McGwire was barely better than Dave Kingman and doesn't belong in the hall with or without steroids!!!!!

Henderson is the greatest lead-off hitter of all-time, not to mention the most valuable impact player in rotisserie history.

Jim Rice is long overdue - his problems with the media have held up his rightful induction for far too long.

McGwire? If Pete Rose is denied entry for lying about gambling, then this guy should be kept out indefinitely as well for refusing to answer questions about steroid usage.

Morris? Sorry, only won 254 games with three 20-game seasons and no CYs. Also, his supposed great post-season record stands at 13-13 - hardly HOF worthy. No sustained dominance.

Everyone else? Some are on the bubble (Blyleven and Raines), but not HOFers IMHO.

Henderson
Raines
Blyleven
McGwire

Harold Baines
Andre Dawson
Rickey Henderson
Lee Smith

and special write in vote also for Albert Belle.

Henderson is the best leadoff hitter of all time, so that is a no Brainer.

Blylevin belongs. He put up amazing #s on awful teams and would have over 300 wins under different circumstances. He was way better than Sutton, Neikro and several other hall of famers too.

Although Rice is one of my favorites he just misses my vote, but I think he will get in this year.

My special writ-in vote is for Albert Belle, who was only eliminated last year because writers didn't like him. He had one of the best 10-year stretches in the history of the game and after Manny, Bonds and A-Rod is the next best hitter I've seen in my 35 years as a fan. He was a jerk, but he was great and only writers hatred and an injury have kept him out

Andre Dawson
Rickey Henderson
Tommy John
Don Mattingly
Mark McGwire
Jack Morris
Dave Parker
Lee Smith
Alan Trammell

Rickey Henderson is a NO BRAINER

Tommy John redefined pitcher surgery...I give him a YES vote

Matt Williams was a beast for 5 years but falls into the Donnie Baseball problem...didn't do it long enough

Bert "Be Home By Eleven" NO, beat my Cards in 87!!!! Seriously, on the fence

How is it that Jim Rice was consistently pitched around and feared while he played but the day after he retired everyone says, "bahh Jim Rice wasn't that great"?

You know who was NEVER that great Donnie baseball. Quite possibly the most over rated position player in the history of baseball. If he had played for the Royals no one would even remember his name. Of course the most over rated Player of all time is Johnny Van Der Meer with back to back no hitters and still a career record below 500.

Don Mattingly
Andre Dawson
Rickey Henderson
Tommy John
Jack Morris
Dale Murphy
Tim Raines

Henderson
Dawson
Raines
Blyleven

ditto for Santo

Joe Jackson goes in before McGwire.

Henderson - no question
Rice - Road splits by other parks not as bad as many say - he hit .290 or better in half the parks he played in including .331 in Yankee stadium. Look at some other HOF'ers from that era and they have similar splits when you look at each individual park. 3 HR crowns, 2 RBI crowns and 4 TB crowns offset the GIDP - Hey, he was paid to drive in runs.
He hit .310 lifetime with RISP - he gets my vote.

Henderson
Raines
McGwire
Blyleven...I guess- it's tough voting for a guy who only has a career 118 ERA+ with no great peak

Ricky Henderson

Henderson-no brainer
Blyleven-should have been in years ago
Dawson-dominated right field in the 80's, great defense plus 470 HR
McGwire-there is no ban for steroids so shouldn't be banned from Hall
Murphy-2 time MVP and one of the best players in the NL of his generation
Lee Smith-former all time saves leader, if Hoffman gets in so should Smith, one of the most intimidating closers ever
Trammel-one of, if not, the best all-around at his position for more than a decade, Gammons says he's a no doubter

And from the vets committee, for heaven's sake, Ron Santo

Hall of Fame=most arrogant club in the world.

Ricky Henderson
Tim Raines
Andre Dawson
Dale Murphy
Jim Rice
Jack Morris
Alan Trammell

If he had played just a little longer at his accustomed level, Mattingly would be a no-brainer; Blyleven and Tommy John fall just short.

if i'm not mistaken , Wills caused the 1st split-screen (black and white) tv coverage .

also ,
hey lenny ... just read the ABOUT US section , where paulie described you as "the lone voice in the desert" .
let me ask you something ===> while you were out there , did you hear an echo ?

Ricky
Jim Rice
Lee Smith
Alan Trammel

oh .
i thought you had run off to hawaii with the money that i haven't yet paid you .

Bert Blyleven
Ricky Henderson
Al Oliver
Tommy John
Andre Dawson

Henderson
Blyleven
McGwire

Blyleven great Career numbers on some very poor teams
Trammell..dominant in AL at his position along with Ripken for years
Rice Numbers speak .A DOMINANT hitter in his era
Dawson..Star NL outfielder in his era and always among the best for years.Among the best and great numbers means HOF
Henderson..no brainer
NOTE Maury Wills changed the game on the bases. When Wills got on base, the crowd noise filled with anticipation. Wills changed the games momentum on the bases and brought back the stolen base to MLB after years of declining speed.
WAKE UP OLD TIMERS! AGREE?

Blyleven
Henderson

The rest of the players on the list are just above average in my opinion - not elite. I will also never vote for the "roiders".

Rickey Henderson
Jack Morris
Jim Rice

Would never vote for McGwire, Palmiero, Bonds, Canseco, Clemens, etc

Blyleven - should've been in years ago
Dawson - solid career. 5 tool player
Rickey - no brainer in spite of being Rickey
Rice - one of the premier players of his generation

Blyleven
henderson -- no brainer
mcgwire -- if roger clemens or barry bonds gets in, mlb has no choice, but to let mcgwire in. at least he didn't lie to congress.

Rickey is a no brainer. After that I think Blyleven, and a pair of former 'Spos in Raines and Dawson are both worthy. No support for Rice here.

Henderson - no questions there

Raines - Stacks up a lot more favorably than one might imagine. The poor man's Henderson, perhaps...

McGwire - Performance enhancers aside, I don't think you can deny his place in the game's history. I know they're going to rake him over the coals for a while for his sins, but he deserves his plaque in the Hall

Dawson, Trammell, Murphy (didn't he win back-to-back MVPs?) and Rice are all on the fence for me.

The Hall of Fame is not for the good. It is for the elite. So with that in mind here we go.

Ricky Henderson:
A complete no brainer, crazy guy but the # 1 leadoff hitter of all time.

Bert Blyleven:
If you dont think so, you are not paying attention.

MarK Mcgwire:
All those homers...He is in and has never been guilty of anything. Gaylord Perry has more dirt on his hands.

Henderson
Blyleven
Raines

And Yes, I do think under the current system McGwire should get in.

This is from my days of collecting baseball cards and not paying attention to baseball as a whole...

Why not Mattingly?

Big o,

It allows me to keep this on the front page for awhile by putting a future date.

Three obvious Yes for me:
Henderson
Blyleven
Raines

Like Pat, definitely on the fence with Trammell- leaning towards Yes.

And I love Donnie Baseball, but I just can't say Yes for Mattingly.

an emphatic NO on Jim Rice!!

my votes:
blyleven
raines
henderson
mcgwire

on the fence on Trammell so I am open to persuasion either way.

p.s.
what's with the time stamp on this page ?

are you in honolulu ?

Rickey Henderson
and
Jim Rice

paul :
as a life-long A's fan , i begrudgingly cast my vote for that selfish little sob , rickey henderson.
the rest can go pound sand.
ask me again , in 10 years , about mcgwire.

i'd like to see you follow this up , with a poll on "who should be removed from the HOF" .

Henderson
Blylevin
Raines


NOT Rice