yeah around the time I started following baseball-say 1977- I'd say he was THE man in the NL (Schmidt was likely the better player but not quite recognized as such at least until a bit later) but either way Schmidt and Parker terrorized me as an Expos fan for years
great player. whether he meets the Cooperstown bar or not, he's got his entry and it certainly didn't cheapen the standards. sad that he didn't survive to induction day
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