Originally Posted by
rasputin
Well, in my view, Rice doesn't belong either, but I'm in the minority. He was a feared hitter, yes. He was not a good outfielder. He was not a particularly good baserunner. He hit into tons of double plays. And he was a me-first player.
I wouldn't vote for Murphy either, but I do think he's more deserving than Rice, because he was a good outfielder, a good baserunner, and a team player.
And, yes, Blyleven had lots of losses, but as has been mentioned above, he played for a lot of bad teams. His curve ball was the best I ever saw.