Afternoon Baseball

In advance of the vote, I figured I'd take a look at the candidates as I did two years ago.

Here's the list of eligible candidates: Brady Anderson, Rod Beck, Shawon Dunston, Chuck Finley, Travis Fryman, David Justice, Chuck Knoblauch, Robb Nen, Tim Raines, Jose Rijo, Todd Stottlemyre, Harold Baines, Bert Blyleven, Dave Concepcion, Andre Dawson, Rich Gossage, Tommy John, Don Mattingly, Mark McGwire, Jack Morris, Dale Murphy, Dave Parker, Jim Rice, Lee Smith, Alan Trammell.

Of the new class, Anderson, Beck, Dunston, Fryman, Justice, Knoblauch, Nen, Rijo and Stottlemyre are obviously not HOF-caliber. I've already discussed Blyleven, Dawson, Gossage, John, Mattingly, Morris, Murphy, Rice and Smith.

Back then, I favored induction for Goose, Morris and Rice. The Hall picked Sutter, one of the worst picks I can remember.

Who needs discussion? Alan Trammell (though I'm fairly sure of my answer), Finley, McGwire, Nen, Baines, Concepcion, Parker and Raines.

Labels: HOF