With Mattingly, it's almost like the Terrell Davis situation.

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With Mattingly, it's almost like the Terrell Davis situation.

Author: jakers (14300 Posts - Original UHND Member)

Posted at 4:21 pm on Nov 21, 2025

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Great for a shorter duration due to injury. He also had the misfortune of a peak career right before the P.E.D. era (like Murphy) and right before the Yankees became a dynasty. Strongly believe his candidacy would be different had he produced the same way for those 90's Yankees.

Replies to: "With Mattingly, it's almost like the Terrell Davis situation."

Basball H.O.F. - The 2026 Contemporary Era Ballot...let's discuss important things. - jakers - 10:50am 11/21/25 (21) [View All]
- Murphy played in a baseball desert - Fisher01 - 3:39pm 11/21/25
  - With Mattingly, it's almost like the Terrell Davis situation. - jakers - 4:21pm 11/21/25
- Wait til they are dead, like they did with Ole Pete. [NT] - LanceManion - 12:20pm 11/21/25
  - This is actually the Leo Durocher rule - Mark - 1:34pm 11/21/25
    - Paging Barry Bonds! A hole among a holes indeed. [NT] - LanceManion - 3:08pm 11/21/25
      - Barry Bonds is prone to getting a big head... [NT] [IMAGE] - TakethetrainKnute - 3:46pm 11/21/25
        And well earned...Pitchers knew the odds of Barry launching one into the stands were very good. - TyroneIrish - 6:05pm 11/21/25
  - But they are still holding fast with keeping Shoeless Joe out. [NT] - ELP - 1:25pm 11/21/25
    - His 1911 season is unfairly forgotten. - jakers - 3:28pm 11/21/25
    - Maybe those heartless MFers should watch Field of Dreams. [NT] - LanceManion - 3:07pm 11/21/25
  - Agree, and without the roids their numbers would not be so good. [NT] - PaND - 12:59pm 11/21/25
- Bonds and Clemens deserve to have their plaques in the men's rest room above the urinals. [NT] - Hensou - 12:19pm 11/21/25
- I think there ought to be a steroid-era room - Chris94 - 12:09pm 11/21/25
  - Agree on Bonds and Clemons...MLB was only too happy promoting the "Bash Brothers" before - TyroneIrish - 12:42pm 11/21/25
  - Some have suggested simply putting it on their plaque. - jakers - 12:28pm 11/21/25
    - I'd be fine with that - Chris94 - 12:32pm 11/21/25
  - Enter under two giant crossed syringes... - TakethetrainKnute - 12:12pm 11/21/25
- Re: Basball H.O.F. - The 2026 Contemporary Era Ballot...let's discuss important things. - THEISMANCARR - 11:57am 11/21/25
- IMHO none of those men deserve to be in the HOF. [NT] - Hensou - 11:42am 11/21/25
  - I think Murphy is worth re-visiting. - jakers - 12:33pm 11/21/25
    - Interesting thought. [NT] - THEISMANCARR - 12:40pm 11/21/25