http://www.sportingnews.com/mlb/article/2010-01-06/baseball-hall-fame-2010-class-announced Makes it in on his 9th try, which isn't too surprising. I'm more surprised that Alomar did not make it. I'd figure he's a shoo-in for 2011.
I really don't like the whole "first ballot" thing, and I think it really speaks to what's wrong with the Hall of Fame in general. Once you let in guys like Dawson, Mazeroski, and Rizzuto(the player- the broadcaster DESERVED it), you now have to come up with new criteria to justify yourself. -X-
Looks like the Hawk is going in as an Expo, not a Cub. http://sports.espn.go.com/chicago/news/story?id=4861968 He won his only MVP trophy as a Chicago Cub, but it looks like Andre Dawson will collect his Hall of Fame hardware as a member of the Montreal Expos. Dawson sent a text message to the Chicago Tribune on Tuesday night saying: "Hall will issue a press release [Wednesday] announcing that I will go in as an Expo." Dawson spent the first 11 seasons of his career in Montreal, winning Rookie of the Year in 1977. He hit 225 of his 438 career homers with the Expos. He also showcased more of a speed game in Montreal, registering 253 of his 314 career steals. But it was in Chicago that Dawson became a household name. He handed the Cubs a blank contract in 1987 as a free agent and signed for $500,000 with $250,000 in incentives. He proceeded to bat .287 and led the league in homers (49) and RBIs (137), while winning MVP, a Gold Glove and going to the All-Star Game. The "Hawk" was an All-Star in five of his six seasons in Chicago before moving on to the Red Sox. He finished his 21-year career with the Expos.
I don't think he did. The argument is that his knees suffered from the astroturf, and that's all well and good, but they don't have a Pete Reiser wing of the Hall of Fame. He's in on the nice guy, veterans committee track. -X-
