3 top 10 MVP finishes in a 17-year career does not a HOF career make. Biggio is a lock for Astros number retirement, but HOF is silly.

Shef is one of the very few players the Yanks could actually deal right now and get some value for. I'm not sure a Sheffield for Cameron deal is the best they could do so they were probably wise to turn it down but I'd be pissed if I were Yankee fan because Sheffield's reaction is going to turn off the handful of teams that could afford to trade for him.

At some point this season, this team is going to have to realize this isn't their year and start to look ahead. Teams aren't going to be calling to inquire about Bernie Williams and Jason Giambi. Take a look at that roster and try to determine who is dealable based on performance and contract status/money. Not many options. Sheffield was one....probably not anymore though.

I am glad that the Yankees rejected that deal.

That pic of Hulk Hogan and the Warrior looks like me the other night, except I ended up with gum in my hair :).

I know this is a very chick thing for me to say, but I like the new 'Cuse jerseys.

Have a Happy 4th of July!

Andre Dawson is a glaring example of what's wrong with the BHoF selection process. The BBWAA's criteria for selection are subjective in nature and lack definition. "Voting — Voting shall be based upon the player's record, playing ability, integrity, sportsmanship, character, and contributions to the team(s) on which the player played."

Not electing Ryne Sandberg to the Hall on the first ballot was ridiculous. Not electing Andre Dawson is just flat-out shameful.

Hmmph.

I agree with Lucy, Dawson is a no-brainer. I got to watch him play every day when he was with the Cubs and he was one of the most feared hitters I've ever seen.

I guess everyone has their barometers for the Hall, and my biggest is typically how much of an impact a guy would have on a book written about his period. (Marge Schott doesn't qualify, because I think we'd all throw up after reading any book about her period.)

Anyway, that's why I always thought Roger Maris belonged. Steinbrenner, too, and he's going whether you like it or not.

If Maris wasn't a "famous" ballplayer, then I don't know who was. But I'm not offended that he's not in. If he's one of those guys wh's better suited to have equipment hosted by the Hall, then fine.

Dawson, though, seemed like one of those guys who just stood out in a lineup, for many years. A five-tool player. In fact, a player you'd want anyone to be modeled after.

Jim Rice's non-inclusion always bothered me. You ask anyone who played in the AL from 1975-85 who some of the most feared hitters were, and I'll burn my Don Mattingly autographed rookie card if Rice isn't in the top 5. I just don't get it. Even more than Dawson, though Dawson had much better speed and was a far superior outfielder.

I guess I'm just less impressed with total numbers (Palmerio, Biggio) than I am of what they represented in their eras. And I can assure you that Rice and Dawson were way more feared than those two guys.

Palmeiro is headed for 3,000 hits and 570+ home runs. I can see the voters now, asking, "Do we have to?" Yep, you do.

Your Biggio comments are likely to get you killed in Houston. Seriously, they live him and Bagwell like you love Bagwell's ex-wife.