Growing up, I always thought that 500 Home Runs was THE milestone in baseball.  As many of those who recently achieved that benchmark have been been painted with the PED brush, it doesn't have the same cache that it used to.     

This has not been the case with 3,000 hits and those who have achieved that milestone have not been tainted...well at least with their performance on the field anyway.  Derek Jeter has just joined this illustrious list and did it all as a member of the New York Yankees.  We here at notinhalloffame congratulate Derek Jeter and look forward to placing him near the top of our list when eligible....of course we only expect him to be on our list for one year!

We admit we have been procrastinating on our Basketball list, but the retirement of Yao Ming from a Hall of Fame perspectve is fascinating to us.  The former number one draft pick had a good NBA career, but it is hard to say that is is Hall of Fame worthy.  With that said, could a case be made that his impact in China and basketball Internationally makes him a viable candidate?  It just might.

Paul Kariya has decided to call an end to his professional career today as he announced his retirement due to the affects of post concussion syndrome.  Kariya's Hall of Fame resume is a very intriguing one and arguably could be one of the more debated ones in the future.

A star in college, Kariya won the Hobey Baker Award and led the University of Maine to an NCAA championship.  Kariya would remain a star on the professional circuit, as he would become a six time All Star and the leader of the Mighty Dicks of Anaheim.  The skilled superstar may not have hoisted the Stanley Cup, but he was a vital part of Team Canada's victory in the 2002 Winter Olympics.   Averaging exactly one point per game, Paul Kariya retires with 989 points in 989 games.  These are very solid statistics for the era that he played in, but his failure to eclipse that magical 1,000 point barrier may cost him an Hall of Fame berth.  Regardless, we feel once he is eligible for the Hall of Fame, that he should be in our top fifteen.  Any thoughts on Paul Kariya's career?   Hall of Fame or not?