Jayson Stark Supports Dawson

Jayson Stark stays in Wrigleyville's good graces by voting for Andre Dawson for the Hall of Fame, along with EIGHT other names: Tony Gwynn, Cal Ripken Jr., Mark McGwire, Goose Gossage, Dale Murphy, Jack Morris, Jim Rice and Bert Blyleven (a name I have to look up every time I try to spell it). Here's his rationale on the Hawk, in addition to the stats: I covered the National League in the 1980s. And every debate about the best player in the National League back then included Dawson's name. That's something I think about every year when I cast a vote for this man. ... So consider his whole package of credentials -- power and speed, defense and award votes, and the all-important non-statistical side of him, the leadership and the respect he commanded among his peers. Consider all that, and it's tougher to figure out why Dawson shouldn't be in the Hall of Fame than why he should. Amen. And bear with me. We're 21 hours away from the vote announcement, so the (multi) daily posts on Dawson will stop. For a price. Negotiations start at a case of Diet Coke and a Taco John's gift card.