Welcome to the Baseball Hall of Fame Ryan Sandberg and Wade Boggs! I saw both of play during their prime and both are well deserving of the honor. Sandberg was always a Cardinal killer and his 1984 season was unbelievable. He carried the Cubs to the playoffs on his back.
I saw Boggs play against the KC Royals on several occasions and he had as sweet a swing as you can imagine. He had some problems with womanizing but who really cares. He had three thousand hits and deserves to be in the Hall.
Both Boggs and Sandberg chastised today's players on their greed. The criticism from both was well justified.
Along those same lines Rafael Palmiero screwed up. He too has 3000 hits as well as 500+ Home Runs. But, he will have a problem with the purists in getting into the Hall. Does he belong there? Probably. But will he get in on the first ballot five years after he retires? Probably not. I think there will be issues with how many of those home runs made it out of the parks based on how many were hit with steroids. Time will tell
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