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Biggio belongs with the game's best second basemen

By Rob Neyer
ESPN Insider

Tuesday, June 26, 2007

I don't understand the skepticism. I've been hearing it for two or three years now, this skepticism about Craig Biggio's chance of someday being elected to the Hall of Fame, and I don't understand it. Of course, now that he's finally -- painfully, even -- picked up his 3,000th hit, some of the skeptics will fade away. But why 3,000? I mean, really. Why 3,000 hits rather 2,867? After all, every Hall-eligible player with more than 2,866 hits -- all 34 of them -- has been elected. Is 2,867 a m ...

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