Ridiculous, although I don't share your sypport for Murph. He had the two MVPs, but his numbers are pretty pedestrian. I am purist old school, I think the hall should be limited to the best of the best. Harold Baines is an insult
I actually agree- if I were in charge, there'd be maybe 50 guys in the HOF, tops. Many years, there would be zero inductees.
But with the precedent they've set many times, Murph absolutely deserves it. For the better part of a decade, he was in the argument for best all-around player in the NL (Only Mike Schmidt could compare with him in his prime). 2 MVPs, top 5 three other times. 5 gold gloves. NOT EVEN A HINT OF PED USE. Everything MLB wants its players to be off the field, and more. Just because he hung on too long and saw his career numbers dragged down in his later years, that shouldn't detract from what he did in his prime.
If you're going include guys like Baines, Ozzie Smith, Kirby Puckett, and Carlton Fisk, Murph HAS to be there too.