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01-09-2007, 11:35 PM
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Yes, according to baseballreference.com, Rice was First in GDP from 82-85 and in the top ten 7 other years  . Also, although it is a small smaple size, his postseasons numbers aren't that great.
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Originally Posted by Mike P
I don't know if they kept stats for walk o f f homers when Rice played, but I'd be willing to bet that Papi had more in each of the last two seasons than Rice had his whole career.
It wasn't strike-outs that was his Achilles heel--it was the %^&*()$ 6-4-3 DP.
He was a guy who consistently came up small in the clutch, for all of his stats.
Should it keep him out of Cooperstown??--probably not.
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01-10-2007, 10:01 AM
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Marcia! Marcia! Marcia!
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The guy deserves to be in. He's only got 2 more years left for HOF ballot eligibility so who knows. Only player in the history of the league to average 35 or more homers and 200 hits in a 3 year span.......STEROID FREE! The press should have no say or vote for who gets in the hall. Too many grudge holding old farts with votes keeping him out. It's a crock. He'd be voted in by the players and coaches.
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01-10-2007, 01:42 PM
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Jiggin' Leper Lawyer
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Quote:
Originally Posted by MarshCappa
The guy deserves to be in. He's only got 2 more years left for HOF ballot eligibility so who knows. Only player in the history of the league to average 35 or more homers and 200 hits in a 3 year span.......STEROID FREE! The press should have no say or vote for who gets in the hall. Too many grudge holding old farts with votes keeping him out. It's a crock. He'd be voted in by the players and coaches.
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Players and coaches don't get a vote, unless they're on the Veterans' Committee. And the Committee isn't all that big. I believe they're a handful of existing Hall of Famers.
Initial HOF vote is done by the members of the Baseball Writers of America--ie, the press. Each major league city has a number of writers who have a vote. Boston writers couldn't possibly keep Rice out all on their own 
The Veterans' Committee can only consider players after their eligbility for election by the writers is over. |
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01-10-2007, 02:11 PM
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He'll get in for sure next year. There's no one else that good coming up next year for votes.
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The future ain't what it used to be. --Yogi Berra
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01-10-2007, 02:29 PM
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The Black Dog - Emma
Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: Central Jersey (Hightstown)
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he deserves in!!!!
who cares if he hated the media they should not take that into consideration! it shoud be about what he did on the field
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Ride the spiral to the end...............
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01-14-2007, 09:22 AM
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I like Jim Rice, and also think he should get in.
He got the wrong end of the stick as I recall. Back then Boston was very white! He said some things he should not have ,but it was not easy
in Boston, Remember the little busing issue? Tuff time!
He also got screwed and never had his fairwell ,because of him? the Sox? the media? Very tuff times
VB
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