Hall of Fame

I just returned from California and hope to begin semi-regular posting again.  While I hope to post on political happenings tomorrow, Professor Schaff has inspired me to post on sports today.

First of all, I too would like to wish my Alma Mater luck in their game against Winona State in the NCAA Division II tournament.  Winona State defeated USD in the first round of the tournament much to the delight of Professor Schaff. 

After reading Professor Schaff's post on the Major League Baseball Hall of Fame, I feel compelled to make a case for a player I think deserves election to the hall, Tom Glavine.  In the juiced ball era, only Roger Clemens, Greg Maddux, Randy Johnson, and Pedro Martinez have been better.  Glavine enters the season with 275 wins, two Cy Youngs, and five 20 win seasons.  He likely will win his 300th game in 2007 which makes his election to the hall a lock. 

I think a compelling case can be made for Ken Griffey Jr. as well.  Despite the injuries Griffey has suffered the last few seasons, he has compiled a Hall of Fame career without any suspicion of steroids (mostly because he is built more like me than Bonds, Sosa, McGuire, etc).  I think that if their statistics should be discounted due to steroid suspicions, the 600 home runs he will have complied over the course of his career will look even more impressive.  Other than that, I can't complain too much with Professor Schaff's analysis.