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Raines, Trammell Deserve Better Hall Balloting

Submitted by John M, Jan 5, 2008 22:56

In my humble opinion as a fan of baseball for far too many years, that the Hall of Fame suffers drastically from the influence of lobbyists and media hype. How else could you explain Joe Tinker, or Bill Mazeroski. The former's claim to fame was the poem and the latter's one home run.

Year after year, Alan Trammell was part of one of the best duos in baseball (him and Lou Whitaker) both hitting and fielding. Isn't that what the Hall is supposed to be about? If fame is the criteria, who the heck was more famous in his day than Bo Belinsky - and I sure hope you don't think his 28 - 51 - 4.10 belongs there.

I remember Jim Rice as one of the BoSox batters I dreaded to see at bat when the game was on the line. I also remember watching Alan Trammell dominate a game with both his bat and glove.

If indeed the Hall is supposed to be the home for the BEST, then both of these players deserve to be in.

Just my humble opinion, of course.

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Jim Rice played his entire career for Boston. In 1,048 home games, he had a batting line of .320/.374/.546 with... [MORE]	Mike	Aug 9, 2008 09:58
Rice - 6 seasons 180 hits or more Trammell - 1 season 180 hits or more Don't know how it's... [MORE]	James Hannigan	Jan 6, 2008 09:17
In my humble opinion as a fan of baseball for far too many years, that the Hall of Fame suffers...	John M	Jan 5, 2008 22:56
As much as I don't understand the witch hunt against Rice that some people have been on over the last... [MORE]	MRS	Jan 4, 2008 19:43
"and during his long prime he had many years in which he hit as well as David Wright usually does."... [MORE]	David	Jan 4, 2008 14:56
"the most dominating hitter in the AL." He might have been the most dominating hitter in the AL, but there... [MORE]	Bobber	Jan 4, 2008 14:47
The last paragraph explains it all: "voters care more about...renown than achievement..." Isn't "renown" the same as "fame"? It's the... [MORE]	fdr	Jan 4, 2008 14:22
Allan Trammell a better hitter than Jim Rice??? You've got to be kidding!!! Trammell hit over 20 homers only twice... [MORE]	Jay Scott	Jan 4, 2008 12:35
...as an all-around ballplayer. Rice was a productive hitter in his prime, but consider these: 1) Fenway Park apparently inflated his... [MORE]	Larry Israelson	Jan 4, 2008 16:18
You have got to be kidding me. I am not going to knock alan t. but I no way can... [MORE]	C Morgan	Jan 4, 2008 12:00

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