Baseball Hall of Fame Rant

I am back. This is one "off the wall" post. I just have to vent. The inductees to the Baseball Hall of Fame were just announced and I am pissed. Roberto Alomar came up short (10 votes short) of induction in his first year of eligibility.

Shame on you, BBWA. You vote in Ryne Sandburg early? This guy is not half the player that Alomar was (they were both 2nd basemen). Look at the offensive and defensive stats! Most importantly, how many World Series rings did Sandburg win/earn? NADA. Alomar has 2, both with the Blue Jays, AND he was an integral part of those teams.

It was his home run off of Dennis Eckersley in the American League Championship Series that turned the tide. For the first time, the Blue Jays were not intimidated by the A's. Defeating their closer meant that the "bully" had been vanquished. Roberto Alomar did that with one swing of the bat.

I will not piss on the Hall for inducting Andre Dawson (we share a birthday and he was my favorite player growing up in the late 70s and early 80s when he was an Expo). Then again, he did have to wait for induction and his numbers were not nearly as good as Alomar's. Roberto Alomar was the best position player in Toronto Blue Jays history....hands down, nobody else comes close.

Jack Morris should also be in the Hall. He was a prick and he was simply the best and most consistent pitcher in the 1980s (not to mention 4 World Series titles-Detroit in 1984, Minnesota in 1991 and Toronto in 1992 and 1993).

Shame on the BBWA for missing those! Ciao!