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Originally posted by Thrillhouse
I have been reading that on some national websites as well. Its a weak year really so it wouldn't surprise me if he gets in this year at all.
I would like to see them make a "Hall of reallly good" so players like Mattingly and Rice would still be recognized for what they did.
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With the long memories that us Yankees fans have, I don't think Mattingly will be forgotten. He got his number retired and a monument in Monument Park, which was great to see.
Albert Belle is a guy I've gone back and forth on. He put up some great numbers for a few years, but in my mind I'm not sure if it was long enough. I may be a tad hypocritical in giving Rice a vote, but not Belle.
You do bring up a good point though - where does a player cross the line between "very good" and Hall-worthy? It's going to be interesting in a few years when guys like Bagwell, Biggio, and Frank Thomas (all Hall of Famers in my opinion) start coming up for election. Unfortunately, my first inclination is that at least one of these guys won't get the support he deserves.