OT:Put an Expos' cap on Vlad Guerrero Sr.

dagger · Post #1 » by **dagger** » Mon Mar 14, 2016 3:35 am

http://www.thescore.com/mlb/news/982566

Jim Cowsert / Reuters
Vladimir Guerrero will become eligible to be voted into baseball's Hall of Fame for the first time in 2017, but if the slugger does receive enough votes to be inducted at some point, he isn't sure what hat he'll wear into Cooperstown.

Because his mind doesn't seem made up, Guerrero reached out on social media on Sunday night for some help from his fans.

The 41-year-old former slugger has previously mentioned his affinity for entering wearing the cap of either team, so the choice doesn't seem clear just yet.

Guerrero was signed as an amateur free agent by the Montreal Expos in 1993 and spent the first eight seasons of his career with the club, hitting .323/.390/.588 with 234 home runs and 702 RBIs in the process.

After leaving Montreal for Anaheim as a free agent, Guerrero went on to spend six years with the Angels, slashing .319/.381/.546 with 173 home runs and 616 RBIs while also winning an MVP award with the club in 2004.

T-d0t · Post #2 » by **T-d0t** » Mon Mar 14, 2016 4:38 am

Not a chance

Lateral Quicks · Post #3 » by **Lateral Quicks** » Mon Mar 14, 2016 11:05 pm

He definitely has a chance, but he's not a lock by any means.

But if he does go in, it should definitely be as an Expo. He has more seasons with them, and arguably his best three statistical seasons were with them.

The_Hater · Post #4 » by **The_Hater** » Tue Mar 15, 2016 6:19 pm

I have a feeling that Vlad never gets in.

Let's just hope that Tim Raines finally gets in the next couple of seasons, it's been criminal how overlooked he's been by the voters. Playing in a small Canadian market before the advanced stats era does that I guess.

tecumseh18 · Post #5 » by **tecumseh18** » Wed Mar 16, 2016 12:44 am

The_Hater wrote:I have a feeling that Vlad never gets in.

Let's just hope that Tim Raines finally gets in the next couple of seasons, it's been criminal how overlooked he's been by the voters. Playing in a small Canadian market before the advanced stats era does that I guess.

Being totally coked out during some of your prime years - and hurting your otherwise contending team in the process - will do that, too.

Man, those Expos if Raines and Ellis Valentine had just kept it together. Woulda been awesome.