Andre Nolan Dawson is now a member of the HOF...

[JzWand]

why has it took him so long to get in?? Why is he a Hall Of Famer in 2010 rather then 5-6 years ago. I don't understand the hall of fame.

This.

Same with Alomar. Say what you want, but the guy was the premier 2B of that time. 11 straight AS Games, 10 gold gloves. He could hit for average, drive runs in, steal bases. He also won 2 world series. I live in Toronto and IMO he was BY FAR the best all around position player we have ever had. And I never even liked the guy!

So why is he a HOFer next year but not this year.

They should make this a fan ballot. Well maybe not but the whole notion that sportswriters (who are not unbiased parties IMO) decide whether a guy merits being there is crap!

Many voters didn't vote for Alomar, because the old guard believes that no one should enter on the first ballot. It goes back to when Joe D didn't get in on the first ballot.

Players like Segui, and Appier get a vote or is because when they were playing they got to know some of the sportswriters very well. Probably the local writers. It is basically a gentlemens agreement for the sportswriter to vote for them so they can tell their grandchildren they got a HOF vote.

There was a player that is thought to have abused this little gentleman's agreement by getting enough writers to vote for him. Look up the stats for Ray Schalk.

I get what your saying but IMO it sounds very juvenile and high schoolish. Either a guys #'s are deserving or they are not. Its really that cut and dry. The fact the the guy would take 2 seconds after the game to talk to you doesnt make his #'s any more or less what they are.

Like I said, I am not an Alomar fan in the least. He's always come across as a horse's you know what. But the guy was the best 2B for a number of years and deserves to be there. If he deserves to be there, he should have been voted in. Period. Just my 2 cents.

 

[serving4theking]

Very cool easy read on his life. Kind of for kids, but informative nonetheless:
http://www.amazon.com/Andre-Dawson/dp/0310411815