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For all of my baseball-loving life, when it came down to HOF inductions, I've always asked myself - "When you hear his name, do you automatically think - "yeah, he's a hall of famer?" I always believed that if you were to poll, say, 100 real baseball experts and 80% of them didn't respond with, "definitely," then a player shouldn't be in. I've never thought of Rolen as a Hall of Famer. Solid player, yes. HOFer ... nah. When I think of Arenado, my immediate reaction is, "if he keeps it up, he should definitely be in." Re: Yadier Molina ... I immediately thought "absolutely, yes." His durability, longevity, defense, leadership and ... to a lesser extent, batting (over 1K RBI, .277 lifetime hitter, which is great for a catcher) make him a no-brainer for me.

I think Arenado is on a much higher level than Rolen ever was. He's been in the league for 10 years and has 10 gold gloves, 299 HRs, 968 RBI and 1520 hits, with a lifetime batting average of .289. Surpasses Rolen in every category at the 10 year mark of his career. If Arenado can keep those kinds of stats up for another five years, I think he's a 1st or 2nd ballot HOFer.

Well, I gave you everything I had But you left me sitting on my own Did you have to treat me oh, so bad? All I do is hang my head and moan Tell me why you cried, and why you lied to me

When this question first came up, I said I'd be fine with either Daboll or Shanahan; but that I think Shanahan deserves it more. I still feel the same way. Daboll winning it would be well warranted and I'd be happy for the fluffy fella.

I've always been a big Andruw Jones fan, but I think he's borderline for the HOF. He'll have to get in on his stellar defense, because his batting numbers just aren't there. Class act. Great player. Played the game the right way. He's getting closer each year and at the rate his votes are increasing, if he gets in, it'll likely be in his 10th year of eligibility.

Why on earth would you get married during football season?!?

Brock Purdy is a 7th round pick, third string rookie who has helped lead his team to the Final Four. Jalen Hurts is in his third year as a starter after being a 2nd round pick. I'm not taking anything away from what Siriani has done with Hurts/the Eagles. I just think what Shanahan has done is far more remarkable.

Shanahan, hands down. It should be unanimous.

Looks like Helton is poised to make it in next year. And yes ... he and Beltran are borderline, at best. Sadly, the MLB HOF has become watered down. I agree 100% re: Rolen and with your reasoning. I'd personally rather see them go a decade with no new inductees than force votes. (In my best Columbo voice) - Oh ... there's just one more thing .... Beltran? Yeah ... he can suck it.

I think @plenzmd1 does.

This is exactly where I stood and where I stand. I've lost faith in him.

Yes. Just like you sit around and wait to "correct" people at every chance you get .. You're the COVID expert. You're the football expert. You're the (now, thank GOD) shadow mod, who knows who should say what, where, when and how. Keep sitting in your chair and looking for opportunities to prove to everyone how much smarter you are than them. It's a great look. Really. And everyone loves it. Really.

Miami doesn't even need a Safety. This makes next to no sense at all.

I looked at what I wanted to look at. I don’t give a crap about how long their coaches had coached. I also don’t give a crap that they lost Super Bowls. If you want to put your own spin on it, then dig up your own story and tell it how you want to. Im perfectly content with what I offered.

I hope you're right.

Nope. I was thinking of the wrong one. I thought you were talking about the 98-yard bomb.

The defender fell down before the pass got there because Davis had him beat by two steps.

More importantly, and sadly, I think the Pegulas are fine with it as long as the season ticket demand remains high.

https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/35510142/mlb-baseball-hall-fame-day-2023-explained https://www.mlb.com/news/2023-hall-of-fame-ballot-released https://baseballhall.org/discover/2023-hall-of-fame-ballot#welcome-to-the-party WELCOME TO THE PARTY Debuting on the BBWAA ballot in 2023 are Bronson Arroyo, Carlos Beltrán, Matt Cain, R.A. Dickey, Jacoby Ellsbury, Andre Ethier, J.J. Hardy, John Lackey, Mike Napoli, Jhonny Peralta, Francisco Rodríguez, Huston Street, Jered Weaver and Jayson Werth. Candidates remain on the BBWAA ballot for 10 years provided they are not elected and they are named on at least five percent of all ballots cast each year. RETURNING TO THE BALLOT Among the players returning to the BBWAA ballot, Scott Rolen received votes on 63.2 percent of all ballots cast in 2022 — the most of any returnee. Rolen is on the ballot for the sixth time in 2023. Todd Helton (52 percent) and Billy Wagner (51 percent) are the only other candidates who received at least 50 percent of the BBWAA vote in 2022. Any candidate who receives votes on 75 percent of all ballots cast will earn election to the Hall of Fame. Fourteen former players are returning to the 2023 BBWAA ballot after receiving at least five percent of the overall vote in 2022: Scott Rolen 63.2% 6th year Todd Helton 52.0% 5th year Billy Wagner 51.0% 8th year Andruw Jones 41.4% 6th year Gary Sheffield 40.6% 9th year Álex Rodríguez 34.3% 2nd year Jeff Kent 32.7% 10th year Manny Ramírez 28.9% 6th year Omar Vizquel 23.9% 6th year Andy Pettitte 10.7% 5th year Jimmy Rollins 9.4% 2nd year Bobby Abreu 8.6% 4th year Mark Buehrle 5.8% 3rd year Torii Hunter 5.3% 3rd year I think we could very possibly see none of these guys join the Crime Dog. Rolen, Helton and/or Wagner might have a shot, but I can't see any other returning players making the cut and I also don't see any first ballot HOFers on the list of newbies.

I don't understand why Miami would want to rent Brady for a year. They went 8-5 in games that Tua started this season.

I'm not cherry picking. I specifically looked for quarterbacks who recently made it to the Super Bowl within their first five years in the league.

I don't think it's harsh at all. 2013 - Russ Wilson's 2nd season - Super Bowl 2016 - Cam Newton's 5th season - Super Bowl 2019 - Goff's 2nd season - Super Bowl 2020 - Mahomes' 4th season (3rd as a starter) - Super Bowl 2021 - Mahomes, again. 2022 - Burrow's 2nd season - Super Bowl Good teams with good coaches make it happen.

If nothing else, getting Michael Thomas would probably mean the end of Keyshawn Johnson's anti-Josh nonsense.

HFBD, Jauronimo!

Patience? We're six years into "The Process" and five years into Josh Allen's career ... the last three of which, he's been a top 3 QB in the league. I think McDermott deserves one more season to get to the Super Bowl. Not get to the playoffs. Not get to the AFCCG. Get to the Super Bowl. Otherwise, his tenure will be no better than the 2000-2016 drought. "Getting to the playoffs," doesn't make it move for me anymore. Sh!t or get off the pot.