2006: Dwight Gooden, Orel Hershiser
2007: Tony Gwynn, Mark McGwire, Cal Ripken, Jr.
2008: No first ballot HOF
2009: Rickey Henderson (Unless he finds a Major league spot this year.)
2010: No first ballot HOF (Edgar was a DH. He'll get snubbed.)
Dwight Gooden? Maybe we should make room for Jose Canseco, while we're at it!
No way! 200 wins don't get it on the first ballot.
No way Gooden or Hershiser gets into the HOF. They're no way near 300 wins and neither has more than 3,000 K's.
I'd put Tim Raines in on first ballot. Seven time all-star. Excellent on-base percentage. Over 800 stolen bases, and only 146 times caught. In terms of success rate, Raines was better at base stealing that Ricky Henderson or Lou Brock.
Interesting comment about Edgar Martinez. I wonder how good a DH will have to be in order to get elected to the Hall of Fame. I would make the case that if Martinez belongs in the HOF, then so does Harold Baines.