I mean is this the Harold Baines effect? If Harold's in, then so should Gil Hodges, Tony Oliva and Minnie Minoso? WTF? I'm OK with Kaat getting in...
Is Minoso in because he's the first Cuban player to play in the bigs? Why would Hodges and Oliva get in over Dick Allen? Allen is the 18th best hitter of all time with over 60 career WAR, while Hodges and Oliva are around 40 career WAR. This is so bizarre. I hope these head scratching, moronic decisions aren't an annual thing.
I guess it's good to know some of my favourites like Fred McGriff, Carlos Delgado, David Wright, Evan Longoria and Russell Martin will all be HOFers now too.
Not to mention these players, who were all better than Hodges and Oliva:
- Tony Phillips
- JD Drew
- Mark Grace
- Mark Teixeria
- Johnny Damon
- Josh Donaldson
- Ben Zobrist
- Jose Reyes
- Jose Canseco
What a joke.