Jim Rice HALL OF FAMER

Here are some great article links to our beloved Jim Ed Rice’s induction to the Baseball Hall of Fame

Nudging Rice over the borderline

By Bob Ryan Globe Columnist / January 11, 2009

Full disclosure: I have not always voted for Jim Rice.

He first appeared on the Hall of Fame ballot in 1995, and I did not put an X in his box until 2000. I mention this to underscore the enormously agonizing thought process any voter goes through when evaluating a borderline Hall of Fame candidate, of which Jim Rice is almost a classic Exhibit A.

Oh, sure, it’s easy when examining the case for a Mike Schmidt, George Brett, Nolan Ryan, Ozzie Smith, Wade Boggs, Cal Ripken, or Tony Gwynn, all of whom attained first-ballot enshrinement in the past 14 elections. It is similarly easy to vote yes on Rickey Henderson this year.

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