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.
Big thanks to MisterT for running this bracket / thread.
I'll echo that this has been an excellent thread with so many great cards posted. Thanks to all who participated, either by submitting cards for voting or by adding to the discussion.
Thanks, guys!