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Stranded at gates of Hall: some players hurt their chances for enshrinement by staying too long.(Baseball Hall of Fame)(Statistical Data Included)
THE GREAT JOSE CANSECO WAS down to this: trying out for, and getting cut by, major league teams. Did he then leave gracefully? No. He played in the minors, hitting .172 for Charlotte, the White Sox Class AAA team, desperate for a few more major league at-bats. Finally, mercifully, he retired last May.
The next day, Cubs first baseman Fred McGriff was benched. The great McGriff was down to this: hitting around .210, getting booed and having fans outwardly question whether he was trying.
The magic number is 500. No one who has hit that many home runs in his career has failed to make the Hall of Fame.
But Canseco and McGriff, aging stars just short ...
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