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Robbie Alomar
2005-03-20 08:22
by Alex Ciepley

As reported by The Score Bard, Roberto Alomar retired this weekend, ending a career which, despite a dramatic fade at its end, will land him in the Hall of Fame.

Alomar's career line against the Cubs (thanks, Rich!):

               ROBERTO ALOMAR
G   AB   R   HR  RBI  BB  K   SB  BA    OBA   SLG
46  169  24  2 	 19   17  17  7  .290  .351  .385
I don't have many specific memories of Alomar against the Cubs, but I do have a more general memory: Alomar, when he came up, was the player that in my mind was heir to the Sandberg throne as the best second baseman in baseball.

Looking back, I guess Craig Biggio (who will be at least as deserving of the HOF but will, I imagine, have a much tougher road to acceptance) could have had a few tough words for me and my canonization of Alomar, but what the hey--I've never been a fan of those Houston bums.

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