I think about him spitting on that Ump. But thats just me. I think he deserves consideration. He does get overlooked.
Belter.....do you think Piazza was clean? There is no smoking gun on him, but I am pretty leery of him. That is what has kept him out so far. He should certainly be in, but so should Bonds and Clemens.
I think about him spitting on that Ump. But thats just me. I think he deserves consideration. He does get overlooked.
Belter.....do you think Piazza was clean? There is no smoking gun on him, but I am pretty leery of him. That is what has kept him out so far. He should certainly be in, but so should Bonds and Clemens.
I dont know if Mike was clean or not, but I dont think its baseball writers place to pass judgement without any factual proof. People are supposed to be innocent until proven guilty. The guy was a hitting machine.
I say let them all in and quit this never-ending guessing game. The whole sport was tainted and it can even state that they accomplished what they did in the 'steroid era' right on their plaque.
I really think the HOF is a joke, the voting is a joke. I really think some of these writers have agenda's to get back at some of these players that were pricks to them over the years.
My many issues with the hall.
Pete Rose not in cause he gambled during his coaching years.
Maddux , being left off by some voters completely. Why do they ever get to vote again ?
Piazza has never been caught with anything but he is having to wait.
Lee Smith still waiting, and now dropping votes because of the 10 limit rule. This can't help him with next years class.
"Not a first ballot HOF" that gets me the most, what did his numbers improve after 2 years of waiting.
Also some of the voters now, don't even report baseball anymore, do other things but still get a vote.
Lots of reasons for my anguish, I just don't think it is a very good system and actually have never liked it.
For 1 week a year I get very frustrated.
we will have to wait until Mike Trout(at his current pace and as long as he doesn't piss someone off, the old guard should be dead by then). The guy is one of the few to have no enemies and put up eye popping numbers no matter what you look at, in an offensive era.
Tribe's Albert Belle was a dominae force for an 8-10 year span. An old school no nonsense type player noted for erasing Ferdnando Vina with a forearm shiver @ 2nd base. Not a popular guy with off-field problems.
IINM, CBiggio has the most doubles by a righthanded batter in the history of MLB.
Albert Belle of the corked bat ? The night his bat got taken by the umpires, he paid some kid to go into the umpires room and steal the bat back.
Classic !
Albert Belle of the corked bat ? The night his bat got taken by the umpires, he paid some kid to go into the umpires room and steal the bat back.
Classic !
Also the Albert Belle who fired a baseball into the stands to shut up a heckling fan.
I do but didn't they move into a more hitter-friendly park around that time?
Yea late in his career they were at Minute Maid park (vs the Astrodome) and he definitely became more of a pull hitter trying to yank the ball over the 315 foot fence in left field.
Biggio hit a career high 26 HRs in 2005 - when he turned 40 yrs old. Players don't typically hit their power peak @ 40 yrs old.
Anyone else find this suspicious?
He hit 15+ twelve different times and 20+ eight different times. Not saying that is irrefutable proof that he didn't juice, but he was pretty damn consistent throughout his career. Also, as mentioned earlier, the dome was a power hitter's nightmare and Enron/Minute Maid was and still is power-friendly.
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Belter.....do you think Piazza was clean? There is no smoking gun on him, but I am pretty leery of him. That is what has kept him out so far. He should certainly be in, but so should Bonds and Clemens.
I dont know if Mike was clean or not, but I dont think its baseball writers place to pass judgement without any factual proof. People are supposed to be innocent until proven guilty. The guy was a hitting machine.
My many issues with the hall.
Pete Rose not in cause he gambled during his coaching years.
Maddux , being left off by some voters completely. Why do they ever get to vote again ?
Piazza has never been caught with anything but he is having to wait.
Lee Smith still waiting, and now dropping votes because of the 10 limit rule. This can't help him with next years class.
"Not a first ballot HOF" that gets me the most, what did his numbers improve after 2 years of waiting.
Also some of the voters now, don't even report baseball anymore, do other things but still get a vote.
Lots of reasons for my anguish, I just don't think it is a very good system and actually have never liked it.
For 1 week a year I get very frustrated.
Anyone else find this suspicious?
You mean this guy?
http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/mlb-big-league-stew/mike-trout-shows-off-ridiculous-leaping-ability-video-004806183--mlb.html
IINM, CBiggio has the most doubles by a righthanded batter in the history of MLB.
Classic !
Yea late in his career they were at Minute Maid park (vs the Astrodome) and he definitely became more of a pull hitter trying to yank the ball over the 315 foot fence in left field.
He hit 15+ twelve different times and 20+ eight different times. Not saying that is irrefutable proof that he didn't juice, but he was pretty damn consistent throughout his career. Also, as mentioned earlier, the dome was a power hitter's nightmare and Enron/Minute Maid was and still is power-friendly.