I would like to issue a formal complaint to whomever this may concern. Mainly dumb shit sports writers and the veterans committe in charge of voting guys into the hall of fame. Jim Rice. Why are you denying this man entrance inside the walls. I realize Hall of Fame worthiness is soley based on career statistics. The benchmarks of 500 Home Runs, 3,000 Hits, 300 Wins, 3000 Strikeouts...and on and on. Do the numbers really mean as much anymore. What does it matter that Mark McGwire finished with 583 home runs? I think McGwire would have finished his career with 295 Homeruns if he left the steroids alone. Does that mean anything? And Clemens? Do his numbers mean anything to anybody?
Look at Jim Rice. 6' 2" tall 205 llbs. Thats smaller than me. And he raked for 14 years. An average season for Jim Rice looked like this .300 Average with 30 Home runs and 113 RBI. One MVP award in '78 when he hit .325 with 46 Home runs and 139 RBI. So he didn't win a championship, but he was with the Red Sox and we all understand why he has 0 rings. He was loyal and played in one city...He made 8 All Star games yet he isn't in the Hall of Fame because he doesn't have the gawdy numbers that some of these freaks have. You have to ask yourself if he was one of the best outfielders from '75-'85? The answer is yes.
(next Andre Dawson)
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