He deserved it, the top 3 third basemen during 90s to 2000s. And he brought great time for we Cards fans.

@charlesnavin4482

Жыл бұрын

And the hall looks at decades. instead of comparing them to others in the hall. You’re hundy p brah

Bro has 8 gold gloves, a WS champ, 7 silver sluggers, and a 70 WAR. Plus, it was his 5th or 6th year on the ballot. Why are people whining about this?

@severianthefool7233

Жыл бұрын

Cause people will whine about anything

@NatTurnerswitBurnerz

Жыл бұрын

Winning a WS is a team accomplishment. And he only had ONE SS award. Other than that, 👍

@westhoodqualzini7884

Жыл бұрын

Because it’s the hall of really good. Not the hall of fame. Scott rolen is not a hall of famer. He was really good like a lot of other guys. You have to a set a standard

@jonnycamp3819

Жыл бұрын

@@westhoodqualzini7884 Derek Jeter had 71 WAR, Rolen had 70. I know WAR doesn't mean everything. But the dude was one of the best ever at his position, that alone gets you to the hall of fame

@NatTurnerswitBurnerz

Жыл бұрын

@@jonnycamp3819 There just aren't that many great third basemen in history, so the bar is pretty low. His former teammate Jim Edmonds had 8 GGs as well as better AVG/OBP/SLG, OPS+. Also, he had more homers and walks. Since Rolen got in, there are a lot of other guys that should, too. E.g. Helton, Beltran, Whitaker, to name a few.

I lived in St. Louis as a kid while Rolen was there. Being a Reds fan, I HATED, and still hate, the Cardinals. I STILL liked Scott Rolen.

@Gemnist98

Жыл бұрын

And hey, he came to you guys during the Dusty Baker days! Full circle!

@CaptReality

Жыл бұрын

StL and KC are the most racist pos cities in the USA.. good for u, aloha

@cstbrent81

Жыл бұрын

And we hate and still hate the lowly Reds 😂

@wizardofboz

Жыл бұрын

@@CaptReality What I said had nothing to do with race.

As a Astros fan this is well deserved

@hhoc_YT

Жыл бұрын

ASTROS ARE THE BEST!!

Congratulations Scott, next up is Adrian Beltre, and then Nolan Arenado. As usual, the great ones make it look easy.

Dude, the poor Marlins in this video. 😂

Was my favorite phillie growing up

Awesome video

Well deserved. Dude Was a beast. Was fun to watch. Great video

If Scott Rolen is a HOF So is Bernie Williams Bernie Numbers are even better Look forward to Bernie’s induction.

@danielsoutherd

Жыл бұрын

I’m not seeing that. To each their own.

@anguslean4058

Жыл бұрын

@@danielsoutherd look at both their stats Bernie is better in almost every category And he won a batting title

@davidbarger3786

Жыл бұрын

I'm gonna guess you're only looking at the offensive numbers. Rolen is a FAR better defender than Williams. Rolen is one of the top fielding 3Bs of all time. Williams wouldn't have won a GG if he didn't play for the Yankees.

@anguslean4058

Жыл бұрын

@@davidbarger3786 Williams won 4 gold gloves He also was a great clutch hitter And has 4 rings If Rolen is in Williams should be in also.

@briankendall7878

2 ай бұрын

​@@anguslean4058 No he shouldn't be Bernie is a CF and Rolen is a 3B Relative to position Rolen stacks up far better than Williams does historically

Congratulations Scott Rolen! You deserve this honor.

I remember his baseball cards were a hot item back in the day. On par with Chipper Jones & Nomar.

If Rolen had played for the Yankees, Dodgers or Giants, no one would be questioning his selection.

@danielsoutherd

Жыл бұрын

Facts.

@charlesnavin4482

Жыл бұрын

He belongs in the hall. He was great just like Ozzie Smith, Bob Gibson, Stan Musial. And will sit next to other cards greats Albert and Yadi. Because they are all equally hall of famers.

@charlesnavin4482

Жыл бұрын

Yes. The voters only vote fir big city talent. They don’t have TVs or computers. Duck face

@markhousman8447

Жыл бұрын

I am not referring to voters. I live in Boston and sports talk radio hosts and callers can't stop ripping this selection. There is a big market bias among fans.

Keith Hernandez, Dave Parker, Dale Murphy, Andreu Jones, Jeff Kent, Carlos Delgado. and a number of other players who should be in the HOF. yet Rolen and Baines are.

@Gemnist98

Жыл бұрын

I’ll give you Baines, but Rolen absolutely deserves the Hall. Also, Jones should be elected next year or the year after.

@williamb.8762

Жыл бұрын

Bobby Grich is one who's always stood out to me

@petersonofleo11

Жыл бұрын

You are comparing Baines to Rolen? Rolen is top ten all time in a lot of offensive categories among third basemen and is easily top 5 ever with the glove among third base. In my opinion among third basemen all time he ranks between 8 to 12.

@johnwayne9828

Жыл бұрын

@@petersonofleo11 hes using baines to point out how big of a joke the hall has become.

@Ohmagawdjr

Жыл бұрын

Baines being in the hof but Carlos Delgado getting kicked off the ballot in his first year was just ridiculous.

Now, on the offensive side of the deal, Mr. Rolen had a way to get the head of the bat right there, right on time.

Dave Stieb when??? (All respect to papa Rolen)

Was he playing shortstop on that catch on the soft liner up the middle, or was he in a shift?

Wow. No fans in Philly at some of those early highlights.

Andruw Jones better make it next year

@iliketocomment8144

Жыл бұрын

One the greatest center fielders of all-time. He had some monster offense years and was always consistent. He was who I tried to mimic playing center field as a kid and in my teen years. 👍

@bradleysanchez4201

Жыл бұрын

He should have been already in.

I played against scott in high school semi state championship. He was just as good in 96... Jasper 3 Floyd Central 2

Respect. But we have to get these voters out and get some fresh blood in there.

@Gemnist98

Жыл бұрын

There is fresh blood. That’s the only reason why Rolen was elected. The new voters love specialists and WAR-friendly players. Rolen was a defensive legend and has 70 WAR.

@johnwayne9828

Жыл бұрын

@@Gemnist98 you people realize war isnt the only stat, right?

@charlesnavin4482

Жыл бұрын

@@Gemnist98 and equally important as Stan Musial. Both HOFers, stats don’t matter anymore.

@Gemnist98

Жыл бұрын

@@johnwayne9828 Yes, but it’s a great deciding factor in players getting elected. And 70 WAR places Rolen among the greats. Not to mention his eight Gold Gloves (fourth most of any third baseman), 300 home runs, over 2,000 hits, and .281 batting average.

Scott Deserves the hall. Now he is finally equal to Ozzie Smith, Stan Musial, Bob Gibson, Tony LaRussa, Albert Pooholes and Yadi Molina. When poophole and the jerk get it the hall.

Going in as a Cardinal or Phillie? He is the model all elite 3rd basemen since have been built around, and there are a lot nowadays. 3rd base generally wasn’t the power position it is today.

@SeanyMacKTA

11 ай бұрын

philly all day!

@moony_97

7 ай бұрын

​@@SeanyMacKTAnope sorry!

I'm so glad A-Rod has not gotten in

JUSTICE FOR LOU WHITTAKER

@davidbarger3786

Жыл бұрын

You realize they're not competing with each other, right?

@jaedog53

Жыл бұрын

Couldnt even spell his name right

Ya know, Billy Wagner struck him out a few times

@charlesnavin4482

Жыл бұрын

He belongs in this class. Not “I played 17 years” Rolen

👍

Congratulations 👍👏👐🤲🙌💐🥳🎊🎉🍾🥂🎆🎇 Scott Rolen Well Deserved

@charlesnavin4482

Жыл бұрын

Not well deserved. The HOF needed a player so people would come.

@charlesnavin4482

Жыл бұрын

He belongs in the same hall of fame as Brooks Robinson? Same talent as Honus Wagner? Same level as Derek Jeter. When I think of great third baseman? Scott Rolen, straight to the top

People act like it’s the hall of “great” saying things like it’s not the hall of “very good”. It’s the hall of FAME. Fame takes into account more than just stats. If you’re top 15 in your position all time and defined the position during your age (or were a culturally significant individual)… that’s fame n you’re in imo.

I'd argue that Aramis Ramirez is jus as good..

@charlesnavin4482

Жыл бұрын

Id argue the same thing

@briankendall7878

7 ай бұрын

Ramirez was terrible defensively

Keep Rolen Rolen Rolen WHAT

Hello

When Ryne Sandberg made the hall, it opened the floodgates for below HOF players.

@NatTurnerswitBurnerz

Жыл бұрын

Sandberg was widely considered the best at his position offensively and defensively for 7-8 years and also one of the best players in baseball. When he retired, he had more homers than any other 2nd baseman ever. He stole over 300 bases, I'm pretty sure. He won an MVP and finished top 5 three times in MVP voting. Seven Silver Sluggers awards and nine gold gloves. That's a HOFer.

@briankendall7878

2 ай бұрын

​@@kevinmichael9482 Then you live in a fantasy world. That place has never existed

@kevinmichael9482

2 ай бұрын

@@briankendall7878 It's the Hall of Fame, not the hall of very good.

@briankendall7878

2 ай бұрын

@@kevinmichael9482 Get a clue about who is actually historically in. The standard you think exists has never at any point in time existed, period. It simply has not. EVER He's well above Hall of Very Good

@kevinmichael9482

2 ай бұрын

@@briankendall7878 Ok, expert! I've been a MLB fan since the '50s; my opinion as a fan is shared by respected BBWAA (Tony Maserati). Rolen never excelled in any particular category and never led the league in anything, ever--heck, was rarely the best player on his team. I wont get into his dismal post season stats (hitless in both the 2004 NLDS and World Series).

No idea who this is....

Interesting HOF pick. Barry Bonds seems to be a more logical choice though. Bernie Williams too. Congrats Scott. You got in!

@vitalivs7249

Жыл бұрын

Barry Bonds?, seriously?

@peterron924

Жыл бұрын

@@vitalivs7249 yes, seriously

@iliketocomment8144

Жыл бұрын

@@peterron924 Never gonna happen.

@charlesnavin4482

Жыл бұрын

@@iliketocomment8144 Scott Rolen or Stan Musial? Equals now, no choice is correct

@iliketocomment8144

Жыл бұрын

@@charlesnavin4482 Stan is an original OG so I’m gonna go with him. 😆

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Lotta boomers in here upset that their favorite guy hasn't gotten in and therefore Rolen must be terrible. Get over yourselves

Great player, but honestly Dale Murphy had just as good if not better numbers and gets snubbed, go figure!

@davidbarger3786

Жыл бұрын

LOL what? Rolen has 70.1 WAR and Murphy has 46.5. That's very good for Murphy, but he is not even a little bit close to Rolen.

@charlesnavin4482

Жыл бұрын

@@davidbarger3786 you’re right! I find myself thinking if I were to start a team today. Rolen or Stan Musial. Tough call if they were both 25.

Not a hall of famer to me.. the gold gloves were impressive but 2100 hits, 300 hr, and .284 ba??? They r good stats and above average.,. Hall of Fame though??? Nah... also wasn't too pleased with how he left Philly.

Good for him but the baseball HOF is a joke

Amazing how close his stars are to Dale Murphy. Murphys stats are actually better, but no hall for Dale.... Congrats to Rolen.

@joshuapatrick682

Жыл бұрын

That isn’t Rolan’s fault though is it. Why bring it up? 70 versus 46 WAR is probably the reason though..

@charlesnavin4482

Жыл бұрын

@@joshuapatrick682 Rolen reminds me a long line of cardinal hall of famers. Stan Musial comes to mind. Rolen = Musial And then Rolen is as good as Pooholes and Yadi.

@christendo5733

9 ай бұрын

I think Murphy is a HoFer, but his numbers are not better than Rolen's numbers. Scott Rolen Dale Murphy BA .281 ✅️ .265 OBP .364 ✅️ .346 SLG .490 ✅️ .469 OPS .855 ✅️ .815 Runs 1,211 ✅️ 1,197 Hits 2,077 2,111 ✅️ 2B 517 ✅️ 350 3B 43 ✅️ 39 HR 316 398 ✅️ RBI 1,287 ✅️ 1,266 SB 118 161 ✅️ BB 899 986 ✅️ K 1,410 ✅️ 1,748

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I didn't really appreciate him when he was playing.

I don’t think he is a Hall of Famer. I don’t care about WAR. The eye test says he isn’t a Hall of Famer. Very good player but I didn’t sed him the same way I saw Albert Pujols. He just doesn’t seem like a Hall of Famer to me. And saw a lot of him being an Astros Fan

@hamricmike8

Жыл бұрын

I don't think he's a HOFer either but you can't compare him to Pujols who is arguably the greatest right-handed hitter of all time.

@bradleysanchez4201

Жыл бұрын

@@hamricmike8 fair point. When I watched him his play didn’t stand out as Hall of Famer

@johnwayne9828

Жыл бұрын

Definitely not a hall of Famer and the people who are saying he is can only point to his war as why. Modern fans need to quit having such a hardon for war, it's not the only stat that matters.

@davidbarger3786

Жыл бұрын

What exactly does he fail on the eye test? Is it the power (316 HR)? Is it the average (.281 career)? Is it the fielding (8 GGs)? Be specific and provide video

@bradleysanchez4201

Жыл бұрын

@@davidbarger3786 just watching him over the years he didn’t stand out as a Hall of Famer. Certain players I have watched played and they stand out as Hall of Famers. He didn’t.

Barry bonds is better barry needs it not him

Great ? Sure. HOF ? Not seeing it.

@anonymousanonymity2815

Жыл бұрын

70 WAR career is absolutely HOF worthy

@rhp_6926

Жыл бұрын

@@anonymousanonymity2815 Wins above replacement. So he was worth ~4 wins/yr over a bench player ? Sorry, doesn't work.

@anonymousanonymity2815

Жыл бұрын

@@rhp_6926 3 war season is generally considered an all star season, a team of 0 war players wins 60 games, a team of 4 war players in theory wins approximately 96-108 games if you don’t count the bench and bullpen guys In his nearly decade peak from 97 to 06 he average nearly 5.5 war a season if you don’t think that’s hof worthy then you’re crazy

@bradleysanchez4201

Жыл бұрын

Me either

@rhp_6926

Жыл бұрын

@@anonymousanonymity2815 Jeter has a career WAR of 71. Rolen is at 70. Sorry, just not seeing the two as equivalent players. Given that, WAR seems pretty subjective and not a true measure of a players greatness. Yadier Molina is at 42. Arenado is at 52. Who makes these numbers up

Why they are throwing t ball . what make you special in throwing.no piching,no swing ,no pitch conditions .just throw and hit . Cricket 🏏 is better than this .I'm sure if Americans once watch cricket match they will forget baseball

Doesn't belong in HOF. Regardless of position. Let's get guys like Dwight Evans Darrell Evans who are equally deserving if you think Rolen is worthy

None of those accomplishments in themselves are HOF worthy. The hall of fame is about players who displayed dominance for extensive periods throughout their careers. Scott Rolen never won an MVP, below 3k hits, below .300 BA, and only really had one season where one could say was really good. That's it. That is not a HOFr.

He did not deserve the HOF. He never stood out at any time of being a superstar

Bernardo Williams did more to be a HOFer than Scott Rolen ever did!!!

He’s not a hall of famer. He simply fits the cookie-cutter image of the writers/voters. Extremely overrated.