Hall of Fame voters must consider the totality of a candidate's contribution to baseball, meaning playing careers are part of the equation for managers.
The favorite saying of Cal Ripken Jr.'s dad was 'there's more than one way to skin a cat.' Ripken became a first-ballot Hall of Famer with 98.5% of the vote, so maybe there's something to a proverb with a murky origin and puzzling imagery. There's also more than one way to the National Baseball Hall of Fame, although some routes have been murky and puzzling, not unlike the 33 turns it takes to reach Cooperstown, N.Y, from La Guardia International.
Accomplishments as a player could benefit Piniella and Johnson, although neither posted anywhere near Hall of Fame numbers. Gaston hit .318 with 29 home runs and 93 RBIs in his second season but otherwise had an undistinguished 11-year career. Leyland never made it above double-A with the Tigers in seven seasons as a catcher. Piniella, however, was American League Rookie of the Year in 1969 with the Kansas City Royals and batted .
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