Anytime a baseball player who had a good career retires, the debate begins on whether or not they belong in the Hall of Fame. Most of the time, the answer is no, and the topic should not even be brought up. The Hall of Fame is for the best of the best, not the most popular.
But in the case of Nomar Garciaparra, I think the answer is yes.
When the question was first asked, my initial reaction was no. But looking at his stats, it is hard for me to leave him out.
A .313 lifetime batting average, 229 home runs, 936 RBI, and 1747 hits seem very pedestrian at first glance. But when you take into account his traditionally light-hitting position of shortstop the batting average especially jumps out at you.
Although Nomar doesn't have the totals that some other Hall of Fame players have, he was an ...
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Article written by Roger Harford
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