I don't know the answer about Raffy's Hall-of-Fame credentials. I have always been skeptical about how much his numbers are a product of inflated offenses and juiced balls and how much his numbers are of his own creation. I think the Hall should be reserved for players who were consistently among the very best of their generation. Palmeiro, to me, is like Jeff Bagwell -- they're both nice players, but among those who play 1B in this era, each is basically upper-middle class. With all of his great numbers, Palmeiro has only made 4 all-star teams in his career. He's been in the top 10 of MVP voting only 3 times, never finishing higher than 5th. His black ink numbers are very low, and his teams have only reached the post-season 3 times. I don't think of those as Hall-of-Fame credentials, but his career numbers are good. It's basically a lifetime achievement award at this point. I just don't think it should be that, I guess.