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The 101 near-Hall Of Famers
There are currently over 270 players enshrined in the Baseball Hall Of Fame in Cooperstown, N.Y. yet there are quite a few guys that stick out in my mind as potential hall-of-famers or at least near hall-of-famers. So no, I wouldn't say that all 101 of these guys should be in there but I do say they are indeed worthy of consideration ahead of everyone else among those who played in the '50s or later and have retired.
There were some other great ballplayers that aren't on this list but were close to making it, but I wanted to keep the list at 101 just like my other extremely awesome lists located elsewhere on the site. In a similar vein the very amazing audio music clips section is 1001 songs strong. So there, I am providing continuity for you my wonderful visitor and isn't that such a nice thing in this world of upheaval and turmoil?
Among the guys who didn't quite make it on the list might be some of your personal favorites who you might include if you made up your own such list. Anyway, it's just my personal list and not meant to be a definitive one. That's what makes baseball so great. Folks debate and argue about this stuff all the time eerywhere especially at the barrooms. Not to mention at pubs, taverns, saloons, speakeasies, lounges, alehouses, beer gardens, rathskellers,and cantinas. Just not bistros. Annoying self-absorbed people are too busy there staring at their stupid I-phones or gabbing away about whatever..... But I'm not bitter.
Now take a trip down memory lane and ENJOY!
Note: Players are grouped by position and then within that position they are listed chronologically from debut year.