No way, not with 87mph fastball
Who is Roger Clemens? How did he qualify for an IFBB pro card ?
Looks like Roger may be smarter then I thought. He's looking to get signed in the Major's so he can set the clock back 5 years until he's eligible for the Hall of Fame. Right now he is eligible next year and he for sure won't get in because of all the steroid BS. But in 5 years, the steroid era talk will loosen up and the Hall of Fame most likely will be more acceptable in bringing these types of players in. Pretty fucking smart imop. All he has to do is get signed and then fake an injury and retire.
once they let Berry Bonds In the Hall of fame and Ivan Rodriguez, they will have to let the rest of the steroid freaks in , mark mcgwire, jose cansceco , David Ortiz, manny ramierez , Rafael Palmeiro, Alex Rodriguez, and so on ...
Oritz and Canseco won't make it.But the other guys should.
If Oritz hits 30 to 40 HR's over the next few years, he will have a really good chance as going in as a DH. He's at 401 right now. 500 HR's will look pretty damn good.
500 Hrs is not a lock, specifically because of guys like Ortiz. DH will not help him either. But, the Boston media machine was capable of diluting the Hall by forcing in Rice, so anything can happen.
The baseball IQ overall has become higher so other numbers will start to leak in when looking at the HOF.
An MLB pitcher can get away with 87 if their command is perfect, and they have a good offspeed pitch.
For over 10 years 75-86, Rice was one of the most feared hitters in the league. Numbers don't always tell the story of what was really going on at the time.
Because he'll never play in the big league again so why take the attention away from the guys who are trying to make it to the show? Clemens is a sociopath who needs attention. The guy should just join a softball league and call it a day.
Why didn't he lead the league in intentional walks during that period? How much poopl had to be cleaned off the mound when pitchers shit themselves in anticiaption of pitching to him?Most feared was the meme they had to create since the numbers didn't back it up.
fwiw to the baseball nerds, Bill James wrote in his Historical Baseball Abstract that Jim Rice was "probably the most overrated player in the last 30 years."
Pitchers knew he was a free swinger. I think he only walked 60+ times once in a season.
Free swinging cost his team more runs and wins than if he's learned some plate control.
dude made enough contact to hit into a record number of double plays.
