Comments on: Edmonds: The Next Forgotten One

By: Cory M

Cory M — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 02:02:24 +0000

I am surprised no one picked Edmonds up. I guess we will never know why teams passed on him this year.

By: Kevin S.

Kevin S. — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 21:44:56 +0000

Yes, the rules have changed – and there are clear and defined consequences, among which is not exclusion from the Coop.

By: PhDBrian

PhDBrian — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 21:42:19 +0000

I personally think anyone who used PEDs should be banned from the Hall if they took the PEDs after the testing policy took shape. If they took them prior to that then no big deal. PEDs were available in 1918 so any player since that time could have juiced and more likely HOFrs did than didn’t. Particulalry if they played in NYC or Boston where th old time factories were. But anyone who gets caught this year should be banned for life, because the rules have essentially changed.

By: PhDBrian

PhDBrian — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 21:38:12 +0000

I would vote for Tim Raines

By: PhDBrian

PhDBrian — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 21:33:58 +0000

Outside of SS, it seems the Hall frequently overlooks a players defensive contributions. A ton of mediocre defenders are in the Hall, and many great defensive players have been left out. Edmnds was one of the better glovemen of his time and was an outstanding hitter. He deserves serious consideration for the Hall. He is a boarderline Hall of Famer, but I would put him above Vlad.

By: Kevin S.

Kevin S. — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 19:25:09 +0000

I’m not praising them, and there’s nothing sudden about it. I’m just following baseball’s tradition, which is to take the results for what they are. We’re adult enough to understand the context they were achieved in.

By: Evan H

Evan H — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 18:34:31 +0000

if i had a vote he would be in there, Pujols would not have been able to put up some of the stats he has without Edmonds being so dangerous hitting behind him. I remember a year when the MVP talk was Pujols, Edmonds, and Rolen. No other center fielder in my mind comes as close to those numbers for the period of time

By: Bill

Bill — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 18:04:51 +0000

What a bizarre stance to suddenly praise the cheaters and give them ample excuses.

By: Kevin S.

Kevin S. — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 15:43:06 +0000

So, are we kicking out the greenie users? Ball scuffers? Coke snorters? Stabbers of black elevator operators because they got too ‘uppity’ (I’m looking at you, Mr. Peach)? What a bizarre stance to suddenly link that cheaters are the scum of the earth.

By: Bill

Bill — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 12:36:02 +0000

No, because for the toughest HOF to get in, the standards need to be THAT tough. If say 5% of ALL-time players took this stuff, that same 5% doesn’t deserve to make the HOF. Period.