Ethan Witte's excellent piece on Scott Rolen deserving your Wall of Fame vote is here. It is rational, well-considered, and ultimately probably correct on the merits. So when I cast my vote for the Wall of Fame, why did I vote thusly?:
- Pete Rose
- Scott Rolen
- Manny Trillo
I am going to set aside for a moment my visceral "up yours to MLB" on Pete Rose going on the Wall of Fame reaction. That is also fairly consequential, honestly. In my opinion, he absolutely deserves to be in the Hall of Fame.