For me, if you dominate your position for ten straight years then you have a strong HOF argument. So I think Edmonds has been underrated.
On one hand I agree with clem about Andruw Jones but OTOH the age think seems arbitrary. Roy Halladay also had ten great years and literally nothing else but most of us think he's a clear HOFer. However Jones got fat and arguably wasted his talent whereas Halladay got injured which was a kind of fluke and not his fault, should this matter? My gut feeling is that it should, but again I'm not sure.
― NoTimeBeforeTime, Tuesday, 24 January 2017 13:36 (seven years ago) link
age thing, not think
― NoTimeBeforeTime, Tuesday, 24 January 2017 13:37 (seven years ago) link
i have absolutely no problem with david ortiz going into the hall of fame
― mookieproof, Tuesday, 24 January 2017 15:25 (seven years ago) link
Hope Edgar gets there first, but I think Ortiz is automatic at this point.
― clemenza, Tuesday, 24 January 2017 17:47 (seven years ago) link
Some cool pics of I-Rod visiting Puerto Rico today and tonight going around on the internet I saw on a baseball group on Facebook. He visited a children's hospital and then was a guest at the team he played winter ball back on.
― earlnash, Saturday, 28 January 2017 06:44 (seven years ago) link
Is there a chance for Scott Rolen to get in? or is he going to Edmondsed?
― Van Horn Street, Sunday, 29 January 2017 18:11 (seven years ago) link
I think he's headed for a Tim Raines-like extended stay on the ballot, but because things are moving more and more in a sabermetric direction, he will get in towards the end of his 10 years.
― clemenza, Sunday, 29 January 2017 19:01 (seven years ago) link
he's gonna have trouble getting 5% though, isn't he? the ballot is still crowded
― k3vin k., Sunday, 29 January 2017 19:04 (seven years ago) link