Gossage in, No Rice!

[Scav]

Rice will get in next year, 16 votes is nothing in 365 days. I also think the Hawk and Dale Murphy will get in also, maybe the Hawk in two years and Dale in three years.

[fpsoxfan]

Originally Posted by Scav

Rice will get in next year, 16 votes is nothing in 365 days. I also think the Hawk and Dale Murphy will get in also, maybe the Hawk in two years and Dale in three years.

Two other guys who showed class and dignity, not to mention the fact they could hit the shiat out of the baseball.

[ddthetide]

Originally Posted by Scav

Rice will get in next year, 16 votes is nothing in 365 days. I also think the Hawk and Dale Murphy will get in also, maybe the Hawk in two years and Dale in three years.

he WON"T get those votes. still has to many enemies in the press. he was not liked by the media in boston or ny.

[Cannon Shell]

Originally Posted by ddthetide

he WON"T get those votes. still has to many enemies in the press. he was not liked by the media in boston or ny.

Plus he wasn't really good enough. This is hardly a great injustice.

[Cannon Shell]

But then again he was probably as good a hitter as Cepeda who is in, though mostly as a 1st baseman.

[Cannon Shell]

Originally Posted by Scav

Rice will get in next year, 16 votes is nothing in 365 days. I also think the Hawk and Dale Murphy will get in also, maybe the Hawk in two years and Dale in three years.

There is no way that Dawson or Murphy should or will get in. Neither is or was as good as Dave Parker who played longer and has better stats and he has no chance. They simply did not do it high enough for long enough. I think the more I think about Rice he probably shouldn't get in either. These guys need to be compared to other Hall of Fame outfielders and when you do so, they just aren't up to it. The writers got it right for a change. I still believe that the biggest injustice is that Buck o'Neill wasn't voted in at least in a special capacity while he was alive. He may not have been quite good enough as a player but he certainly has contributed more to the game than Bowie Kuhn, among others.

[ddthetide]

Originally Posted by Cannon Shell

There is no way that Dawson or Murphy should or will get in. Neither is or was as good as Dave Parker who played longer and has better stats and he has no chance. They simply did not do it high enough for long enough.

NO way murphy was close to parker as a player. dawson and parker are close, dawson always played for bad teams.

[Cannon Shell]

Originally Posted by ddthetide

NO way murphy was close to parker as a player. dawson and parker are close, dawson always played for bad teams.

Dawson actually played for some pretty good Expos teams in the early 80's including one that may have made the WS if not for the strike. Murphy was really only a top player for 5 or 6 years. Parker surely would have had a better career if not for the drug issues and various injuries that took away parts of his prime.

[Hickory Hill Hoff]

Originally Posted by Cannon Shell

Dawson actually played for some pretty good Expos teams in the early 80's including one that may have made the WS if not for the strike. Murphy was really only a top player for 5 or 6 years. Parker surely would have had a better career if not for the drug issues and various injuries that took away parts of his prime.

I believe that was in '81

[Cannon Shell]

Originally Posted by Hickory Hill Hoff

I believe that was in '81

Yeah I think so. Gary Carter, Steve Rogers, Tim Raines...