Here's a hint: Though both have been around for a bit and racked up some impressive stats, neither are shoo-in's for getting elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame, and certainly not on the first ballot.
If I had a vote, I would not vote for either of them.
Answer coming on Monday.
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In other news, on this day in 1990, my childhood baseball hero, Dwight Evans, hit what would become his last home run with the Boston Red Sox. "Dewey," who had played with the Sox since 1972, hit 379 with the Sox and a paltry 6 with the Baltimore Orioles in 1991, the season he finally hung up the cleats.
The man with the rifle right arm, one of the most famous and interesting batting stances in baseball history, and a man who should be in the Baseball Hall of Fame: Dwight Evans! He led the American League in homers in the 1980s, and perhaps all of the negative attention on homers hit during the Steroid Era will create more appreciation for homers manufactured the right, hard way, as "Dewey" hit them. Almost 400 homers and about 2,500 hits, a right arm that made runners on third think twice about going home, and a 5-tool player (hit for average, hit for power, smart baserunning, fielding skills, and throwing ability).
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