No. It's not. It's fair.

Like it or not, he only played a short while both in MLB & the Negro Leagues and didn't put up enough in the way of numbers. His career wasn't memorable enough, and being the first Black member of the White Sox doesn't do much for anyone other than some WSox fans.

While he got a high number of MVP votes a couple of times, that doesn't really say much (ask Dale Murphy).

Again (maybe just) the Hall of Very Good. No shame in that.

Congratulations on the amount of hall of fame players you have had.

No. It's not. It's fair.

Like it or not, he only played a short while both in MLB & the Negro Leagues and didn't put up enough in the way of numbers. His career wasn't memorable enough, and being the first Black member of the White Sox doesn't do much for anyone other than some WSox fans.

While he got a high number of MVP votes a couple of times, that doesn't really say much (ask Dale Murphy).

Again (maybe just) the Hall of Very Good. No shame in that.

But he was better than just very good. He clearly belongs in the Hall of Fame and the only reason he fails to reside there is because of circumstances beyond his own control.

Although Jackie Robinson had "integrated" the game in '47, there were still unwritten rules regarding how many blacks per team were practically allowed. This cost Minoso several of his prime years and he didn't get started until he was pushing 30 due to the presence of Larry Doby in Cleveland.

A strong case can be made that Minoso was a superior player to Billy Williams and even Roberto Clemente.

Fair enough, RR.

I think it was Fisk and Guillen that whined about Minnie getting an at-bat in the 90s, wasn't it?
Kind of ironic considering both of those douchebags thought they should be allowed to play as long as they wanted.

Minoso has 2 more legs than Santo did.

WRONG

Josh Gibson goes in before Minoso

Yeah, he did.

But he was better than just very good. He clearly belongs in the Hall of Fame and the only reason he fails to reside there is because of circumstances beyond his own control.

Although Jackie Robinson had "integrated" the game in '47, there were still unwritten rules regarding how many blacks per team were practically allowed. This cost Minoso several of his prime years and he didn't get started until he was pushing 30 due to the presence of Larry Doby in Cleveland.

A strong case can be made that Minoso was a superior player to Billy Williams and even Roberto Clemente.

Better than Williams and Clemente you're fucking daft

minnie 1963 hits billy 2711 roberto 3000 hr minnie 186 billy 426 roberto 240 rbis minnie 1023 billy 1353 clemente 1305 your daft and never ever respectable in my eyes

Fine, 2 more REAL legs than Santo did.

Feel better now, hanleyfan?

Well, that's great, Walt. But I know what the fuck I'm talking about when it comes to baseball and you apparently do not. Minnie lost a good eight years off his career because of his skin color. Do you want to punish him for that? The record shows him to be 25 years old in his first full season, 1951. Most people believe he was at least three years older. He had an MVP type season his first year out of the box. He got screwed out of Rookie of the Year by a fucking Yankee who didn't have as good a year. He's comparable in every way to the guys I mentioned. Everybody talks about Brock for Broglio being a bad trade. You can blame Billy Williams for that deal as much as anyone. The Cubs knew they couldn't have both of those butchers in the outfield together.

Just looked at his stats. Pretty impressive.

Clemente and Williams

Well, that's great, Walt. But I know what the fuck I'm talking about when it comes to baseball and you apparently do not. Minnie lost a good eight years off his career because of his skin color. Do you want to punish him for that? The record shows him to be 25 years old in his first full season, 1951. Most people believe he was at least three years older. He had an MVP type season his first year out of the box. He got screwed out of Rookie of the Year by a fucking Yankee who didn't have as good a year. He's comparable in every way to the guys I mentioned. Everybody talks about Brock for Broglio being a bad trade. You can blame Billy Williams for that deal as much as anyone. The Cubs knew they couldn't have both of those butchers in the outfield together.

Minoso.