Why Edgar Martinez Should Be Inducted Into the Baseball Hall of Fame

Posted: 28th November 2009 by PJ Ross in MLB
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The ballot for the 2010 Major League Baseball Hall of Fame was announced on Friday, and 26 players will be waiting on the phone call to join the most elite group in baseball. Edgar Martinez is one of the 15 first-time players on the ballot, and he is certainly a unique case to consider. Since he played the majority of his career as the designated hitter, a role that many voters will look down upon because it only encompasses one facet of the game, Martinez may face difficulties earning the 75 percent needed to be inducted.  However, commissioner Bud Selig said of Martinez, "He is the greatest DH since the rule was put in," and if you consider the DH a specialty role (like that of a closer) then by the same logic Mariano Rivera and Trevor Hoffman should never make the Hall o ...

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