tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6812670776373470303.post8564674325860993700..comments2024-03-11T15:46:13.155-04:00Comments on In The Arena: Ruminations About Competition: Gossage is Finally a HoFer but the Hall Still Refuses to Properly Honor Buck O'NeilDavid Friedmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08444347475303187373noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6812670776373470303.post-74473334081805012632008-08-06T00:16:00.000-04:002008-08-06T00:16:00.000-04:00Reggie:I seriously doubt that you could get one st...Reggie:<BR/><BR/>I seriously doubt that you could get one strike past an MLB hitter, let alone get three MLB hitters out.<BR/><BR/>Gossage was a dominant pitcher and his HoF induction was long overdue.David Friedmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08444347475303187373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6812670776373470303.post-44943794414212083432008-08-05T22:00:00.000-04:002008-08-05T22:00:00.000-04:00anymous reggiedavid i respect the goose if he pitc...anymous reggie<BR/><BR/>david<BR/> i respect the goose if he pitched two 3 innings but one is not alot and does not earn hall of fame stataus marianu riveria has pitched more than one inning alot in playoffs and been so clutch that i would let him in most closers dont do as good riveria especially with only a cutter fastball pitch like he has. and madnice i never played baseball it is a boreing sport i watch it on occasion and know history of it and know i can pitch for a inning and get 3 outs im not good for two but i should of played baseball if i could come inone inning and make hall of fame.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6812670776373470303.post-19665592860968068562008-07-31T09:18:00.000-04:002008-07-31T09:18:00.000-04:00Reggie....if you could pitch one inning then you w...Reggie....if you could pitch one inning then you would be out there doing it and not posting here. you say closers arent hall of famers than you say mariano is in your hall. which one is it? eckersley is one as well. the dh is a disgrace anyway and definitely shouldnt be in. the dh is basically a great pinch hitter.madnicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07496277691175179159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6812670776373470303.post-66847684565420310812008-07-31T00:02:00.000-04:002008-07-31T00:02:00.000-04:00Reggie:A closer plays a vitally important role on ...Reggie:<BR/><BR/>A closer plays a vitally important role on the team, particularly in this era when starters rarely pitch complete games; without a good closer it is virtually impossible to be a contending team.<BR/><BR/>Even if what you say about pitching one inning is true--and it's not--Gossage often pitched two or three innings and, as he put it, he had to come into situations that "even God could not get out of--and I got out of them." Gossage's induction was long overdue. He was a dominant pitcher who intimidated opposing hitters.David Friedmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08444347475303187373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6812670776373470303.post-23489332663425302762008-07-30T16:04:00.000-04:002008-07-30T16:04:00.000-04:00anymous reggieclosers are not hall of famers i cou...anymous reggie<BR/><BR/>closers are not hall of famers i could pitch for one inning and close games it is very easy they are specialty players. not like a dh who plays whole game but even worse than that this is not dennis rodman who played d and rebounded, they close a game for one inning how is that hall of fame worthy? riviera from yankees would be only one to make my hall of fame.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6812670776373470303.post-86335759477120533792008-07-29T11:07:00.000-04:002008-07-29T11:07:00.000-04:00Thats why the Baseball HOF along with the Football...Thats why the Baseball HOF along with the Football and Basketball are a shame.madnicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07496277691175179159noreply@blogger.com