As we approach the induction of the Class of 2015 into the Baseball Hall of Fame tomorrow, I see four players that without a doubt are worthy of this honor. Randy Johnson, Pedro Martinez, John Smoltz and Craig Biggio all received more than the 412 votes needed to enter in the Hall of Fame. You would be hard pressed to find someone with a valid reason why any of these guys should not have been elected to the Hall.
That being said I cannot enter this ceremonial weekend of baseball without thinking about those who I truly believe should be in the Hall and have not gotten the support of the voters. Undoubtedly some of these will get in over the next few seasons, but some will never receive this incredible honor. Removing the controversial names, all of whom I think should make the Hall of Fame (Rose, Bonds, Clemens, Sosa, McGwire, Palmiero) below is the list of those who I think were snubbed. Many of these may not have the stats that many voters require when looking at casting their vote, but if I had a vote it would be focused on those who dominated their era of baseball. Those who were consistent all-stars or were the faces of baseball for their decade. I am not a proponent of watering down the great Hall but cannot imagine some of these guys not being in there.
Would love to hear your list and objections on my list as I know there are some on my list who did not even receive 5% of the vote when were on the ballot
DARRELL’S TOP 18 SNUBS
1.) Jeff Bagwell
2.) Mike Piazza
3.) Curt Schilling
4.) Jack Morris
5.) Fred McGriff
6.) Tim Raines
7.) Mike Mussina
8.) Gil Hodges
9.) Gary Sheffield
10.) Dwight Evans
11.) David Cone
12.) Alan Trammell
13.) Larry Walker
14.) Kevin Brown
15.) Dwight Gooden
16.) Darryl Strawberry
17.) Fred Lynn
18.) Lee Smith
19.) Edgar Martinez
20.) Dale Murphy
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