Who Should Be in the Hall that isn't

[White Borders]

Don Newcombe

Win–Loss record 149–90
Earned run average 3.56
Strikeouts 1,129

Career highlights and awards
4× All-Star selection (1949, 1950, 1951, 1955)
World Series champion (1955)
1956 NL MVP
1956 Cy Young Award
1949 NL Rookie of the Year
1956 NL TSN Pitcher of the Year

Plus he was a pretty darn good hitter.

Unfortunaley, I think the two years he was away from basebll hurt is career stats too much.

[FrankWakefield]

JohnnyHarmonica, if I were assembling a team of ballplayers of all eras, to play ONE game, a game that had to be won, I think I'd want Pete Rose on that team. His quote, "I'd walk through hell in a gasoline suit to play baseball.", was one memorable comment, and I think he meant it. A fierce competitor. I'd want him on the team if I had to win one game. He has no place in the Hall. Read The Fix is In. After you've read that, the entire book, so you get the background of how the leagues were formed and the focus on rooting gambling out of the game during the game's infancy, then see if you can offer a sensible reason for Pete going in.

[ChiefBenderForever]

Frank,

I can't disagree with you, it's just such a sad disgraceful story. Charlie Hustle became Charlie Hustler and the worst part is he had a chance to make it right in front of everyone. If he had just said 'I am sorry' I think he would've been forgiven. But to lie and then write a tell all book to get more money to gamble pretty much sealed the doors to the hof shut. It still doesn't change the fact that he has more hits than anyone, and the gambling he did was done as a manager but he broke the rules and even worse lied. If Clemens would've been honest instead of lying I think he would have a good shot to get in but the lies compound it into something much worse.