Baseball Hall of Fame class of 2008 2:00pm today

[patweisers44 865]

I just went back and looked at his career stats. He's definitely not a no-brainer, but I think he'll eventually get in. Very good RBI numbers.

While i disagree with you on Jim Rice, your statement about No-brainer to me is the definition of a HOF'er or not. I think if you have to debate in your own mind whether he is or not, then he isnt a HOF...a little simplistic maybe, but....

[BMoney 0]

i was usually against rice..but with the roid era coming in..if he was that bad to the press..(and who says the press doesnt deserve it?)...

 

if thats ALL hes ever done...who cares?....

 

in a way...i think its better to be like this for 10 years...guys get voted in and forgotten about...(unless they are cal, tony, ozzie etc)....

 

but every jan, we all talk about rice and go over his numbers....

 

plus itll be fun to hear jims speech and have him with a vote..

[Vince44 208]

Andre Dawson needs to be in the HOF. I will be pissed if they hold OBP against him when during his era that stat was an afterthought and not hyped to heaven as it is now. The rest of his resume is worthy of being in the HOF.

[edjr 6,898]

No dominant players up in 2008.

 

Rumors are Rich "Goose" Gossage will make it.

 

Jim Rice is the next best candidate.

 

LET'S GO JIM ED RICE!!! about time this guy gets into the HOF!!

 

The HOF is only going to mean something for a couple more years before roid heads start getting in.

 

 

One year later, but my man Jim Ed Rice made it.

[edjr 6,898]

Assuming Rice gets in next year, it could shape up to be 2 of the most memorable HOF speechs ever.

 

Jim Rice will speak for 90 seconds and Ricky Henderson will speak incoherently for 30 minutes.

 

Seriously, will there be an interpreter for his HOF speech?

 

 

Bump.

[tikigods 76]

I'm going to protest that no white players were elected to the HOF this year....bunch of racists. Black balling McGwire because he was white. I'm calling Rev. Al...

[NewbieJr 541]

Black balling McGwire because he was white. I'm calling Rev. Al...

McGwire didn't get in because of color, but it wasn't white. It was the silver needles he kept plunging into his ass.

[tikigods 76]

McGwire didn't get in because of color, but it wasn't white. It was the silver needles he kept plunging into his ass.

 

Nobody can prove Henderson and Rice didn't use....but that isn't the argument....the white man is never getting into the HOF again.

[BMoney 0]

One year later, but my man Jim Ed Rice made it.

 

 

he was so good that the red sox are honoring him by no longer having black players....

 

no one can compare

[GettnHuge 2]

If'n you like old time comedy baseball movies...

 

TCM tomorrow

 

9:45am [Comedy] Fireman, Save My Child (1932)

A small-town ball player moves to the big leagues.

Cast: Joe E. Brown, Evalyn Knapp, Lilian Bond, Guy Kibbee Dir: Lloyd Bacon BW-66 mins, TV-G

 

12:15pm [Comedy] Elmer The Great (1933)

A country hick bats his way to baseball stardom.

Cast: Joe E. Brown, Patricia Ellis, Frank McHugh, Claire Dodd Dir: Mervyn LeRoy BW-72 mins, TV-G

 

4:00pm [Comedy] Alibi Ike (1935)

A brash baseball star gets mixed up with gamblers and a pretty young girl.

Cast: Joe E. Brown, Olivia de Havilland, Ruth Donnelly, Roscoe Karns Dir: Ray Enright BW-72 mins, TV-G