Gorches: Numbers, not innuendo, should keep McGwire out of hall

Gorches and pitchforks anyone?

“Big Mac” had 583 home runs, but those are the most worthless 583 home runs in Major League Baseball history. In fact, no one who has hit more than 500 home runs is as worthless as McGwire.

Again, forget for a minute that McGwire’s are likely steroid-induced dingers.

His 583 towering shots were almost 36 percent of his career hits total of 1,626.

That’s right, he had only 1,626 hits. You tell me a Hall of Famer who had that only many hits. It’s also easily the highest percentage of any player with more than 500 career home runs.

...I consider Thome in the same category as McGwire—not a Hall of Famer. He was a better overall player than McGwire, but in this day and age of inflated numbers, Thome isn’t good enough yet.