Episode 134: Fred McGriff with Bob Nightengale

Jim is joined by USA Today Baseball Columnist and HOF voter Bob Nightengale to break down the hall of fame candidacy of former MLB first baseman, Fred McGriff. First, Jim and Bob discuss how McGriff is one of the most consistent power hitters in MLB history (7:09). Next, they cover how McGriff compares to Willie McCovey, how playing in the steroid era hurts McGriff, and whether or not ending his career seven home runs shy of reaching the 500 home run club is a big deal (12:37). Finally, they talk about McGriff's monster numbers during the 1994 strike-shortened season (25:56), before making a final call on whether or not McGriff deserves to be inducted into Cooperstown (30:02).