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warshawlawAlston already is a HOFer...
Lasorda is in because of both his record, including his Olympics record, and his goodwill work as a baseball ambassador. I think your numbers are off too--As I recall, he won pennants in 77-78-81-88 and 2 WS.
Bill, your Yankee hatred is treatable...Torre does a lot more than just stick in Rivera. He has to manage a lot of egos and a lot of BS in NY and he does it so well that year after year they plug in new pieces and are the team to beat. As you noted, there were a lot of Kemps over the years. The longest stretch the Yankees went w/o a pennant since before Ruth arrived was in the free agency era from 1981-1996.