“You’re talking about, in my opinion, probably the best pitcher of all-time and the greatest player of all time,” Palmeiro said. “Keep them out and then the Hall of Fame has no credibility.”
...Palmeiro was voted on just 11 percent of the ballots in his first attempt into the Hall of Fame in 2011. He received 12.6 percent in 2012, well short of the 75 percent needed from voting members of the Baseball Writers Association of America. And he seems to understand it’s unlikely he’ll get enough votes to make it to Cooperstown.
“I put that behind me already,” said Palmeiro, who was in Arlington after being voted by the fans as one of the greatest Rangers of all time as part of the club’s 40th anniversary celebration. “I know what kind of career I had. I’m good with it. I can look at myself in the mirror and feel good and proud of what I accomplished. The Hall of Fame would be icing on the cake, but if it doesn’t happen, I’m fine with it. I will accept that and move on and live with it.”
...“We’re talking a different level of player,” Palmeiro said. “Clemens and Bonds, 10 years before they retired they were the best players in the game. These guys dominated the game before anything was ever mentioned about anything.
“So it’s going to be interesting. I don’t know if they’re going to get in or not. But I’m sure they’d say the same thing. They didn’t play the game for the Hall of Fame. They played the game because they loved to play the game as kids growing up and it was their career, it was the way they made a living for their families and that’s what’s important.”
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1. Mefisto Posted: August 10, 2012 at 06:13 PM (#4205712)But man, juice or no juice Palmeiro could rake- 3000+ / 550+ / 1800+ 73rd all time in Offensive WAR? Good thing absolutely everyone who juiced was putting up those same numbers or someone might think there was some genuine talent involved with this guy - like the Rangers clearly do.
Or, maybe more relevantly, how Pete Rose feels about Shoeless Joe Jackson?
Makes sense. It makes for a pretty easy story, get a few quotes from a retired player who doesn't have much else to do, and write a few sentences of commentary. And it does double or triple duty on subject matter, fans and haters with opinions on any of the names involved will click through and read it.
As for the subject matter, duh of course Raffy would support them, he ain't getting near a parsec of the place if they don't go in. Pretty much all the PED users and prime suspects have a vested interest in supporting each other to break down that barrier.
Damn that Barry Halper.
Deacon White thinks that Bill Dahlen, Dick Allen, Gil Hodges, Pete Rose, Joe Jackson, Barry Bonds, Rafael Palmeiro and Roger Clemens should all go to church more often. - Brock Hanke
Maybe in Missouri.
Brock, I think you're either reading the dictionary wrong, or you need to re-read what you wrote. The standard pronunciation of "cachet" is "cash-SHAY" (or more like "ca-SHAY") not "cash-SAY," which would be a heckuva tongue-twister.
"Caché" is a real word in French, though. (meaning "hidden") That's where our word "cache" comes from. But I think the English word has always had a silent E.
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