So we have this baseball player who used to play from 1979 to 2002. Played in 4 different decades for 7 different teams. He had his tough career of unfair salaries, drugs, illnesses, and underrated numbers.....and of course, playing for the Montreal Expos. Now, despite this he was a 7-time all-star, played for two World Series teams, was in the MVP race multiple years, runner-up in Rookie of the Year, won a Batting Title, and led the National League in stolen bases for four years in a row. Good stats, right?
It gets better. He holds the Expos/Nationals record for career singles, triples, walks, stolen bases, runs created and times on base. He has a .988 fielding percentage while also leading the league in double plays-----as an outfielder. He batted over .300 ball in five different seasons, while being amongst the top switch-hitters in hits, runs, walks, times on base, singles, doubles, triples, times on base, and several other categories. Good stats, right?
How about we throw in the fact that only four players in the history of baseball have stolen more bases than him, and not one of them have had a better success rate than this man. 808 stolen bases in total, which is 200 more than any current player in baseball. He stole over 70 bases six times, while at one point stealing 40 straight bases without getting caught. This man is the best lead-off hitter not named Rickey Henderson in the history of baseball.
So tell me, why is this man, Tim Raines, still NOT in the Hall of Fame?!???!?!?
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