Terence Moore: Dale Murphy can’t make Cooperstown on support alone

The House That Murphy Sold.

Examples are plentiful, but I’ll leave you with just one.

It occurred in 1996—three years after Murphy’s retirement—when I was trying to buy my current house. The couple who previously owned the place was charming throughout the initial process, but when we got close to closing, they became cold and distant.

At one point, when I was checking out the house for the last time during an inspection, the husband blurted out with a frown, “Is it true that you hate Dale Murphy?”

Stunned, I said, “I’m not sure what you’re referring to.”

The husband added, “Well, if it’s true that you hate Dale Murphy, I’m not going to sell you this house. It’s really that simple.”

I told him I didn’t hate Dale Murphy. For one, I wanted the house, and for another, I really don’t hate Dale Murphy.

I just don’t think Murphy is a Hall of Famer.