This week I would like to talk about the baseball Hall of Fame class of 2009 that was just recently announced this week.
Jim Rice, a Red Sox legend, who was finally inducted into the hall on his fifteenth and final ballot and the best leadoff man of all time, Rickey Henderson.
Congratulations to them both, they do in fact deserve it.
However, I would be remissed if I didn't mention how extremely pleased I am of the baseball HOF selection committee for getting something as prestigious as this seemingly correct year in and year out; and not getting entirely caught up in the spectacle of the sport and some of its astonishments and focusing on the people truly deserving to be there.
The best example I can give to you is the omission of Mark McGwire.
He has been eligible to enter the hall for the last three years and by all statistical accounts, havinbg 200 more home runs than the aforementioned Jim Rice, should be a no-brainer first ballot hall of famer.
However, unfortunately for Mr.
McGwire he did some things that were inexcusable to virtually all of baseball's purists.
On a different note, you get no argument from me that Rickey Henderson is far and away the best leadoff hitter to ever be in the major leagues.
Which begs the question, if Rickey Henderson can enter the hall on I believe his first ballot, why has there been such an argument over the years that Robbie Alomar not go in first time around when clearly he is the best modern day second basemen in league history? Think about that and see you next week.
Jim Rice, a Red Sox legend, who was finally inducted into the hall on his fifteenth and final ballot and the best leadoff man of all time, Rickey Henderson.
Congratulations to them both, they do in fact deserve it.
However, I would be remissed if I didn't mention how extremely pleased I am of the baseball HOF selection committee for getting something as prestigious as this seemingly correct year in and year out; and not getting entirely caught up in the spectacle of the sport and some of its astonishments and focusing on the people truly deserving to be there.
The best example I can give to you is the omission of Mark McGwire.
He has been eligible to enter the hall for the last three years and by all statistical accounts, havinbg 200 more home runs than the aforementioned Jim Rice, should be a no-brainer first ballot hall of famer.
However, unfortunately for Mr.
McGwire he did some things that were inexcusable to virtually all of baseball's purists.
On a different note, you get no argument from me that Rickey Henderson is far and away the best leadoff hitter to ever be in the major leagues.
Which begs the question, if Rickey Henderson can enter the hall on I believe his first ballot, why has there been such an argument over the years that Robbie Alomar not go in first time around when clearly he is the best modern day second basemen in league history? Think about that and see you next week.
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