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[SniperSB23]

Players with 400+ Home Runs and 300+ Stolen Bases:

Barry Bonds
Willie Mays
Andre Dawson

A-Rod will be there with 3 more stolen bases. Not bad company.

[timmgirvan]

Originally Posted by SniperSB23

Players with 400+ Home Runs and 300+ Stolen Bases:

Barry Bonds
Willie Mays
Andre Dawson

A-Rod will be there with 3 more stolen bases. Not bad company.

Andre had an absolute rifle arm, second only to Clemente probably. good for him to finally get to the HOF

[Rudeboyelvis]

Player Votes Percentage
Andre Dawson 420 77.9%
Bert Blyleven 400 74.2%
Roberto Alomar 397 73.7%
Jack Morris 282 52.3%
Barry Larkin 278 51.6%
Lee Smith 255 47.3%
Edgar Martinez 195 36.2%
Tim Raines 164 30.4%
Mark McGwire 128 23.7%
Alan Trammell 121 22.4%
Fred McGriff 116 21.5%
Don Mattingly 87 16.1%
Dave Parker 82 15.2%
Dale Murphy 63 11.7%
Harold Baines 33 6.1%
Andres Galarraga 22 4.1%
Robin Ventura 7 1.3%
Ellis Burks 2 0.4%
Eric Karros 2 0.4%
Kevin Appier 1 0.2%
Pat Hentgen 1 0.2%
David Segui 1 0.2%
Mike Jackson 0 0%
Ray Lankford 0 0%
Shane Reynolds 0 0%
Todd Zeile 0 0%

[miraja2]

As a lifelong Dodgers fan, I find it absolutely astounding (and kind of funny) that there were TWO people who voted for Eric Karros to be a HOFer. The guys that received one vote are funny too, but at least they can be written off as simply the work of a lone nut. But how there is more than one nut-job that thinks Karros belongs I'll never know.

[randallscott35]

Segui got jobbed.

[Rudeboyelvis]

Anyone on that list below Dale Murphy doesn't deserve to sweep the floors of the HoF, much less be enshrined in it.... roughly 70 wasted votes.

[timmgirvan]

Originally Posted by miraja2

As a lifelong Dodgers fan, I find it absolutely astounding (and kind of funny) that there were TWO people who voted for Eric Karros to be a HOFer. The guys that received one vote are funny too, but at least they can be written off as simply the work of a lone nut. But how there is more than one nut-job that thinks Karros belongs I'll never know.

5 people didn't even vote!! A vote should be mandatory.

[SniperSB23]

Originally Posted by timmgirvan

5 people didn't even vote!! A vote should be mandatory.

I don't think it should be mandatory if you didn't think anyone was HOF worthy. That being said I think everyone knows Alomar is a HOFer, the silliness of not voting for guys on their first ballot is idiocy. Even Cal Ripken (98.53%) and Nolan Ryan (98.79%) had people not vote for them on their first ballots cause of those idiots.

[Cannon Shell]

Originally Posted by SniperSB23

I don't think it should be mandatory if you didn't think anyone was HOF worthy. That being said I think everyone knows Alomar is a HOFer, the silliness of not voting for guys on their first ballot is idiocy. Even Cal Ripken (98.53%) and Nolan Ryan (98.79%) had people not vote for them on their first ballots cause of those idiots.

It is so stupid...

[timmgirvan]

Originally Posted by SniperSB23

I don't think it should be mandatory if you didn't think anyone was HOF worthy. That being said I think everyone knows Alomar is a HOFer, the silliness of not voting for guys on their first ballot is idiocy. Even Cal Ripken (98.53%) and Nolan Ryan (98.79%) had people not vote for them on their first ballots cause of those idiots.

...an expanded version of what I meant to say.

[Cannon Shell]

Originally Posted by timmgirvan

Andre had an absolute rifle arm, second only to Clemente probably. good for him to finally get to the HOF

He had a very good arm and this is pretty subjective but probably had the third best arm in a Montreal behind Ellis Valentine and Vlad. Dave Parker also had a great arm before he needed nutrisystem and no one I have ever seen has a stronger, more accurate arm than Ichiro.

[Cannon Shell]

Really a shame that BB came so close without getting in. And Roberto Alomar is one of the top 10 2nd baseman of all time and probably will get in next year.

[Scav]

Originally Posted by Cannon Shell

Really a shame that BB came so close without getting in. And Roberto Alomar is one of the top 10 2nd baseman of all time and probably will get in next year.

They both will be in next year....

I heard today that there is alot of voters that say since Ted Williams did not get in on his first ballot that no one should get in...

[Cannon Shell]

Originally Posted by Scav

They both will be in next year....

I heard today that there is alot of voters that say since Ted Williams did not get in on his first ballot that no one should get in...

Yeah right like a lot of voters today ever saw Ted Williams play...

[miraja2]

Originally Posted by Cannon Shell

Roberto Alomar is one of the top 10 2nd baseman of all time and probably will get in next year.

He certainly deserves it.
He was close enough in the voting that I wonder if he would have gotten in if it were not for the "spitting incident." It seems possible that a few guys may have decided that should disqualify him from being a first-ballot guy.

[timmgirvan]

Originally Posted by SniperSB23

Players with 400+ Home Runs and 300+ Stolen Bases:

Barry Bonds
Willie Mays
Andre Dawson

A-Rod will be there with 3 more stolen bases. Not bad company.

Good point!