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December 31, 2005^12:10pm
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Should Dave Concepcion Be in The Hall of Fame?
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     Dave Concepcion was one of the leaders of the Big Red Machine in Cincinnati during the '70's and deserves honorable mention in Cooperstown, IMHO.  True, his hitting wasn't up to speed with most of the all-time greats, but he was definitely one of the best fielders of ever to play the game.  Davey is also one of 14 players to get over 2,000 hits in at least 2,000 games.

     Take a look at Concepcion's career statistics when compared to current Hall of Famer, Ozzie Smith.  Keep in mind that both of them played for 19 seasons.

          Concepcion                O. Smith
Avg.        .267                      .262
HR's         101                       28
RBI's        950                       793
Fielding %  .972                      .978

    Now, it's fair to say that Ozzie Smith is the greatest fielding Shortstop of all time.  But, Dave Concepcion's fielding percentage is only a slight notch below Smith's.  After taking a close look at these stats, should Concepcion be a Hall of Famer?  I say, without a doubt, YES..  You make the call.