[Huck]

Just as bad as voting Jim Rice in. Neither belong. Meanwhile, Alomar DEFINITELY belongs. If Alomar can't get in, then NO 2nd baseman should ever get in. He's a no-doubt HOF 2nd baseman. No, I don't like the guy, but fair is fair.

[Above My Pay Grade]

I think Dawson and Rice both belong in the Hall of Fame. They are probably in the bottom 10 or 15% of Hall of Famers, but somebody has to be the worst player to get in. Dawson had a great combination of power and speed, was a class act, hit 438 homers stole over 300 bases and won, I believe 8 gold gloves in centerfield.

Alomar will get in next year. For some reason a lot of writers are first ballot snobs, who believe the first ballot is only for the elite among Hall of Famers. That, along with the spitting incident kept him out last year, but he’ll get over 90% next year.