Molina has been caught cheating at the aspect of the game he's best at.
Also, with him having less than half the WAR (not and end-all, be-all stat, but a decent one-shot barometer) of Ivan Rodriguez (barely made it first-ballot) and Lou Whitaker (different position, but had no real Hall...
It hasn't been just the last year or two. There's also been a lot of learning over the last few years about what makes a baseball player valuable to his team; much of which has been pooh-pooh'd by 'traditionalists', but is slowly winning the acceptance of them. As more people are coming around...
Most of what you posted is totally fair. But this paragraph is quite a bit off. When talking about careers and the HOF, it's a quality and quantity topic. 162-game averages consider only the quality component. That's very limited. Staying on the field is a positive attribute and combines...
Same seller (who I've bought from in the past and not been disappointed; though I know nothing about this card) has a few others listed, including the UL Washington rookie that's signed by Paul Molitor for some reason. The others I looked at all have the 01/01 format.
Big thanks to RustyGreerFan ; just wrapped up a trade in which he sent a few patterns of various players my way, all of which fill holes in my '98 Tek checklist.