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York Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter became the 28th player to make it to 3,000 hits this afternoon. 

And I'm here to tell you why this isn't a good thing.

 

3,000 doesn't necessarily mean anything.

While it is true almost all players with 3,000 hits are in the Hall of Fame, most MLB Hall of Famers don't have 3,000 hits. 

In fact, there are many people whose primary vocation was getting on base, and they are in the Hall of Fame without 3,000 hits. Wee Willie Keeler, for example, had only 2,932 hits against only 33 homers and 3,562 total bags, yet is still in the Hall of Fame. 

More recently, the name Ozzie Smith—who is more than 500 hits short of 3,000 and was elected on the first ...

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