OT: Dale Murphy, Fred McGriff to find out Hall of Fame decision Sunday

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Not sure if you're aware but today could be a huge day for Braves fans.

Dale Murphy, Fred McGriff to find out Hall of Fame decision Sunday

Former Braves Dale Murphy and Fred McGriff are among eight players on the Contemporary Baseball Era Committee ballot who will find out on Sunday whether they will be inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame.

The announcement will be 8 p.m. on Sunday from the Baseball Winter Meetings in San Diego and aired on the MLB Network.



https://www.ajc.com/sports/atlanta-braves/dale-murphy-fred-mcgriff-to-find-out-hall-of-fame-decision-sunday/ABUJX52ALRBXVA7CGKR6U4ORQE/

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[atlantabbq99]

I was a little kid in the 80s and i remember Dale, Deion and Dominique. I was too young to appreciate what they did and how good they were. It was decades later when i realized how lucky Atlanta fans were for a short period of time.

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I was a little kid in the 80s and i remember Dale, Deion and Dominique. I was too young to appreciate what they did and how good they were. It was decades later when i realized how lucky Atlanta fans were for a short period of time.

I understand completely!

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Freddie makes the hall of fame!

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Fred McGriff was the lone player elected to the Hall of Fame by the Contemporary Era committee on Sunday.

It seemed like it would come down to McGriff, Don Mattingly and Dale Murphy when the nominating team picked five far more controversial players (Albert Belle, Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens, Rafael Palmeiro and Curt Schilling) for the eight-man ballot, and things set up especially well for McGriff, who had his former Blue Jays COO Paul Beeston and a bunch of contemporaries doing the voting today. As it turned out, McGriff was elected unanimously. No one else came close to the 12 votes needed from the 16 voters; Mattingly got eight, Schilling seven and Murphy six. McGriff hit 493 homers in a career that spanned from 1986 to 2004, leading the league twice in that category. He also led in OPS once. Overall, he hit .284/.377/.509 in 10,174 plate appearances.

Dec 4, 2022, 8:12 PM ET



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[tbhawksfan1]

Dale Murphy needs to make the Hall. Great player on terrible teams. Also one of the nicest guys to ever play the game