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Which of these recently retired players will make the Hall of Fame?
Mike Piazza - yes
Larry Walker - no, but it's hard to argue with a .313 lifetime average.
Edgar Martinez - no, but see note on Walker
Biggio - yes, 3000 hits still gets you in
Rickey Henderson - yes
Palmeiro - probably. If it was just the home runs, I might say questionable because of the steroid cloud, but he also had 3000 hits. McGwire could not get in on the first try with all of his home runs.
Bonds - yes despite the steroids
Sosa - This is a tough one. If McGwire ever gets in, Sosa should get in.
Clemens - again, the steroid cloud makes him not a sure thing
John Franco - 424 saves, 4th all time. But still no.
McGriff - no, because steroids cheapened home runs
Bagwell - no for the same reason
Roberto Alomar - not sure, probably no
David Cone - no
Bernie Williams - no
Kenny Lofton - no
David Wells - at 239 wins, has more than Hall of Famers lWhitey Ford, Catfish Hunter, Don Drysdale, Waite Hoyt, Jim Bunning, Bob Lemon, and Hal Newhouser. But still, probably no
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- Anonymous1 decade agoFavorite Answer
I Changed Some:
Mike Piazza - Yes
Larry Walker - No
Edgar Martinez -No
Craig Biggio - Yes
Rickey Henderson - Yes
Rafeal Palmeiro - Probably to Maybe
Barry Bonds - Yes
Sammy Sosa - Yes
Roger Clemens - Unfortunately Yes
John Franco - No
Fred McGriff - No
Jeff Bagwell - No To Unlikely
Roberto Alomar - Probably No to Maybe
David Cone - No
Bernie Williams - No (But I Think he deserves it)
Kenny Lofton - No to Maybe
David Wells - Yes
Good Question!
- Anonymous1 decade ago
Piazza - I hope so, hes a great catcher and an amazing hitter, very talented
Larry Walker - I would like to see it, but its doubtful
Edgar Martinez - Unlikely
Craig Biggio - 3000 hits is no longer a guaruntee for the HOF, but he's in for other reasons as well
Rafael Palmeiro - McGwire deserved it much more than him, so i hope not
Barry Bonds - I have no respect for him, i dont think he'll get votes
Sammy Sosa - Good player, but hes been caught cheating as well, cork.....
Roger Clemens - His steroid rumors are not as big, he will most likely go in
John Franco - Great player, not a hall of famer
Fred McGriff - Not a chance
Jeff Bagwell - His homeruns are only from how easy it is to pull them in astro stadium (same with craig biggio), i hope he doesnt make it
Roberto Alomar - Hard to say, i wouldnt think so
David Cone - Good player, not a hall of famer
Bernie Williams - No
Kenny Loften - No
David Wells - Hes got a chance but doubtfull
- Anonymous1 decade ago
Mike Piazza - yes
Larry Walker - Unfortunetely no, but should be boarderline.
Edgar Martinez - Didn't get enough hits and DH all of his career, but beloved in Seattle.
Biggio - first ballot
Rickey Henderson - first ballot
Palmeiro - No steroid guy will ever get in.
Bonds - No steroid guy will ever get in.
Sosa - No steroid guy will ever get in.
Clemens - No steroid guy will ever get in.
John Franco - Won't last past the first ballot but check out his lifetime ERA, which is far more impressive than saves.
McGriff - Absolutely will, not on first ballot but bet the house, he's in.
Bagwell - No steroid guy will ever get in.
Roberto Alomar - Possible first ballot but guaranteed HOFer, not sure where you went south on this one. One of the greatest second basement ever.
David Cone - no
Bernie Williams - no
Kenny Lofton - no
David Wells - Won't last past the first ballot. I'm baffled anyone thinks this guy is remotely a HOFer. Take a look at his ERA. Great run support, never won a major award, super high era and I believe only one 20 win season. He's got a perfect game but that ain't enough. The guys you compare him to are way way better, he's not comparible to those guys in the least.
- Kevin CLv 51 decade ago
Mike Piazza, Biggio, Rickey Henderson, Palmeiro, Bonds,
Sosa, Clemens, McGriff, Bagwell
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- Anonymous1 decade ago
Mike Piazza,Craig Biggio, Ricky Henderson, Barry Bonds,Roger Clemens,David Cone, and David Wells
- 1 decade ago
Mike Piazza - YES (no crap, Sherlock)
Larry Walker - it'll take a few years, but YES
Edgar Martinez - YES, made the DH what it should be
Biggio - YES, just for 3000 hits
Rickey Henderson - YES, not just for hits but for breaking just about every stealing and runs scored record there is or will be
Palmeiro - NO, just for the steroids, like McGwire
Bonds - NO, because of the steroids
Sosa - YES, I truly believe Sosa is clean (corked bats not included)
Clemens - NO, shocker, but steroid controversy ruined it for him
John Franco - Maybe, because of how long he worked, but still NO
McGriff - Ooooh, tough one. I'd say YES personally, but it'll take a while for the writers to decide the same. (No steroids, dude)
Bagwell - YES, despite having a shot at 500 home runs getting cut off. (How DARE you accuse him of steroids!)
Roberto Alomar - Very close, but NO
David Cone - NO, didn't do enough
Bernie Williams - Mmmmm... NO
Kenny Lofton - NO
David Wells - Yech... NO
- 1 decade ago
Piazza- yes, but not on the first ballot
Walker- ditto
Martinez-yes as a senior player
Biggio-too good a player at too many positions to not get in
Henderson-yes
Palmerio-i have a better chance of getting in the him
Bonds- no
Sosa- no, too many bad years at the end
Clemens- too many bad revelations here lately
Franco- yes, but several years down the road
Mcgriff- no, has been out of the public eye for far too long, and didn't have a gret relationship with the media
Bagwell- the last two years of injury will decide, but i say yes
Alomar- he will always be remembered for the spitting incident, no he will not get in
Cone- not a friend of the media, so no
Williams- yes. Yankees always get in.
Lofton- too good for too long not to get in
Wells- one of the best pitchers not to get to 300, but run support cost him more than bad pitching. He will get in.
- corneliusLv 44 years ago
including on your checklist: Nidermayer, Sakic (definate) definate: Jagr, Sundin, Modano, Selanne, Lidstrom, Chelios probable: Recchi, Shanahan, Roenick, Fedorov, Blake attainable: Brind'Amour * appropriate you're approximately Yzerman already being in. My mistake.
- 1 decade ago
Piazza, yes.... Henderson, yes.... Bonds, yes.... Sosa, yes.... Clemens, yes.... Alomar, yes
- 1 decade ago
wells is real iffy even with the perfect game he just has the personality of a yeast infection