Tuesday, January 04, 2005
this isn't just hometeam bias (i think)
So Bonds is a lock for the Hall, the "clear" and the "cream" be damned, and I'm sure Pete Rose will eventually wind up there, as well. Those two inevitabilities will only serve to further highlight the injustice of Dale Murphy's exclusion from the Hall of Fame.
I don't understand how so many writers can vote for a player one year but not the next. It's not like Murph's stats have changed any. It's unreasonable to compare players from the past with those from today, so the fact that four or five more guys have hit their 500th home runs over the last few seasons shouldn't impact a vote for Murphy, especially in light of BALCO and the overall steroids scandal. The whole damn thing is just a dirty low-down shame.
So Bonds is a lock for the Hall, the "clear" and the "cream" be damned, and I'm sure Pete Rose will eventually wind up there, as well. Those two inevitabilities will only serve to further highlight the injustice of Dale Murphy's exclusion from the Hall of Fame.
I don't understand how so many writers can vote for a player one year but not the next. It's not like Murph's stats have changed any. It's unreasonable to compare players from the past with those from today, so the fact that four or five more guys have hit their 500th home runs over the last few seasons shouldn't impact a vote for Murphy, especially in light of BALCO and the overall steroids scandal. The whole damn thing is just a dirty low-down shame.
