Roberto Alomar turns 56 today. It is hard to know what to say about Roberto. He was a terrific player. He is also on MLB’s ineligible list because of an allegation of sexual misconduct, which MLB...
Roberto Alomar turns 56 today. It is hard to know what to say about Roberto. He was a terrific player. He is also on MLB’s ineligible list because of an allegation of sexual misconduct, which MLB investigated and found credible. The last I heard, the woman isn’t planning to sue or bring criminal charges. People argue that if something that wasn’t proven in a court of law, we shouldn’t believe it happened. I totally reject that. I can understand why a woman wouldn’t want to press charges.
But then it would be hard to kick someone out of the Hall who had been elected 75 years ago when ‘character’ was defined differently than it is today. If Alomar were up for election this year, he wouldn’t get 75% of the vote. As a player, he was one of the best. In five seasons with the Blue Jays, he hit .307/.382/.451 with 206 stolen bases. And he had a flair for spectacular defensive play. In his 17-year MLB career, he hit .300/.371/.443 with 210 home runs, 474 stolen bases and a 67.0 bWAR.
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