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Baseball

True Dough

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2. On the one hand,

Reply to Auggie (Original post)

Mon Dec 8, 2025, 09:18 PM

Dec 8

he's the second baseman with the most HRs in a career.

On the other hand, Don Mattingly still isn't in the HoF. I'd vote for Donny Baseball over Jeff Kent.

On yet the other hand (ain't mine), it must make Barry Bonds absolutely rage with jealousy that Kent is going to be enshrined and Bonds is not and may never be, despite having the far superior stats. That's rather satisfying to think about.

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Jeff Kent? In the Hall of Fame? Absurd ... [View all] Auggie Dec 8 OP

Better than Scott Rolen. Henry203 Dec 8 #1

On the one hand, True Dough Dec 8 #2

My hand was wondering the same thing ... Auggie Dec 9 #3

Good point True Dough Dec 9 #4