I was bored and figured I would bring Part II in my Who Deserves the Hall. If you disagree let me know. Let the debate begin.
Rickey Henderson, OF, A's - There should be no question about him. The greatest leadoff hitter, all-time stolen base leader and all-around character.
Pedro Martinez, P, Red Sox - He was the best during a five year span. However, he was not Sandy Koufax so he will miss the cut. Injuries cut short what should have been a Hall of Fame career.
Mariano Rivera, RP, Yankees - Absolutely. No question about it.
Tim Raines, OF, Expos - He was one of the best players in the game in the 1980's. The Rock quietly compiled one of the better reumes of the 1980's and 1990's. His .294 AVG, 2,605 hits, 808 stolen bases, 1330 to 966 walk to strikeout ratio all point towards him having the numbers to get in.
Roberto Alomar, 2B, Blue Jays - There is no doubt that Alomar deserves to take his place as one of baseball's best. He set the standard for offensive second basemen while winning 10 gold gloves and being elected to 13 All-Star games. Not bad for 17 seasons worth of work.
Ivan Rodriguez, C, Rangers - There should be no doubt about this one.
Jim Thome, 1B, Indians - 525 home runs and counting. Thome was one of the most consistent sluggers of his era. He gets in.
4 comments:
Pedro should get in. He was one of the most dominant pitchers of his time. Honestly, who would you rather have on the mound, Tom Glavine or Pedro? Smoltz or Pedro? If Koufax gets in then Pedro!!!
Tim Raines? Really? Why not let Kenny Lofton in? You gonna tell me next that Johnny Damon is worthy?
212 wins versus 95 losses with a sub 3.00 ERA might be enough to get him in. I think it comes down to who Pedro comes up against.
Yes, Tim Raines. Lofton only has 600+ steals compared to Raines 800+. Lofton does have a higher average but fewer hits. And Lofton has never been confused with the best in his league. He was a very good player but Raines was one of the best, if not the best NL player in his time.
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