"Barry Larkin has been asked a couple of times if Davey Concepcion deserves a spot with him in the Hall of Fame.

"I don't know," Larkin said. "I'm the rookie on the totem pole. I'm the newest member. I know what Davey did for me in my career. Davey helped me tremendously. I haven't really looked at his numbers. I don't have a vote. It's not my place to look at his numbers. As far as what Davey Concepcion did for me as a player, he's certainly a Hall of Famer.

"I've heard that his numbers compare very favorably to some of the shortstops in the Hall of Fame."

Concepcion's numbers – .267, 101 home runs, 950 RBI – compare well with shortstops voted in by the Veterans Committee, such as Pee Wee Reese (.269, 126 home runs, 885 RBI, 232 steals) and Phil Rizzuto (.273, 38 home runs, 563 RBI, 149 steals)."