Of this list .. which of these players will make the H.O.F. and why?

Question

Roberto Alomar, Jeff Bagwell, Craig Biggio, Edgar Martinez, Curt Schilling, Fred McGriff, Andy Pettitte, Mike Mussina, John Smoltz, Juan Gonzalez, Jim Thome, Frank Thomas, Omar Vizquel, Ichiro Suzuki and Billy Wagner

Answer 1

I think smoltz will because he was a great closer and starter as well. he is also very awsome when it comes to post season games..

Biggio may get in because he has been hit more than any other player..

Answer 2

John Smoltz will be in the hall if he retired today. Only player in the history of MLB to record 150+ wins and 150+ saves. In his prime he was dominant as a starter and a reliever.

Jim Thome needs to end up with about 550 home-runs to assure himself a spot, and he will get there if he stays healthy.

Frank Thomas will definitely get in. Two time MVP, he'll have a shot at 500 home runs before his career is over. A .305 career average, and he was the most feared overall hitter in the league for 8 years.

Omar Vizquel needs some help. His defensive brilliance is unquestioned but was never a great offensive threat. That being said his offensive numbers are better than that of Ozzie Smith. So hopefully enough people will lobby for his induction.

Ichiro needs to play another few years in America with the consistency he has shown to get any consideration.

Alomar, Bagwell, Biggio, Martinez, Schilling, McGriff, Pettite, Mussina, Gonzalez, and Wagner I would say no.

Answer 3

Alomar, Biggio, Martinez, Schilling, McGrif, Mussina, Smoltz, Thome, Thomas, Visquel, Suzuki

Answer 4

Craig Biggio.....he will leave the game as the active leader in categories such as hits, doubles, games played, at bats, hit by pitch....he will also have over 3000 hits when he hangs em up.

Curt Schilling....would have to play a couple more years.....if think if he retires when his contract is up (2007) he will come up a little short. If he plays a year or two more, he will have enough wins and strike outs to qualify for the HOF.

John Smoltz.....has the numbers now, if he had not been a closer for a couple of years, he might be a year or two short,but with the closing, his numbers look good....plus he will play a few more years to pad those numbers.

Jim Thome....has a chance if he plays about 2-4 more years. He should be well over 500 homers which has always made it automatic, but that will give him a chance to pad the RBI numbers as well.

Frank Thomas....should have enough numbers to get in, but might not because of his injuries over the past few years....if he plays a few more years like this one, it will be automatic.

Omar Vizquel....based on short stops of the past he should be in. He has enough hits and a ton of gold gloves....the new type of short stop may make it harder for him though.

Ichiro Suzuki...if he plays 10 years in the majors, he will be a first ballot type....numbers are all there.

Billy Wagner...tough call.....first modern closer just got in this year (Bruce Sutter)...will have to see what happens to mostof the other closers (Rivera is automatic.....but after him).

The rest are not good enough or spit in too many umpires' faces.

Answer 5

Roberto Alomar will for hitting .300 over 17 seasons. In that respect, Bagwell is hitting .297 over 15 seasons, so he should get in. Biggio has 2795 hits entering this season, so he's got pretty good chances of making it. Although he has 2247 hits, Martinez hit .312 for 18 seasons, I think he will be in the Hall of Fame. Curt Shilling will not be, as he is aging and has only 200 some wins. McGriff is a crab shoot, but he will make it due to his home runs and his pretty high average. Andy Pettitte probably won't, but he will make the ballet a few times. Same goes for Mike Mussina. Smoltz is a hall of famer, end of story. Gonzalez I don't think will, but that's just a hunch. Thome and Thomas will. I don't think vizquel will. I don't think Wagner will, and Ichiro wont, only because he came to America to late to make it as a Hall of Famer in his career.

Answer 6

I think only Smoltz stands a great chance, but of that group, I would vote for Bagwell, Alomar, Biggion, Smoltz, and Frank Thomas.

Jury is still out on Suzuki, Thome, and Mussina, perhaps even Schilling. The rest are a flat no.

Answer 7

Curt Schilling- he has had a good career and his stats are HOF worthy
Frank Thomas-he is the only one listed who has a real chance of making it on the 1st ballot, his career has been great
Craig Biggio-he is a bit more of a stretch, but he's been good at a lot of positions, he has a good chance
Jeff Bagwell-good 1st baseman, he is pretty deserving of the honor
Roberto Alomar-his career stats say he does, but his season-by-season stats don't, i still say he makes it
Mike Mussina-not a lock but i would say he makes it
Juan Gonzalez-he is another guy who might not make it, but i would say he does
Jim Thome-if he retired right now he wouldn't make it, but based on this season, i think he will finish his career HOF worthy
Ichiro-he needs to continue playing to have a chance but i think when he is done he will be in the hall

Answer 8

Frank Thomas- his career stats are amazing, he has an MVP, should be 2, world series ring and was the best at his position for the better part of a decade.

Suzuki- I think people will overlook the fact he didnt start playing here till a little later in life and look at what he can do on the field. He has a cannon, hes one of the fastest players in baseball, he always hits for average, and he can hit a ball anywhere on the field when he wants.

Curt Schilling- Maybe, he needs to accumulate some more wins, however he is most well known for his and Randy Johnsons dominance in the world series and the bloody sock in Boston. Both very historic and defining of a career. If he can produce for a couple more years he should get in.

Answer 9

Considering stiffs can make the HOF, it's possible any of these. But since it is supposed to be a Hall of "Fame," players would have to be famous first.

IMHO, Alomar spitting made him infamous so he's out. Schilling's bloody sock made him famous so deserves consideration, Smoltz gets mentioned in one of the most famosu trades ever (Doyle Alexander going 9-0 with detroit in '87 but Smoltz ending up on Atla), Big Hurt has a great nickname and Ichiro as the only ballplayer using his firts name on his jersey.

The rest are good, possibly HOF calibre players but, let's be honest, a faceless lot.

Ichiro gets in as he was a grounbreaker for Japanese position players plus it is the "Baseball" HOF not just MLB and his J-record and WBC record holds up.
Smoltz is in as he not only is one of the best postseason starters ever but also excelled as a stopper.
Schilling is a 50/50 bet.

Of the rest, geez, Biggio for being an all-star at two positions is worthy, 'Gar for being a Baines/Baylor-like dominant DH and the Big Hurt is marginal at best given the fact he was on a HOF pace and then has faded into a sort of middling Boog Powell-like career later on.

Answer 10

Roberto Alomar 2724 hits, 12 time All-Star, 10 time Gold Glove winner, lifetime OBP .371.

Craig Biggio 2795 hits, .370 OBP, very similar player to Alomar.

Jim Thome will get there if he hits 500 Homers.

Frank Thomas, 2 MVP's 448 Homers, .427 OBP, their is no questions he is in.

Smoltz will probably get in as he is part of the great Atlanta pitching trifecta.

Mussina has a chance. If he stays healthy and pitches another 2 to 3 years he might get to 300 wins.

Answer 11

Of the record that you presented i visit in uncomplicated words see possibly 5 inductees; Greg Maddux, Tom Glavine, Frank Thomas, Mike Mussina, and Jeff Kent. i visit make a good argument for Edmonds, he grow to be between the suited protective gamers ever (8 golden gloves), yet offensive numbers get you in the HOF and he doesn't have the numbers. Maddux, Glavine and Mussina aren't any brainers, Maddux has over 350 wins (18 gold gloves), Glavine has 305 wins, Mussina has in uncomplicated words 270 wins yet grow to be dominant for therefore long he advantages a niche. Frank Thomas is a lock, the classic is 500 HR's, he has 521 hr's and an complete life batting uncomplicated of .301. Kent is a 5 time all large call and gained the MVP one 3 hundred and sixty 5 days. He doesn't have 500 hr's yet he performed positions the position HR hitting grow to be no longer the classic (SS/2B). He tests in with 377 HR's and an complete life batting uncomplicated of .290. something else on your record do merely not decrease the mustard. Kenny Rogers in uncomplicated words averaged 11 wins in preserving with season, Gonzo had one tremendous season the position he hit 57 HR's (i think steroids) his previous extreme grow to be 31, Sexson's occupation batting uncomplicated is below a crickets abdomen. Gagne grow to be the the finest selection closer for type of three years yet HOF skill sturdiness. How dare you even raise something else of those bums in a verbal replace like this.