Categories? He was the most valuable player(lets be clear....he led all other players in the league in '74.)Evidently it isn't very important to you to be the best player in the league for that year.That is leading.I think it is bogus to accuse him of not leading.He has trophies for leading all other players in the league in '74,in 2 league championship series,and 2 Allstar games.It's easy to say he didn't lead offensive categories.He sprayed line drives everywhere.That would result in a lot of different kinds of hits.That's why he kept getting around 200 or more hits a year.You wanna be picky about the type? He was a consistent line drive hitter that came to play every possible game he could.Had a lot more impact on game outcomes than f'n Carew n' Boggs.Carew did what to lead his team? What ? Bat .220 in 4 league championship series? F that.Damn useless punchin' judy.Garvey had more impact than that moody bitch ever had.Garvey has a league MVP.Does Boggs? No,he was never as valuable as Garvey was to his team.That's another punchin' judy.Non-Pitchers should be the most valuable player in the league atleast once.Pitchers should win a CY YOUNG or atleast have a 20 win season.Beckett,Peavy=in.After that(after the true competitors are rewarded) you can start rewarding your f'n on base %....most doubles by a 2nd baseman from a Texas town..or whatever long -term stat you seem to love.Carew is testament that you don't have to be a winner to get in the Hall.

They need a stat called HTFM(HITS THAT F'N MATTER.)

They need a stat called HTFM(HITS THAT F'N MATTER in winning a ball game.)Leyritz would probably have more than that f'n Carew.

So Beckett and Peavy should be automatic to the Hall of Fame? Come on this is too easy. They have 77 and 76 career wins? Hell last year Peavy was 11-14 with an era of 4.09 in the best pitchers park in the majors.

Using YOUR standards there is no comparison between Boggs/Carew and Garvey.

Boggs made 12 consecutive all star games at 3rd base
Carew made 18 " " " " " " at 2nd base AND 1st base

Boggs HOF monitor number is 267
Carew's HOF monitor number is 242

Carew won both the Rookie of the Year AND MVP (you know the one where he is the best player for that year????)

If we got into the raw numbers it is even more embarrasing


Are you not taking your medication or something?

Rod Carew
Lifetime batting average of .328
3053 Hits
445 2bs
92 HR's
112 3bs
1424 runs
1015 RBI's
353 SB's
.393 OBP
.429 SLG
Made 18 consecutive All Star teams
Won the MVP in a year he hit .388 and scored 128 runs
Won the Rookie of the Year
Hit .300 for 15 seasons in a row
Was an 8 time All Star at 2nd base
Was a 10 time All Star at 1st base
Led the AL in BA 7 times, 4 in a row
Led AL in OBP 4 times
Led AL in Hits 3 times
Led AL in 3b's 2 times
Led AL in Runs Created 3 times

But he isn't a hall of Famer...


you do the math and please dont forget the prozac at the proper intervals

LOL..What?
Garvey's Grey Ink rating is 2 points less than the average hall of famer,and that means he'd be in the lower half of all Hall of Famers.Right?..Why do you consider this to be "not rating out as a Hall of Famer on this scale? Ripken has a 116 gray ink #(much less than Garvey's 142)..Do you also say he doesn't rate out on the Gray scale as a hall of famer?I think if you're 2 points less than the average HALL OF FAMER on a scale,then we can use that scale(since you brought it here.)He does indeed rate out as a Hall of Famer on both the HOF MONITOR,AND GRAY INK.

Garvey:
Gray Ink: Batting - 142 (Average HOFer ≈ 144)

HOF Monitor: Batting - 130.5 (Likely HOFer > 100....130=VIRTUAL LOCK)

The reason they use the word "likely" versus "deserving" is because "deserving" is a subjective word,and likely is not.

You asked me who Garvey looked like(as far as other HOF members go.)HE LED THE LEAGUE IN THE SAME CATEGORIES(HITS,GAMES PLAYED,SAC FLIES) as:
RIPKEN Gray Ink: Batting - 116 (Average HOFer ≈ 144)

Sounds like winning back to back G1 BC Turf Sprints.

"Steve Garvey's Grey Ink rating of 142 is slightly less than the average hall of famer's 144.....He does not rate out on any of these scales as a Hall of Famer. "


This is the most bizarre stuff you've written.He is 2 points less than the average HOF member.That would mean he'd just about be the average HOF member.How does this rate him out as not belonging? Just curious how your brain is betraying you.

Hhis best stats are still below par. The only reason he has a score anywhere near a hall of famer is he was good at things that you dont really have to be good to do well like Games played and Sacrifices. He was a good hitter, not great, he had below average power, especially for a 1st baseman, he was a good fielder, not great, he was good at driving in runs, not great. He just didn't do anything that special to be considered a Hall of Famer.
Ripken was a SS for most of his career. If Garvey had played SS as well as Ripken did, he would be a Hall of Famer. But when you compare him to other 1st baseman he is not in the same league.

2 year old turf sprints

Yea,for a punchin' Judy lover like you.You complain that Garvey didn't hit enough home runs for a 1st baseman,but this 1st baseman hit less than 100 HR.This player had very little impact on winning games.Much less(incredibly less) than Garvey did.Yea,if nobody was on base with 2 outs,then Carew would punch the ball through the infield.Big fkn deal.He played in SOCAL.I saw him plenty.He was useless.You're right about one thing.It's all about math to you.Punchin' Judy guys look good with math,but in reality=useless.The Marlin's Cabrera is about 20 times as likely to have an impact on a game than Carew,Boggs,Gwynn.What do they have together? 1 ring?

"He just didn't do anything that special to be considered a Hall of Famer. "


If we could find out how many clutch hits he had versus total # of hits he had,then you'd see it.He was clutch.He may not be a likeable guy,but he was clutch.Cubs fans still got the blood on them.Ask them if he was impactful.You like numbers,but you don't care about what the situation is when guys get hits.Carew useless at this.Garvey highly impactful.Kent for the Dodgers(not an impact player.)

This is incorrect(the part about he was good at things you don't have to be good to do.) Guy was clutch.That's the hardest thing to do.That isn't on your fact sheet.Well,yes it is(4 times he was voted MVP OF A LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES OR AN ALLSTAR GAME.)Not only was he clutch,but the very stats you talk about are team player stats(games per season,hits per season,and sacrifices.)He was a clutch team player.

You are right...that Ty Cobb was a piece of **** too.


Garvey didn't hit many HR's for a 1st baseman that played 18years.

I guess Ted Williams was no good either because he won no rings. Come on this is worse than PG1985.

You are getting desperate resorting to the Cub fans...

He was a middle of the road player and you seem to have an uncomfortable mancrush on him.

Where's a good picture of his 1987 Topps Card when you need it......

Score!

http://www.checkoutmycards.com/cards...0/Steve_Garvey

That is great!

http://www.baseball-reference.com/pi...i?n1=carewro01

http://www.baseball-reference.com/pi...i?n1=boggswa01

http://www.baseball-reference.com/pi...i?n1=garvest01

If you go to the middle of the page you can get the players situational hitting numbers. You will find both Carew and Boggs have much higher batting averages than Garvey in clutch situations. As a matter of fact Garvey hit about the same regardless of situation with his lowest average being late innings with the score tied.