Andre Dawson Makes Baseball Hall of Fame 2010 Class, Roberto Alomar Gets Hosed

Through some random miracle, Andre Dawson was voted into the Baseball Hall of Fame today while Roberto Alomar was snubbed.

Dawson, in his ninth year of eligibility, won 77.9% of the vote. Alomar, one of the greatest second baseman in history, came up eight votes short.

A .279 career hitter with 438 home runs, 1,591 runs batted in and 314 stolen bases, Dawson was the National League Rookie of the Year with the Expos in 1977 and the NL Most Valuable Player in 1987 with the Cubs. The eight-time All-Star underwent 12 knee surgeries during his career but ended up with more than 400 home runs and 300 stolen bases, a feat achieved by only two other players in history, Willie Mays and Barry Bonds.

Getting the “so close, and yet so far” award is Bert Blyleven, who came up just percentage points short. A player needs 75 percent of the vote, and Blyleven got 74.2 percent.

I’m not saying this just because I’m from Baltimore, but how in the world does Andre Dawson make the Hall of Fame while Roberto Alomar, the greatest second-baseman of all time, gets hosed?

Yes, he spit in an umpire’s face, so let’s just ignore his feats on the field and keep him out of the Hall. That makes a lot of sense.

There are plenty of Andre Dawson-like players around the league. There is only one Roberto Alomar.

Andre Dawson is not a Hall of Famer.

Dawson elected to baseball Hall of Fame (cbc.ca)
Dawson to Enter Hall of Fame Alone (nytimes.com)
Andre Dawson, but not Alomar, elected to Hall (thestar.com)
Andre Dawson Finally a Member Of Baseball’s Hall of Fame (bleacherreport.com)
You: Players on ballot eagerly await Hall of Fame announcement (sportsillustrated.cnn.com)