2011 Hall of Fame Candidates - Part 1

Roberto Alomar - 2002 Topps 20617-year career: 210 HR, .300 BA, 1,134 RBI, 474 SB, 12-time All-Star, 10-time Gold Glove

Carlos Baerga - 1992 Bowman14-year career: 134 HR, .291 BA, 774 RBI, 3-time All-Star

Jeff Bagwell - 2005 Zenith Z-Jerseys15-year career: 449 HR, .297 BA, 1,529 RBI, 4-time All-Star, 1991 ROY, 1994 NL MVP. My favorite guy on the list.

Harold Baines - 1985 Topps22-year career: 384 HR, .289 BA, 1,628 RBI, 6-time All-Star. A certain White Sox fan wonders why this guy isn't already in the Hall.

Bert Blyleven - 1987 Topps22-year career: 287-250, 3.31 ERA, 4,970 IP, 2-time All-Star

Bret Boone - 2003 Stadium Club Born in the USA Relics14-year career: 252 HR, .266 BA, 1,021 RBI, 3-time All-Star, 4-time Gold Glove

Kevin Brown - 1998 Topps Tek Diffractor19-year career: 211-144, 3.29 ERA, 3,256.3 IP, 6-time All-Star

John Franco - 2004 Donruss Timelines Recollection Autograph21-year career: 90-87, 424 saves, 2.89 ERA, 4-time All-Star

Juan Gonzalez - 1997 E-X2000 Hall or Nothing17-year career: 434 HR, .295 BA, 1,404 BRI, 3-time All-Star, 2-time AL MVP

Marquis Grissom - 1994 Upper Deck17-year career: 227 HR, .272 BA, 967 RBI, 429 SB. 2-time All-Star

Lenny Harris - 1995 Score Gold Rush18-year career: 37 HR, .269 BA, 369 RBI. Seems like a pretty long shot for the HOF. He played for 9 different teams. One of the worst baseball card poses ever.

Bobby Higginson - 1996 Collector's Choice Gold11-year career: 187 HR, .272 BA, 709 RBI.

Charles Johnson - 1998 Donruss Collections Preferred12-year career: 167 HR, .245 BA, 570 RBI, 2-time All-Star

Barry Larkin - 1997 Studio Hard Hats12 year career: 198 HR, .295 Avg., 960 RBI, 12-time All-Star

Al Leiter - 1996 Pinnacle19 year career: 162-132, 2,391 IP, 3.90 ERA

Edgar Martinez - 1996 Topps Laser18 year career: 309 HR, .312 Avg., 1,261 RBI. 7-time All-Star

Tino Martinez 1998 Stadium Club Triumvirate Luminous16 year career: 339 HR, .271 BA, 1,271 RBI, 2-time All-Star. 4 World Series rings.