Well first because a player is good does not make him a Hall of Famer. David Ortiz is not Hall worthy, he can hit home runs, but nothing else jumps out at you. Take Yogi Berra and you see he has a HoF career, 3 MVP's, 10 World Series rings, more World Series hits than anyone, caught a perfect game, hit more homers than any catcher until Fisk came along, plus he was a good batter. Johan Santana has put up a few good seasons, but not enough to be in the Hall. Manny Ramirez is definitely going in, he can hit for average sometimes, he is a great batter, and a key contributor to the team he's on. Donnie Baseball should be in, you look at his stats and though they are not incredible, he only played a while, had he not had back problems he could've just retired a few years ago, his career could've been a lot greater than it was, which is saying something. Joe Torre is one of the reasons the Yankees are the Yankees again, he's a fantastic manager, who can perform in the playoffs, plus he's got Rings. Roy Halladay won't go in the Hall, he's had one good season, but he's always injured and he won't be able to put up Hall numbers due to that. Dontrelle Willis is a no-brainer...NO! He had one 20 win season, but he mostly puts up a season that a number 3 or 4 pitcher would put up. Moose maybe. He has a lot of career wins, and a good amount of strikeouts, and a decent ERA. Rivera, not Riviera, will definitely be in. He is one of the big reasons, the Yankees of the mid 90's to mid 2000's teams have done so well. He is the most dominant closer of all time, he posts a low ERA, has four Rings, and he gets K's. Pettitte will have to put up a few more good years before he can be seriously considered. He doesn't have a large amount of wins for as long as he's been playing, and he's not a K machine. Yet he performs quite well in the postseason. Clemens is an easy first ballot Hall of Famer, he has a lot of wins, the second highest amount of strikeouts, and an above average ERA. He also has a cabinet full of awards. Johnson will also be in, his wins are approaching 300, he's probably the best strikeout pitcher of all time (better than the Ryan Express), he has five Cy Young awards, a perfect game, a no-hitter, and a Series MVP and Ring. Bonds will not be in, although he is one of the greatest to play the game (remember in the 90's before 'roids, he could steal, field, hit homers, and post a good average). Until there is proof he never took steroids, he won't be in, he also isn't a performer in the postseason, but he has 8 Gold Gloves, and 7 MVP's. Pedro will probably be in, because he has a good attitude, and he's a good player. He has a few Cy's, a Triple Crown, a World Series ring, and less than ten K's away from 3,000. Glavine will also be in the Hall, there's no doubt in my mind he'll get 300 wins, and he can get strikeouts, post a low ERA, and he owns two Cy Youngs. Jeter will get over 90% of the ballot, he is a fan favorite, a reporter favorite, he is one of the best fielding shortstops, he can hit the longball, a good baserunner, and he puts up a good average. A-Rod will be in because by the end of his career his numbers will be incredible, hopefully sometime he'll move back to SS, where he can win a few more Gold Gloves, he'll have a lot of homers, a lot of hits, and a .290-.315 average, not to mention a few MVP's (2005 won't be his last), and hoepfully a ring. Vlad will also be in, he's a great player, who can occasionally steal, he bombs the ball, and he has a cannon for an arm, he gets a lot of hits, and puts up good OBP and AVG.
2007-01-07 22:22:49
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answered by kblavie 3
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