Reaction: Andre Dawson Elected To Hall of Fame

Congrats to the Hawk, it's gotta be pretty special to be elected. What follows is why I would not have voted, and then why I would have voted for him.

I wouldn't have voted for Dawson because his career OBP is far too low for me, at .323. He played corner outfield in his peak, and is known as a corner outfielder. .323 OBP doesn't cut it, plain and simple.

However, his career slugging percentage is .482, which is quite nice. Not Hall worthy, but nice. Dawson also had a nice peak, but hardly a great one. From 1980 to 83, Dawson hit .302/.350/.518.

Again, that's fine. But it's not Hall worthy.

But, hey! He won an MVP! Yep, and so did Ken Caminiti.

I'm sorry, Dawson's a nice player. He had a fine career. But he's not worthy.

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As for Mr. Blyleven, he nearly made it. 74.2% of the vote (you need 75% to make it) is painfully short, but it guarantees he goes in next year. It's still a tragedy that Blyleven, one of the most dominant pitchers in history, didn't make it. We weep for you, Bert.

Barry Larkin and Roberto Alomar will both be going in within 5 years, which is nice (even though both should be in right now).

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