Baseball Hall of Fame nominees...Robbie Alomar tops weak list.

• HitsRus

  

  Robbie Alomar, Bert Blyleven, Andre Dawson, Mark McGwire, Harold Baines, Fred McGriff, Andres Galarraga, Edgar Martinez, Alan Trammel, Ellis Burks, Don Mattingly, Pat Hentgen, Jack Morris, Barry Larkin, Dale Murphy, Dave Parker, Tim Raines, Lee Smith.
  
  Lots of solid players but few shoo ins
  
  http://cleveland.indians.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20091125&content_id=7717736&vkey=news_mlb&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb
  
  It's time for the Dutchman to get the nod....and Alomar on the first try.....but it's going to be tough for any of these guys to get to get 75%.
• wildcats20

  

  Larkin, Alomar, Mattingly, and McGriff; maybe Edgar.
• darbypitcher22

  

  Mattingly and Larkin should get in
• football71

  I cannot understand why Bert Blyleven isn't already in the Hall.
• wes_mantooth

  

  football71 wrote: I cannot understand why Bert Blyleven isn't already in the Hall.

  This.
  
  I think Alomar will get in eventually and probably Larkin as well.
• GoPens

  

  Blyleven burned a lot of bridges during his career, hence him still being on the outside.
• royal_k

  

  IMO Blyleven, Alomar, and Mattingly have the best chance out of these nominees, with Larkin being close.
• Ironman92

  

  Alomar is an absolute lock.
• hasbeen

  

  wildcats20 wrote: Larkin, Alomar, Mattingly, and McGriff; maybe Edgar.

  I'm a Mariners fan and Edgar was one of my favorites growing up, but I think getting hurt and ending up as a DH only is going to hurt him. If he would have been able to continue to play the field I think he would have a won a few gold gloves which would help him.
• HitsRus

  

  one I left off by accident....Mike Jackson...former Indians set up man and closer.
• killdeer

  

  Blyleven already overlooked for too long; do the right thing and elect!
  Larkin should make it eventually...but he may remain on the edge until his last years, like Jim Rice did.
  Alomar should be in.
  Maybe this IS the year for the veteran's committee to look at Dave Concepcion again!
• riggo33

  Larkin
  McGriff
  Mattingly
  Edgar
  Tim Raines
  Andre Dawson
  
  That should be it
• Ironman92

  

  No Alomar...no clue
• HitsRus

  

  Last year Blyleven had 62% and Dawson had 60%....after Robbie, they are all just fish in a barrel. I don't see any more than 2 guys getting in on the regular ballot, as votes get split up pretty even.
• osu45804

  

  The Captain.... all that needs to be said
• mtrulz

  McGwire cheats, no way he should be in.
• NNN

  

  Larkin, Blyleven, Alomar, and Raines (heck, he's only the second-best leadoff man in history and would already be in if not for Rickey Henderson).
  
  I will never understand the attention for Mattingly and Dawson. The four guys I named above are among the ten best all-time at their positions...would Mattingly and Dawson crack the top-20? Not likely.
• killdeer

  

  NNN wrote: Larkin, Blyleven, Alomar, and Raines (heck, he's only the second-best leadoff man in history and would already be in if not for Rickey Henderson).
  
  I will never understand the attention for Mattingly and Dawson. The four guys I named above are among the ten best all-time at their positions...would Mattingly and Dawson crack the top-20? Not likely.

  Raines among the 10 best all-time leftfielders to play the game???
  hmmmm.................no.
  
  For that matter, if that is your criteria for inclusion, I'm not sure that either Blyleven or Larkin make that mark, although I agree they are deserving of the honor.
  
  Unfortunately for Raines, his reputation is one of a somewhat one-dimensional player, although his ability to hit for average early in his career is unquestioned.
  
  I doubt he will ever be inducted...one of many excellent players who nonetheless are not HOFers.
  Clearly Mattingly and Dawson do not have the resume if you look at past inductees.