I read earlier in this thread that their was a big difference between older (favoring) and younger fans (against) Dawson in the HOF. I love Moneyball/Bill James/sabermetrics as much as anyone, but I simply can't see the argument that Dawson WASN'T one of the best players of his era. If that's the case, then there's virtually no one from the 80's who deserves to be in the HOF. I was 7 years old when Dawson joined the Cubs in '87, but having a father and grandfather who were lifelong Cubs fans, I watched a lot of games. This was back in the day when WGN broadcasted 140+ games a season so I could watch virtually every game even living in Oregon. What I remember more about Dawson than anything is: 1) Dawson throwing out runners going to third. I can't name any exact plays, but they always seemed to make the runner come up and do a double take, like, "where the hell did that come from?". 2) His intentional walk game. Now that may say more about the rest of the Cubbies' lineup than Dawson himself, but still, anyone who is given 5 IBB in a single game is someone to be feared/respected/whatever. I never got to see him play in Montreal...a little before my time. Seriously though...if he had been a Yankee or Red Sox instead of an Expo, would we even be having this debate?