Alomar was a no brainer and I think Blyleven deserved it, but look at the snubs. Taking the juicers out, Larkin was one of the best SS ever, Lee Smith was one of the best closers ever and he did it clean (Relief Pitchers are part of the game, its is an injustice that voters exclude the best at the position simply because the position is a RP), Martinez ditto for DH, Edgar might have been the best DH ever and why is Mattingly so low!
The Juicers (or suspected ones) where knocked out:
Bagwell (not surprised, since he looked so much like Big Mac, he was going to get lumped in with him), Larry Walker, Big Mac (Not here about the past), Palmerio (Sorry dude you cheated), Juan Gone (Good, I hate this giu)
The Juicers (or suspected ones) where knocked out:
Bagwell (not surprised, since he looked so much like Big Mac, he was going to get lumped in with him), Larry Walker, Big Mac (Not here about the past), Palmerio (Sorry dude you cheated), Juan Gone (Good, I hate this giu)
Roberto Alomar and Bert Blyleven were elected into the Baseball Hall of Fame. Alomar was picked in his second appearance, while Blyleven earned the honor in his 14th try.
Player Votes Pct
Roberto Alomar 523 90.0
Bert Blyleven 463 79.7
Barry Larkin 361 62.1
Jack Morris 311 53.5
Lee Smith 263 45.3
Jeff Bagwell 242 41.7
Tim Raines 218 37.5
Edgar Martinez 191 32.9
Alan Trammell 141 24.3
Larry Walker 118 20.3
Mark McGwire 115 19.8
Fred McGriff 104 17.9
Dave Parker 89 15.3
Don Mattingly 79 13.6
Dale Murphy 73 12.6
Rafael Palmeiro 64 11.0
Others receiving votes: Juan Gonzalez 30, Harold Baines 28, John Franco 27, Kevin Brown 12, Tino Martinez 6, Marquis Grissom 4, Al Leiter 4, John Olerud 4, B.J. Surhoff 2, Bret Boone 1, Benito Santiago 1