He was a ROY, he has a MVP. He has about 5 great years, and a couple of OK years, and that is it. Is that enough these days? Played all for one team, but usually that only matters if you had about 10 great years... not 5 great years and another 7 so-so. He was still hitting HRs at the end of the career, but the Ks were just killing his value... 25 HRs and .196 average with a .257 OBP in the last year -- that's not so hot. I would have him in the Phillies hall, but no thanks for the MLB.

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"All crowds boycotting football games shouldn't care who sings or takes a knee because they aren't watching." - Nas

No.

Fuck no.

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The fuck?

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Fare you well, fare you well
I love you more than words can tell
Listen to the river sing sweet songs
To rock my soul

Five years as a top 5 guy qualifies someone for the conversation. I'm awaiting Hawaii's response before I close the file on this one, partner.

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"All crowds boycotting football games shouldn't care who sings or takes a knee because they aren't watching." - Nas

This isn’t the basketball HOF. This one has some type of minimum standards I would assume? How is this even a discussion?

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Fare you well, fare you well
I love you more than words can tell
Listen to the river sing sweet songs
To rock my soul

yes like Harold Baines

is this the house of fatties or the hall of fucking fame? no way. he had some good years and he was fun for awhile but no, i'm gonna go full bernstein and ask who does he replace in there? see, the hall of fame was built so you can find out about guys like vladimir guerrero, not ryan howard. i'm pretty sure god invented google for people to find out about ryan howard.

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Gut reaction was no. Checked b-r and he's short on all the Hall metrics and has no Hall of Famers in his similarity scores (a veritable who's who of Big Non-Hall Dudes Who Whacked Dingers: Mo Vaughn, Jeromy Burnitz, Frank Howard, Richie Sexson, and both Fielder pere and fils). Also, Philadelphia doesn't have the media complex that Boston has to elevate HOVGers to HOFers, so he's screwed in that department.

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No.

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Rick Hahn is the best GM in baseball.

This is a joke, right?

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"He is a loathsome, offensive brute
--yet I can't look away."

Can't stand Ryan Howard.

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NO

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Sex isn't dirty, sex isn't a crime. It's a loving act between two or more consenting adults.

-Hank Kingsley

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Rick Hahn is the best GM in baseball.

newper - no. Philly hall of fame for sure though.

No way. Who's next then, Adam Dunn?

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An Ode to the Texas man who shot an Antifa terrorist:

Oh, he might have went on livin'
But he made one fatal slip
When he tried to match the Ranger
With the big iron on his hip

Who's Ryan Howard? Sounds like a skinny white reliever.

That 08 WS team didn’t have a single HOFer...even Utley’s numbers are nowhere near being good enough

No.. He was on pace for 5 years or so..then fell off a cliff.

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If he is lucky, he will stay on the ballot for a second year. But he will probably get as many votes as Bill Mueller (4) and drop off the ballot mercifully after that.

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"When people want their version of the truth, they go find it, no matter how baseless their beliefs." -- Ken Rosenthal