before his body broke down)
Ozzie Smith
lobbied for that autograph from The Kid?
invincible1914
G.O.M.A.B.
Has anyone else seen Eric Davis swing the bat or am I just
. When I was little I used to love how he used to stand there like 
at the plate.
They always said my swing was like Sheffield's.
I was a NASTY shortstop tho!
I was a NASTY shortstop tho!
GoAggieGo.
getting blitzed.
Sheff with the bat flip and hop at the end 
Mo Vaughn was one of my favorites as well. Would hit some moon shots from that crouched stance of his.
Mo Vaughn was one of my favorites as well. Would hit some moon shots from that crouched stance of his.
There were so many greats.
Bonds, Big Hurt, Belle, Gwynn, Sheff, Griffey, Crime Dog, Larkin, Mo, Lofton, etc.
You could go on for days Puckett,Justice,Strawberry,Gant,Willis,Bonilla,Ozzie Smith,Joe Carter...it stinks with how much money is in the sport now the black baseball star is damn near extinct...
Professor K.
rap game Paul Millsap
Looked up his stats and just found out breh came up as a SS/3B 
Gary Sheffield is an interesting HOF case.
In the most recent HOF voting, Sheffield got 40.6% of the vote. He needs 75% to get in.
The guys ahead of him on the ballot are:
Scott Rolen (63.2%)
Todd Helton (52.0%)
Billy Wagner (51%)
Andruw Jones (41.4%)
Next years ballot newcomers don’t really have any big names. Maybe Carlos Beltran is the only one to make any noise.
Perhaps within the context of his era Sheffield never stood out a ton. But the consistency with which he hit over his entire career is remarkable.
.292 batting average
.393 OBP
.514 SLG
509 HR
2,689 RBI
1,636 Runs
1,475 Walks (21st all time, ahead of Willie Mays)
Never struck out 100 times in a season. And that’s not super important but for a slugger like Gary it is quite impressive.
The hole in his game is that he was a poor defender, accumulating a -27.7 defensive WAR value. But if this guy was a DH he’d have been one of the best DH of all time.
Now I wouldn’t argue that he should be a 1st ballot HOFer. And given that he’s on his 9th year on the ballot, no one else believes that. But I think he deserves enshrinement.
There will be some PEDs argument against him. I believe he tested positive if my memory serves. But I don’t give that much weight anymore.
Also, is there a way to calculate how many foul HRs a player had? I swear Gary pulled more home runs foul than anyone I’ve ever seen. That guy should have hit 600
In the most recent HOF voting, Sheffield got 40.6% of the vote. He needs 75% to get in.
The guys ahead of him on the ballot are:
Scott Rolen (63.2%)
Todd Helton (52.0%)
Billy Wagner (51%)
Andruw Jones (41.4%)
Next years ballot newcomers don’t really have any big names. Maybe Carlos Beltran is the only one to make any noise.
Perhaps within the context of his era Sheffield never stood out a ton. But the consistency with which he hit over his entire career is remarkable.
.292 batting average
.393 OBP
.514 SLG
509 HR
2,689 RBI
1,636 Runs
1,475 Walks (21st all time, ahead of Willie Mays)
Never struck out 100 times in a season. And that’s not super important but for a slugger like Gary it is quite impressive.
The hole in his game is that he was a poor defender, accumulating a -27.7 defensive WAR value. But if this guy was a DH he’d have been one of the best DH of all time.
Now I wouldn’t argue that he should be a 1st ballot HOFer. And given that he’s on his 9th year on the ballot, no one else believes that. But I think he deserves enshrinement.
There will be some PEDs argument against him. I believe he tested positive if my memory serves. But I don’t give that much weight anymore.
Also, is there a way to calculate how many foul HRs a player had? I swear Gary pulled more home runs foul than anyone I’ve ever seen. That guy should have hit 600
OGBobbyJohnson
Veteran
Violent not smooth like a Griffey or Chipper