Shame on you, Chris Girandola.

I mean, look, I know it's a tough assignment: "Write about Scott Brosius and his first inclusion on the Hall of Fame ballot."

I also know this article is for the company newsletter.

It's a fluff piece.

But if you want to maintain any shred of credibility for both yourself and your employer, you can't actually suggest that Scott Brosius has a shot at the Hall of Fame:

"It is his clutch hitting in the postseason, as well as his solid and, often times, spectacular defensive play, which may give members of the Baseball Writers' Association of America enough impetus to consider him for Hall of Fame induction in 2007."

Just for fun, I looked up Brosius's stats at baseball-reference.com.

Brosius's Hall of Fame monitor is 19 on a scale where a likely HOF'er is greater than 100.

Most Similar Players are Ed Sprague, Bill Melton, and Mike Pagliarulo.

But the best part is the postseason stats. In 196 postseason at-bats, Mr. Clutch hit .245.


"Considering that since his retirement, the Yankees have reached the World Series only once, losing in six games to the Florida Marlins in 2003, it would seem logical that a strong case could be made for Brosius to fill one of the seats in the Hall of Fame."

Wow.

What a desecration of the word "logical."


Can you imagine? I mean, can you seriously imagine?

Think for a moment about all the mediocre players who'd suddenly have a Cooperstown case if Scott Brosius made it in.

Using Girandola's (ahem) "logic," I think every single player on the 2000 Yankees would have to make the Hall of Fame. If Scott Brosius makes the Hall of Fame, Jose Vizcaino can't be far behind.