tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6812670776373470303.post3877634767230527342..comments2024-03-11T15:46:13.155-04:00Comments on In The Arena: Ruminations About Competition: "Short, Compact, POW": Jim Rice's Sweet Swing Earns Long Overdue HoF HonorDavid Friedmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08444347475303187373noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6812670776373470303.post-47404692442945687352009-01-15T00:31:00.000-05:002009-01-15T00:31:00.000-05:00Reggie:The (alleged) steroid use by McGwire, Bonds...Reggie:<BR/><BR/>The (alleged) steroid use by McGwire, Bonds and Clemens (and others) is part of the reason guys like Rice had to wait so long--the numbers put up by players in the 70s and 80s got devalued by the artificially inflated numbers put up in the 1990s and 2000s. <BR/><BR/>I don't want to see McGwire, Bonds or Clemens in the HoF--and they certainly better not get in before Pete Rose, whose misdeeds happened after his playing career and had nothing to do with him setting the all-time hits record and leading two different franchises to a total of three World Series titles.David Friedmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08444347475303187373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6812670776373470303.post-4273659206224411502009-01-14T18:05:00.000-05:002009-01-14T18:05:00.000-05:00reggiehenderson and rice was longoverdue both was ...reggie<BR/><BR/>henderson and rice was longoverdue both was special players. mark mcgwire belong and bonds and clemens after.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6812670776373470303.post-49388862510948899652009-01-14T09:36:00.000-05:002009-01-14T09:36:00.000-05:00Dawson definitely isnt the only snub. the pro foot...Dawson definitely isnt the only snub. the pro football hall is coming up in a few weeks. you know that will turn out in disagreements.madnicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07496277691175179159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6812670776373470303.post-57112935591212123742009-01-13T14:10:00.000-05:002009-01-13T14:10:00.000-05:00Madnice:Yes, it is unfortunate that every year we ...Madnice:<BR/><BR/>Yes, it is unfortunate that every year we go through this business of "No one has ever been a unanimous HoF pick so I won't vote for player X even though he obviously should be a first ballot HoFer." It is that kind of nonsensical thinking that forced Rice to wait a decade and a half. <BR/><BR/>Dawson should be in the HoF, too, and he is not the only snub but at least Rice finally got his due.David Friedmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08444347475303187373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6812670776373470303.post-19981929051172081612009-01-13T09:18:00.000-05:002009-01-13T09:18:00.000-05:00henderson should have received 100 percent. those ...henderson should have received 100 percent. those 27 or 28 clowns who didnt shouldnt be able to vote anymore. what a disgrace. definitely one of the best ive seen. finally rice got in but his numbers arent better than andre dawson. he wasnt a better fielder than dawson. he was very dominant in the AL for 10 years though.madnicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07496277691175179159noreply@blogger.com