Roberto Alomar Should Be in Hall Already

by Ed Price

Filed under: Blue Jays, Diamondbacks, Indians, Orioles, MLB Hall of Fame

Over four days this week, MLB FanHouse's Hall of Fame voters will break down the particulars of select players up for election to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2011. The results of the balloting will be made public on Jan. 5.

Six years ago, I saw Roberto Alomar at his worst.

Alomar spent the first half of his final season with the Diamondbacks, and I was a beat writer covering the team. He hit .309 in 38 games but made little impact, missing two months with a broken hand after being hit by a pitch.

After being traded to the White Sox in August, Alomar hit .180, and the next spring, he retired.

Here's the thing: Despite what I saw up close, I can't believe Alomar is anything but a slam-dunk Hall of Famer.

That Alomar DIDN'T get in a year ago, in his first time on the ballot, still stuns me.

I can't imagine under what criteria Alomar is not a Hall of Famer.

 

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