Jim Rice for Hall of Fame:
As 2pm today nears, the culmination of one person's career will be unveiled. He will be in the Hall of Fame or not. My personal hope is that he is. Writers will decide his fate not me.
Here is my argument for why.
Runs Batted In: If you score more runs than the other team you win.
From 1975 to 1986 he was the most feared hitter at the plate in all of baseball: 1,276 RBIs during that time (More than any other player). Many people would like to count HRs, but RBIs change the game as well.
If the entrance to the Hall of Fame is being the best of your generation, as many writers have indicated than this qualifies overwhelmingly.
Thoughts?
Rice not only should be in the Hall of Fame, he should have already been in the Hall of Fame. Perhaps, as voters look back at the ridiculous numbers put up in the steroid era, they will realize the enormity of Rice's statistics during his time.
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