On his last year of eligibility Jim Rice hit a home run with the sportswriters & he will finally enter the Baseball Hall of Fame. After garnering 72% of the vote last year Rice finally made it past the 75% figure needed for entry this year.
I was a teenager when Jim Rice played for the Sox. He had the quickest wrists on his swing that I had ever seen. He also looked so fit (in the age before steroids) that, if he ran into the Green Monster, I thought the wall would come tumbling down. His fellow two outfielders comprised the Lynn-Rice-Evans trio which may never be duplicated again. What an outfield!
Congratulations to Jim!
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It's really great that a player can get into the hall 15 years after he finished playing. If he was that great why didn't he get in the first year? I'm pretty sure his numbers didn't change over that time.
Talk about quick wrists......what about Mattingly? When he was at his best he could hit anything for at least a 2 bagger.
Do either of these guys deserve to be in the Hall.....unfortunately.....no. Numbers don't say it all, but the do speak loudly and Rice's numbers just don't qualify for the Hall. Remember the Hall of Fame is for the greatest.......not the real good.
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