in his 10 full seasons belle had 373 hr's 1199 rbi's and hit right around .300 (avg of 37 hr 120 rbi per season), he was a 5 time all star and was robbed of the 1995 al mvp award...he did play below average defense and had a bad reputation of the field, but that shouldn't matter (at least in the abscence of a gambling scandal)...so whaddya think?
2007-08-01 15:46:03 · 8 answers · asked by scoreboard 1 in Sports ➔ Baseball
I'm with you. Belle should get in, but, well, let's just say that his problems with the press came mostly from his. . .shade. He didn't please Mr. White. You are SOOOOOOOOOOO right about his being robbed of the MVP. He is the ONLY man EVER to hit 50 doubles and 50 homers in the same season.
And, actually, Matthew # # # whatever, shows WHY Albert belongs in the hall. 4 fewer season and only 200 fewer RBIs. Mm mm mm.
But, of course, the writers were not properly courted, so they will never let him in, but he BELONGS. (So, too, does Jim Rice.)
2007-08-01 16:11:49 · answer #1 · answered by Sarrafzedehkhoee 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Lets do some comparisons with another player not in the HOF. You guess who is who.
16 years - .298 (ba) 2452 (hits) 382 (hr) 1451 (rbi) - Jim Rice
12 Years - .295(ba) 1726 (hits) 381 (hr) 1239 (rbi) - Al Belle
Looks alot like Jim Rice - just he played in a juiced ball/juiced player era were rice did not. He did not have the arm or glove of Rice. I am a Yankees fan - and I hate to say it, but Rice needs to get in before Belle. Funny Joey and Jim both had horrible relationships with the press as well.
2007-08-01 16:06:50 · answer #2 · answered by Matthew5:27_28 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Longevity means something. Brilliance for several years doesn't quite do it; you really have to have a long career in most cases to get in the Hall. In Belle's case, he certainly was headed in that direction until he was forced to retire prematurely. Yes, he was a poor fielder and yes, he didn't exactly get along the with the media, but Belle was clearly headed to Cooperstown until forced to retire.
Rice's problem has been with the way he finished his career; he got old rather quickly and didn't hit any major milestones. A great hitter for a decade -- no question. The finish left him as a borderline case.
2007-08-01 17:18:05 · answer #3 · answered by wdx2bb 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Albert (don't call me Joey) Belle, as others have posted, had a few problems. I haven't lost any sleep over him in years and doubt if I will tonight.
2007-08-01 16:04:48 · answer #4 · answered by Jay9ball 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He's a cheater. Remember the corked bat incident?
2007-08-01 15:52:20 · answer #5 · answered by viperdk28 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nope doesn't belong & even if he did his feud with the media will keep him out of the Hall.
2007-08-01 15:56:21 · answer #6 · answered by Scooter_loves_his_dad 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
albert joey belle a hof er??? you must be kidding...
2007-08-01 19:24:46 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes time will tell
no problem here
mc
BA for me thanks
2007-08-01 15:49:24 · answer #8 · answered by Michael M 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋