Angels Official Website: Pedro, Big Unit, Smoltz, Biggio make Hall of Fame

[AngelsWin.com]

In their first year on the Hall of Fame ballot, Randy Johnson, Pedro Martinez and John Smoltz were elected to the Hall of Fame by the Baseball Writers' Association of America on Tuesday, while Craig Biggio was elected in his third year on the ballot.

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[ukyah]

all well deserved.

[disarcina]

BIGGIO !!  Glad to see him get in.

 

Randy Johnson - 303 wins -- may have been the most dominating starter of his era.

 

Pedro put up good numbers.

 

Smoltz was steady and great as part of the Braves excellent rotation which may go down as one of the best rotations of all time. And then Smoltz shifts to a closer role and dominates there!! Well deserved !!

 

Biggio -- All Star at two/ three positions, 3,000 hits, over 400 SBs and close to 300 HRs (I think he wound up with 299). Good Gamer type attitude/player.........should have been a first ballot guy two years ago. Good to see him get in now.

[laagamer]

Said it earlier. You can't put Glavine and Maddux in there without Smoltz.

[Angel Oracle]

Jeff Fletcher had some interesting perspectives this morning, as he explained the 10 that he voted for, most notably Biggio's omission from his ballot.

I know that Biggio played a long time, but isn't 3,000 hits usually automatic? Not to mention also just missing the career 300/300 club for HRs/SBs? Very few have achieved that as well.

Edited January 6, 2015 by Angel Oracle

[Angels_Make_Me_Drink]

All 4 deserve it. Congratulations to all of them.

 

I hope Piazza makes it one day.

[disarcina]

Piazza deserves in........if Gary Carter is in, Piazza should be in.

 

Doesn't Piazza hold the all time record for most HRs by a catcher?

[nando714]

Bonds and Piazza need to be in.

Congrats on those who did make it

[ukyah]

Bonds and Piazza need to be in.

Congrats on those who did make it

 

 

i'm not revisiting the bonds subject anymore, but piazza should get in. there's only the softest suggestion that piazza ever used PED's and nothing even remotely resembling actual evidence, at least that i'm aware.

 

that being the case, then he needs to get in because he's the greatest offensive catcher of all time. his much maligned defense wasn't really all that bad, it was just something to harp on about.

Edited January 6, 2015 by ukyah