Updated: Jul 15, 2005, 5:27 PM

Vote: What does Palmeiro's 3,000th mean?


For all the talk of baseball's juiced offensive numbers, the 3,000-hit club remains one of the more exclusive outfits in all of sports. Rafael Palmeiro is just the 26th player to reach the total, and it's far from certain that any of his peers will join him anytime soon.

So what do you make of Palmeiro's milestone, which also makes him just the fourth player to total 3,000 hits and 500 homers? Does the overall surge in hitting stats diminish his accomplishment? Is he a lock for Cooperstown? And is Palmeiro, born in Havana, the best Cuban-born player in MLB history? Vote, SportsNation!
  • 1) Is Rafael Palmeiro a Hall of Famer?
  • 2) If he is elected to the Hall of Fame, which cap should be on Palmeiro's plaque?
  • 3) How much, if at all, do you discount Palmeiro's accomplishments because of the era in which he played?
  • 4) Do you believe Palmeiro ever used performance-enhacing drugs?
  • 5) Who is the least impressive hitter in the 3,000-hit club?
  • 6) Who do the Cubs most regret trading away?
  • 7) Who is the best Cuban-born player in major-league history?
  • 8) Where does Palmeiro rank among the game's greatest hitters?
  • 9) Who will be the next player to reach 3,000 hits?
  • 10) Who was the better hitter?

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