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Posted By: Chris Counts

This is has been a fascinating thread, but it has strayed far from the subject of Rich Gossage. What impresses me most about Gossage's selection to the HOF is how few fans are criticizing the vote of a guy who waited so long to get into Cooperstown. Which is fine with me, since I've long been a supporter of his selection. This is how I look at the question of whether the Gossage is worthy of induction into the HOF. If you were a batter in the 1970s, who would you least want to bat against? I can't decide whether Nolan Ryan or the Goose is that pitcher. Don't get me wrong. Seaver, Carlton and Palmer were truly great pitchers. But I'd rather bat against any of them than face the Goose ...