Baseball Hall of Fame questions....?

Question

Here's a list of guys already in the Hall of Fame...do they deserve to be? Tell me yes or no and why or why not...I'll list my thoughts after your answers...

Goose Gossage (2008) will be shortly...

Bruce Sutter (2006)

Ryne Sandberg (2005)

Dennis Eckersley (2004)

Gary Carter (2003)

Ozzie Smith (2002)

Kirby Puckett (2001)

Rollie Fingers (1992)

Catfish Hunter (1987)

Answer 1

YES!! These players earned their chops and rightfullu belong in the Hall of Fame

All of these listed players were either among the best that ever played their position or were outstanding pitchers of their era.

I still don't know why the Goose was kept waiting for so long.

Answer 2

Babe Ruth was 1978

Goose is not 08' he was 06' Bruce Sutter is 2008.

Answer 3

Relief pitching wasnt as specialized in the late 1900's as it is now so save totals aren't as high as they are today. Pitchers like Gossage, Sutter, Eckersley, and Fingers weren't brought in to pitch just one inning and it was not uncommon for them to pitch 2 or more innings. They earned the right to be in the HOF because they were the dominant closers of their era.

Smith's glove earned him induction more than his bat while Sandberg was one of the finest secondbasemen of his era.

Carter benefitted from the NYC hype machine and was a decent catcher but Puckett is one of the most undeserving players ever to be inducted into the HOF.