Although I advocated his case back in 2021, Dave Parker (who was included on 14 of 16 ballots) isn't an ideal Hall of Famer. While he was elite for a few years early in his career, Parker couldn't sustain that level of production for long, and ended up compiling his career totals as a run of the mill outfielder and DH who stuck around for a long time.
Dick Allen (13 of 16 ballots), however, was a good pick for the Hall. After missing out by a single vote on each of his last two ballots, he finally got in this year, although he didn't live to see the honor. Allen was one of the greatest hitters of his generation, slashing .292 / .378 / .534 with 351 home runs in 1,749 games.
Well, this wasn't really what I wanted to see, as both Ken Boyer and Luis Tiant missed out again while Parker is immortalized forever. Oh well.
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