Lee Smith and Harold Baines elected to Baseball Hall of Fame

Lee Smith and Harold Baines elected to Baseball Hall of Fame Dec 10, 2018 5:59:54 GMT OrsonSwelles, nutsberryfarm 🏜, and 2 more like this

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Post by twothousandonemark on Dec 10, 2018 5:59:54 GMT

Dec 10, 2018 5:10:56 GMT Rufus-T said:

Dec 10, 2018 4:09:41 GMT twothousandonemark said:

Baines & Smith suggests to me that recent player voters are signalling that DH & closers ought to be recognized on any/all balloting.
Neither should be hall of famers though.

I think you hit it there. It is like the modern political atmosphere, inclusivity and the recognition of the diversity. Someday, Andrew Miller, Rob Dibble, David Robertson, Ron Davis and all the dominant middle relievers will be considered too.

Well, I would be voting for Edgar Martinez & Mariano Rivera, DH & closer are MLB positions. Just as more punters & kickers should be in the Pro Football HOF. They're not the Halls of Select Few Player Positions, they're the Halls of their sports.
Anyone who would be suggesting that Shane Lechler is as great a player as Steve Young should be exiled, yet I think they're equally HOFers for their positions.