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Originally Posted by SCUDSBROTHER
It's sad that this guy is taking away attention from a real deserving Hall of Famer (Frank Thomas.)There are a lot of really nice team players,and most aren't going in the Hall(Scioscia for instance.)You need to be able to reserve the Hall for the top talent(not just somebody who has a long and decent career.)Here are the main reasons why a very average player with typical stats (for anybody who has had a very long career would have)is getting into the Hall......
1)a good caucasian boy
2)good citizen
3)looks more like joe the plumber than a modern day athlete
4)been with same team for almost 20 years
5) a true team player
Every reason given tonite (for his being worthy of going into the Hall ) is time-based.This is no superstar.This is simply a good team player that ground out a long career,and played long enough to get a lot of hits.If ya get a decent amount of hits each year.then what do you expect will happen? I'll tell you what will happen.You do it for about 19 years,and you'll get 3000 hits.Simple math.See,this is a unique situation.His batting average has been slipping.Most would have retired,or more likely....he would have lost his job to a better younger player.This is a very conservative city,and they don't like change.That's why they ain't doing a damn thing to win.They would rather have an old player get 3000 hits than go young with some young hitters.
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This is the type of player MLB needs, if factor EVERY sport.
Most of the athletes today could care less about loyalty, being a team player, stay out of trouble and not looking like a "bulked up cartoon" character and most of all and I'll quote you;
"1)a good caucasian boy". Frankly, I'm sick of all the "very young" athletes getting everything handed to them fresh out of high school or one year of college! If it keeps up this way, all those little greddy bastards will be old and washed up by the time thier 30! And who will them watch or care???