Does James Edward Rice belong in the baseball hall of fame?
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Of course he does!!  just look at his overall stats: 16yrs .298 BA, 382 Homers 1451 RBIs 2452 hits and 4129 total bases( all in the top 100 of all time) he was an All Star 8 times was co rookie of the yr. And won the triple crown in the minor leagues for the Pawtuckett Red sox (not an easy thing to do at any level)
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Yes, he will.  The only exception would be if he gets banned for drug use.  \n\nHe'll end up either 1st or 2nd on the home runs charts, and that alone will put him in on the first ballot.  People may not like him, but that doesn't mean he shouldn't be in the hall.\n\nTy Cobb was widely hated when he was around.  He would TRY to hurt guys with his spikes, but he is regarded as one of the best hitters ever and he went in on 98% of the vote...more than BABE RUTH and WALTER JOHNSON!
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My pick is Rice.  The owls are a good hitting team, good fielding team, and great pitching team.  Eddie Degerman, Cole St. Clair, and Brian Friday are superstars in the making.
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No, and who cares. It's not like it's the main big record or anything important.\n\nFace it, babe ruth's is history, just another player who played the game...no longer a legend in his own mind.
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Yes he would be much better than a lot of players already in, not that is a good argument, buy Bill James' book" What is Wrong with the Hall of Fame" and that gives very good arguments for and against a lot of players Oliva included. Oliva won 3 batting titles including one in his rookie year he was the best player on some very good Twins teams better than Killebrew and Carew he was what they now call a 5 tool player run, hit, hit for power, play defense, and throw. He was arguably the best player in the AL from 1964-1971 well this is just my opinion and I am a biased Twin fan but like I said he would probably be better than at least 20 players already in, so he would not be diluting the HOF.
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Cy Young is ahead of the #2 person on the list (Jim Galvin) by 1,353 innings. Cy ended his career with 7,356 innings. Walter Johnson, Phil Niekro, and Nolan Ryan round out the top 5.
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Man, you answered your own question, by saying: "... How many guys actually shoot for this record? Most don't care."\n\nBy that yardstick alone, Cal's record of 3,198+ consecutive games played is EXTRAORDINARY!  If no one else cares, and this outstanding player, who did it everyday in the same Oriole uniform, at that--did do it, then isn't that one he11 of an acomplishment?  \n\nOf the three former players eligible for the Baseball Hall of Fame this next year, i.e., Ripken, Mark McGwire, and lovable Mr. Tony Gwinn, Cal is the most dominant, the most durable, and yes, the most reliable of the three, and dang well better be inducted on the first ballot, or there is something wrong 'round here.
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1. Willie Mays (best outfielder of all time, great homerun hitter - 4th all time, and very high batting average.\n\n2. Babe Ruth (maybe the best player in baseball history, set many HR records, revolutionized baseball)\n\n3. Mickey Mantle\n\n4. Ty Cobb\n\n5. Ernie Banks\n\n6. Barry Bonds\n\n8. Joe Dimaggio
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I guess Murph won't get inducted unless it's by the veterans committee, which is a real shame.  During the 80's the guy was as dominant as anyone in the game.  If Dawson gets in, then Dale shouldn't be too far behind.  Similar to Murphy, Dawson played for a poor team and put up some huge numbers.  I'm also pulling for Dale b/c he's such a nice guy and a fantastic ambassador for baseball.
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All time hits king. He deserves to be there,and it's a damn shame that hes not. People make mistakes. If Darryl Strawberry gets a million chances for snorting cocaine over and over again. Pete Rose,one of the greatest hitters ever,deserves to be in the Hall of Fame. Bud Selig is an idiot!!!! I am pissed off now that I have to think hes not in the Hall of Fame.
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No.  He's a very, very good player.  But very, very good players don't go to the hall of fame.  Special ones do.  He's not that special.  He had 46 HR's last year - but in today's game, that's nothing special.
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Here's the top 10:\n\nGAMES                            G     \n1    Carlton Fisk               2226   \n2    Bob Boone                  2225   \n3    Gary Carter                2056   \n4    Tony Pena                  1950   \n5    Jim Sundberg               1927   \n6    Al Lopez                   1918   \n7    Benito Santiago            1917   \n8    Lance Parrish              1818   \n9    Ivan Rodriguez             1812   \n10   Rick Ferrell               1806
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How can they justify Ty Cobb in the Hall of Fame or Denny McClain or Babe Ruth and not Pete Rose.  Anybody who has ever watched Pete play knows he didn't throw any games.   His lifetime ban from being in the game is justified, his not being in the Hall is a farce.  The fact that they will let Barry Bonds even pass Babe Ruth's home run mark or get anywhere near the accomplishments of Hank Aaron is a black mark on the game of baseball.  Selig needs to step in and ban Barry Bonds from playing until a inquiry can be completed.
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What people conveniently forget, or were unaware of in the first place, is that not even the infamous Dowd Report says Rose ever did anything against MLB rules during his playing career.  Everything he was accused of doing, everything he eventually admitted to doing, came after his player career had ended.  It all happened while he was strictly a manager.   As a manager, he should be banned for life.\n\nBut he absolutely belongs in the Hall of Fame as a player.\n\nHis accomplishments as a player remain unsurpassed. He is the all-time major league leader in hits (4256), games played (3562), and at bats (14,053). He won three World Series rings, three batting titles, one Most Valuable Player Award, two Gold Gloves, the Rookie of the Year Award, and made 17 All-Star appearances at an unequalled five different positions (2B, LF, RF, 3B, 1B).\n\nThere are 4,256 reasons why he should be elected.\n\nAnd one reason why he shouldn't.  \n\nRose, on the outside, is the single biggest rightable wrong in the baseball world today.
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No, he is NOT a Hall of Famer\n\nThe way he has forced trades via poor play and bad attitude I believe has killed that thought.\n\nI also must disagree... I do not think 500 home runs is an automatic invite anymore, especially amongst players of this "enhanced" era.\n\nAfter all, Rafael Palmeiro has 569 HRs and over 3,000 hits, Sosa has 588 HRs, and Big Mac has 583.\n\nWhich one of them do you see getting in at any time soon?\n\nOH, and IF he squeeks in... it will NOT be as a Yankee, (his stats there were mediocre at best.) he'll go in as a Brave.
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Alexander Cartwright\nHenry Chadwick\n\nYou better not be claiming Abbott and Costello--because they are NOT.\n\nhttp://www.baseballhalloffame.org
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It is generally credited to the Hall of Fame baseball player and manager Yogi Berra, who is perhaps known more at this point in time for his oxymoron sayings rather than his baseball accomplishments during the 1940's - 1980's.\n\nHis point being that even if unlikely due to the odds (score), until the game is complete, anything could happen and be a rallying point.