joseephuss
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Nors, have you lost it yet?
Once again Jim Rice was snubbed. So was Goose Gossage. I guess these voters just did not watch the games. I don't watch much baseball now. Haven't really watched it since the 94 strike season. I did watch when Rice and Goose played. They were great.
If you look at their stats now, then they don't look at Hall of Famers. Heck, that isn't even true. Rice has great numbers. Goose being a reliever in the era that he played doesn't have great numbers. Of course, how do you put a number on what he did on the mound when he came into games? The guy did his job and did it at a very high level. His job was nothing like the closers of the present generation. Like I have heard him say in recent interviews, it takes 2 or 3 guys per team to do what he did. Now a days, teams have a closer, a set up man and a set up man for the set up man. These guys can be very good at their jobs, but they aren't asked to do what Goose did. I just don't get it.
Every year I get a bit more disinterested in any Hall of Fame. Or even All Pro teams. The same guys voting for All Pro teams now will be the ones voting for Hall of Famers. I don't trust any of them.
Once again Jim Rice was snubbed. So was Goose Gossage. I guess these voters just did not watch the games. I don't watch much baseball now. Haven't really watched it since the 94 strike season. I did watch when Rice and Goose played. They were great.
If you look at their stats now, then they don't look at Hall of Famers. Heck, that isn't even true. Rice has great numbers. Goose being a reliever in the era that he played doesn't have great numbers. Of course, how do you put a number on what he did on the mound when he came into games? The guy did his job and did it at a very high level. His job was nothing like the closers of the present generation. Like I have heard him say in recent interviews, it takes 2 or 3 guys per team to do what he did. Now a days, teams have a closer, a set up man and a set up man for the set up man. These guys can be very good at their jobs, but they aren't asked to do what Goose did. I just don't get it.
Every year I get a bit more disinterested in any Hall of Fame. Or even All Pro teams. The same guys voting for All Pro teams now will be the ones voting for Hall of Famers. I don't trust any of them.
