It is a complete joke that Raines was not a first ballot Hall of Famer, but to be at 30% of the vote after 3 years is beyond insulting. Raines dominated the 1980's in the National League, and form '85-87, as Bill James points out, was deserving of winning the MVP all 3 years, and he did not get even one. Playing in Montreal for too long has really hurt him, with the spotlight not there, and he is being unfairly penalized for his short term cocaine use and not being as good as Henderson.
It is a complete joke that Raines was not a first ballot Hall of Famer, but to be at 30% of the vote after 3 years is beyond insulting. Raines dominated the 1980's in the National League, and form '85-87, as Bill James points out, was deserving of winning the MVP all 3 years, and he did not get even one. Playing in Montreal for too long has really hurt him, with the spotlight not there, and he is being unfairly penalized for his short term cocaine use and not being as good as Henderson.
RaptorsDevotee 1 year ago
"my game was hit line drives, get on base, steal a base and score a run"
and it was a lot of fun watching him do exactly that over the years as the young Expo fan I was.
Montreal just ain't the same without the game of baseball anymore.
Thank you Tim
and thank you, dmac59ny, nice post
HOF ain't complete without Rock
seby127 2 years ago
He should already be in the hall of fame.
truth8723 2 years ago
He really should be! He'll get there though
dmac59ny 2 years ago