Andre Dawson elected to MLB HoF...Mark McGwire not

[DJ's left nut]

Originally Posted by OnTheWarpath58

Personally, I don't think he's a HOF, period. He's HR numbers, and not much else.

Now, to your question, I think he would have produced similarly without steroids - he hit what, 50 HR's as a rookie?

He also won a gold glove, got on base at an absurd clip, had a stellar batting eye and developed into a pretty solid all-around hitter and excellent run producer.

I wouldn't vote for him because of what he came to symbolize, but don't underestimate who he was as a player, either. He wasn't just a 'roid freak - he hit 49 HRs as a skinny rookie. Nor was he a mindless slugger like Dave Kingman or Rob Deer.

McGwire was a very dangerous offensive presence for a number of reasons, not just the HRs.