Message #1514509

[JCA-CrystalCity]

   

They'll probably make Big Papa Pump Steroid Boy (Ortiz) the first DH in the HoF which will be a miscarriage of justice.

Gonna shock the heck out of you, Minty.  Even though I'm a bit softer on the steriod positive in the anonymous testing period, I agree with the basic thrust here - Martinez is should be a Hall of Famer, Ortiz is more marginal of a candidate who, if he gets, will be in for his big moments and image more than his accomplishments.  3 rings and the media machine matter.  I have been a skeptic of Ortiz's case.  True he's the best DH of the past decade, but for an offense only position, he's only been the best of all hitters at most a few times in that span.