Lee Smith and Harold Baines elected to Baseball Hall of Fame

Lee Smith and Harold Baines elected to Baseball Hall of Fame Dec 13, 2018 23:28:56 GMT

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Post by fjenkins on Dec 13, 2018 23:28:56 GMT

Dec 12, 2018 14:04:49 GMT tristramshandy said:

Dec 12, 2018 7:22:22 GMT millar70 said:

So now we vote guys in because of what they might have done?

I wouldn't, and I wouldn't have voted Baines in. He's sort of the hitting version of Don Sutton, a compiler with great longevity.

That being said, the only person who has more hits than Baines who won't be in the Hall of Fame (minus Bonds and Palmeiro who aren't in because of steroids) is Omar Vizquel, and Vizquel only has 11 more hits than Baines.

I don't think Baines should be in, but people who are treating this like the greatest injustice in sports history are more ridiculous than the group of sixteen who got him in.

I definitely think Visquel will make the hall at some point.

You think guys like Arod and Palmerio will still make the hall?