Resolved Question: I have heard many baseball people say, that if Johnny Damon makes it to the 3,000 hits club, he'll be the?

10 December 2011, 12:20 am

first to not get elected into the Hall. Currently, Damon is at 2,723 hits, and if he plays a couple more years, he should get to 3,000. But, he's certainly hot the only guy with 3,000 hits to not be in the Hall of Fame, look at Rafael Palmeiro, he had 3,020 hits, but he was a roider, so maybe that's what they meant. Anyway, I have no problem with putting in Johnny Damon into the Hall of Fame, but only if he gets to 3,000 hits, which at age 38 is very likely. Because Johnny is healthy, stays in great shape, and probably could play into his early 40's if he wanted to, and if teams wanted him. Here are some of Damon's career numbers in 17 seasons from 1995-2011, and currently he's a free agent, but I'm sure he'll get either re-signed by the Rays or play elsewhere in 2012 and beyond. Free agent Outfielder / Designated Hitter Born: November 5, 1973 (1973-11-05) (age 38) Fort Riley, Kansas Bats: Left Throws: Left MLB debut August 12, 1995 for the Kansas City Royals Career statistics (through September 30, 2011) Batting average .286 Hits 2,723 Home runs 231 Runs batted in 1,120 Runs scored 1,643 Stolen bases 404 Teams Kansas City Royals (1995–2000) Oakland Athletics (2001) Boston Red Sox (2002–2005) New York Yankees (2006–2009) Detroit Tigers (2010) Tampa Bay Rays (2011) Career highlights and awards 2× All-Star (2002, 2005) 2× World Series champion (2004, 2009 Pretty damn good numbers if you ask me. Certainly Hall of Fame numbers when it's all said and done. What do you think? Also, he has never been alleged to have taken steroids, which is always a plus in my eyes.... Read More »

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