2011 Hall of Fame Candidates

[bsox0407]

There are 33 people up for nomination.

 

Who in your opinion should make the Hall Of Fame for 2011.

 

Bert Blyleven

Roberto Alomar

Jack Morris

Barry Larkin

Lee Smith

Edgar Martinez

Tim Raines

Mark McGwire

Alan Trammell

Fred McGriff

Don Mattingly

Dave Parker

Dale Murphy

Harold Baines

Carlos Baerga

Jeff Bagwell

Brett Boone

Kevin Brown

John Franco

Juan Gonz?lez

Marquis Grissom

Lenny Harris

Bobby Higginson

Charles Johnson

Al Leiter

Tino Martinez

Ra?l Mondes?

John Olerud

Rafael Palmeiro

Kirk Rueter

Benito Santiago

B. J. Surhoff

Larry Walker

[Dipre]

Roberto Alomar.

[YAZMAN]

Roberto Alomar.

 

Alomar and Parker are close but no cigar. McGriff is a little closer.

 

Palmeiro was automatic until he lied about the steroids. Nevertheless, either he and McGuire should go in, or Sosa/Clemens/et al should be blackballed as well.

[ORS]

Bert, Robby, Larry

[BSN07]

There are 33 people up for nomination.

 

Who in your opinion should make the Hall Of Fame for 2011.

 

Bert Blyleven

Roberto Alomar

Jack Morris

Barry Larkin

Lee Smith

Edgar Martinez

Tim Raines

Mark McGwire

Alan Trammell

Fred McGriff

Don Mattingly

Dave Parker

Dale Murphy

Harold Baines

Carlos Baerga

Jeff Bagwell

Brett Boone

Kevin Brown

John Franco

Juan Gonz?lez

Marquis Grissom

Lenny Harris

Bobby Higginson

Charles Johnson

Al Leiter

Tino Martinez

Ra?l Mondes?

John Olerud

Rafael Palmeiro

Kirk Rueter

Benito Santiago

B. J. Surhoff

Larry Walker

 

McGriff is right there for me as well. I have a lot of fond memories of the Crime Dog

[LooseyGoosey]

Edgar Martinez should be a shoe-in if I had a vote.

Having a career OBP of 0.418 is friggin' astounding! ... and people should honor the fact that he was THE elite Designated Hitter of his era - and never even suspected of steroid abuse!

 

Last year only 2 MLB players total had an OBP>0.418 ... Votto & Josh Hamilton ... and Edgar had a CAREER average OBP that high?

[Keeper]

There are 33 people up for nomination.

 

Who in your opinion should make the Hall Of Fame for 2011.

 

Bert Blyleven

Roberto Alomar

Jack Morris

Barry Larkin

Lee Smith

Edgar Martinez

Tim Raines

Mark McGwire

Alan Trammell

Fred McGriff

Don Mattingly

Dave Parker

Dale Murphy

Harold Baines

Carlos Baerga

Jeff Bagwell

Brett Boone

Kevin Brown

John Franco

Juan Gonz?lez

Marquis Grissom

Lenny Harris

Bobby Higginson

Charles Johnson

Al Leiter

Tino Martinez

Ra?l Mondes?

John Olerud

Rafael Palmeiro

Kirk Rueter

Benito Santiago

B. J. Surhoff

Larry Walker

 

Hell no to the juicers. That includes guys I suspect: Walker, Brown, Bagwell, Boone

[BSN07]

I don't care if Mark McGwire was taking steroids with his Wheaties. The man brought baseball back(Sosa as well) off the scrapheap after the Strike. Big deal, baseball used steroids to get off life support, big whoop.

 

And don't give me the integrity of the sport spiel. The integrity of the game has been challenged every since players where allowed to be FA's(when it became about the $ and not the team/game). People really just need to get over it and recognize the guys who brought baseball back to the forefront. That is what is important.

[mvp 78]

Alomar and Larkin.

[Keeper]

I don't care if Mark McGwire was taking steroids with his Wheaties. The man brought baseball back(Sosa as well) off the scrapheap after the Strike. Big deal, baseball used steroids to get off life support, big whoop.

 

And don't give me the integrity of the sport spiel. The integrity of the game has been challenged every since players where allowed to be FA's(when it became about the $ and not the team/game). People really just need to get over it and recognize the guys who brought baseball back to the forefront. That is what is important.

 

Nah, f*** that. Their numbers are grossly inflated. People like McGwire took PEDs their entire career. Who knows what he would have done without them? Brady Anderson and Luis Gonzalez were run-of-the-mill players before they juiced. Next thing you know, they're superstars.

 

I'm not going to give them recognition. They didn't bring baseball back to me; I never left the game. And its popularity would have inevitably resurfaced over time.

[jacksonianmarch]

There are 33 people up for nomination.

 

Who in your opinion should make the Hall Of Fame for 2011.

 

Bert Blyleven

Roberto Alomar

Jack Morris

Barry Larkin

Lee Smith

Edgar Martinez

Tim Raines

Mark McGwire

Alan Trammell

Fred McGriff

Don Mattingly

Dave Parker

Dale Murphy

Harold Baines

Carlos Baerga

Jeff Bagwell

Brett Boone

Kevin Brown

John Franco

Juan Gonz?lez

Marquis Grissom

Lenny Harris

Bobby Higginson

Charles Johnson

Al Leiter

Tino Martinez

Ra?l Mondes?

John Olerud

Rafael Palmeiro

Kirk Rueter

Benito Santiago

B. J. Surhoff

Larry Walker

 

All the bolded player above will eventually get in, IMO. The steroid guys will eventually since they are 500+HR guys and the non-roiders on the list should be no-brainers eventually. Alomar was a franchise 2b who was amazing at the plate, with the glove, and on the basepaths. He'd be first on my list

[BSN07]

Nah, f*** that. Their numbers are grossly inflated. People like McGwire took PEDs their entire career. Who knows what he would have done without them? Brady Anderson and Luis Gonzalez were run-of-the-mill players before they juiced. Next thing you know, they're superstars.

 

I'm not going to give them recognition. They didn't bring baseball back to me; I never left the game. And its popularity would have inevitably resurfaced over time.

 

Yeah and Babe Ruth never faced a black ball player and Mike Schmidt took greenies. Where is your "level playing field" hammer there?

 

You like myself could probably watch baseball at any level and get enjoyment out of it. Probably the reason you didn't leave the game like a lot of fans did. But as far as the league popularity went, it was in the toilet. Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa brought baseball back to relevance at a very low point in it's history. They where there, they played the game, they swung the bat, they performed and we where all very entertained. What is so wrong with that? It's the "Hall of Fame", not the "Hall of greatest numbers only".

[Northern Star]

That's a pretty weak list. Charles Johnson? Lenny Harris? For what, services to pinch hitting?

[Youk Of The Nation]

Alomar, Blyleven, Bagwell, and Olerud.

 

Alomar for obvious and already stated reasons, Blyleven because come on, give the guy a f***ing break already, Bagwell because of his numbers and the lack of steroid accusations, and Olerud because we've got to have one person in the hall whose plaque reads 'always wore a helmet, even in the field'.

[Northern Star]

I have no objection to Blyleven, Bagwell, Martinez and Olerud. In general, though, I think too many very good (and not great) players are getting in.

[jacksonianmarch]

Olerud is not a great player

[BSN07]

Alomar, Blyleven, Bagwell, and Olerud.

 

Alomar for obvious and already stated reasons, Blyleven because come on, give the guy a f***ing break already, Bagwell because of his numbers and the lack of steroid accusations, and Olerud because we've got to have one person in the hall whose plaque reads 'always wore a helmet, even in the field'.

 

Damn I don't know how I missed Blyleven. Glad soem of my Dutch friends aren't on here, that be an instant slap to the head.

 

Olerud? Maybe the "Hall of Really Good"