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Thoughts
Rose is banned from baseball, and I think appropriately. So long as he is banned, he should be ineligible for the HOF. I think there is a good argument for not venerating a person who has so clearly given the middle finger to the game. On the basis of his playing accomplishments, he is in (though largely on the basis of freakish longevity -- his production was not that great, just very long).
I think Alomar is in, clearly. Dominant 2b of his age, and will likely get to the 3000 hit mark.
I think that Sandberg marginally is a no. His overall numbers just aren't that great, and he was not a huge impact player (like Rice was for a time). One side note, if you think Sandberg is in, you HAVE to vote for Alomar. Alomar's numbers are better all the way down the board.