I have a unique set of criteria for my baseball Hall of Fame. The player must fulfill all three points of criteria:
1) For at least one season be in the top ten for lowest AB/SO
2) For at least one season be in the top ten for stolen bases
3) For at least one season be in the top ten for Zone Runs, Def WAR. (or for at least one season be first in Zone Runs for a position).
Basically: make contact with the ball, run, and field.
Minnie Miñoso fulfills all these categories--and then some.
* AB/SO: 4 seasons
* SB: 10 seasons
* Zone Runs: 2 seasons
That total of 16 ranks Minnie Miñoso as the 7th best player in my HOF. Interestingly enough, Luis Aparicio ranks 1st. Nellie Fox ranks 3rd. Therefore, of the top 7 players in my HOF, three are White Sox players. And I'm a Cubs fan. But this is a large reason why I consider myself a White Sox fan too. The Cubs are my primary team, but man, those three White Sox players are fantastic. Congrats to Minnie Minoso!
I have a unique set of criteria for my baseball Hall of Fame. The player must fulfill all three points of criteria:
1) For at least one season be in the top ten for lowest AB/SO
2) For at least one season be in the top ten for stolen bases
3) For at least one season be in the top ten for Zone Runs, Def WAR. (or for at least one season be first in Zone Runs for a position).
Basically: make contact with the ball, run, and field.
Minnie Miñoso fulfills all these categories--and then some.
* AB/SO: 4 seasons
* SB: 10 seasons
* Zone Runs: 2 seasons
That total of 16 ranks Minnie Miñoso as the 7th best player in my HOF. Interestingly enough, Luis Aparicio ranks 1st. Nellie Fox ranks 3rd. Therefore, of the top 7 players in my HOF, three are White Sox players. And I'm a Cubs fan. But this is a large reason why I consider myself a White Sox fan too. The Cubs are my primary team, but man, those three White Sox players are fantastic. Congrats to Minnie Minoso!
Yes yes yes. So many times yes.
Well put. Spot on. Excellent all-round.