Scott Rolen delivers emotional Baseball Hall of Fame Induction speech

[@um52]

Mcgriff was always a HOF to me. His career resume was great. Rolen was a underrated hitter. He deserved the hall just from his defense. GOAT at 3rd defensively

[@Wobu27]

My fav player growing up. Well always love you Scott!

[@cseckstein]

Congrats…..I remember watching you play high school baseball when I was in elementary school…..Jasper Wildcat forever!

[@raywilliams8577]

I love you scottie you're the best third baseman I've ever seen thanks for the memories you will be missed and you deserve the hall of fame

[@lukekuykendall6366]

Incredible speech, incredible ballplayer, and while I know there are some out there who may have felt Rolen wasn't deserving of the hall. I can tell you in all my years of watching the game, Scott Rolen is part of a very select list of the greatest to have ever played the hot corner. Maybe he didn't reach the offensive milestones because of injuries, but to see what he accomplished with them is nothing short of incredible. Take those injuries and setbacks in his career out of the equation, you're then looking at arguably the best defensive third baseman to ever play the game, and in the Top 5 all-time offensively.

[@thehaughtcorner]

But you don't get to cherry-pick the best parts of a player's career. Rolen was a very good player, but he was not a Hall of Fame player.

[@ECWnWWF]

being from the city of Philadelphia it's difficult not to smash the thumbs down button to boo him one more time.

[@IAmKdizzle]

Class act all around. Rolen is a gamer, his jersey was always dirty, he played the game with integrity and heart, this is his crowing moment!

[@rougedemoncollects5239]

Congratulations to scott rolen on your induction into the national baseball hall of fame aka Cooperstown!!!! You deserve it hands down.

[@mysticakhenaton1701]

👍👍👍👍

[@chrisweidner4768]

Scott is 3rd all time at 3B for average war in a 162 game season. Only he and Mike Schmidt have over 300 HRs and at least 8 gold gloves. Listen to players who played against him. Guy is one of the handful of greatest at the position. Ever. “Seeing mom and dad walk to their seats while at 3B. Yep. That got me.

[@JoshSimpson47]

Class act part of one of my favorite Cardinals teams of all time. Loved watching those Cardinals teams for about 5 years

[@darrdmoo]

Congratulations, Scott! You always made a fellow Hoosier proud the way you played the game and conducted yourself in life.

[@abbeygubany4434]

Congratulations! I remember when you read to my class at 5th Street in your mom’s classroom. I’m a teacher today because of teachers like her!

[@dieterh.9342]

I graduated with his sister, who was to his mother’s right.

[@Breen09]

“Hall of famer”

[@jaypap7180]

Sclo cool St Louis has had the best third basemans of all time. With that being said I think when its said and done, Nolan Arenado is going to be the very best!!. It just doesn't get any better defensively and his offense is great as well.

[@natep9997]

And a Phillies wall of famer as of tonight friday September 22nd, 2023.

[@southside1205]

Greatest third baseman ever.

[@Chard-O]

With all due respect to Scott Rolen, why is Dale Murphy not in the HOF? They have very similar stats. Its hard to take this committee seriously any longer. Again, respect to Mr. Rolen and congratulations.

[@G19822]

Not to mention the Cobra!!

[@briankendall7878]

Because one is a generationally great defensive player at the most under represented position in the HOF with a good bat. If he wasn't in he'd be the best 3B not in the HOF And the other is a career .265 hitter with 398 home runs and a Lower WAR of a decent many OF snubs. Whose career was essentially over at the age of 31. The numbers say he is not.

[@csnodgers9025]

How did he get in over Dale Murphy?

[@jaykelly5328]

Joe Carter was the one people were afraid to face more than McGriff in the Bluejays How the Fck is Joe Carter not in the Hall !!!!!

[@JoshSimpson47]

One trick pony. It’s everything offense, defense, base running, ops, slugging, on base percentage, fielding percentage. It’s not all about homeruns

[@BluuPeppers]

Joe Carter isn’t even that close man.

[@Jamestown-y9j]

Have you checked out his career stats. A walkoff Homer in 7th game of a World Series is not enough to waltz into the HOF, decent ballplayer, but nowhere near a HOFer

[@sonic-qh7ed]

kind of like nfl hall of fame and rock and roll hall of fame some in dont deserve it some not deserve to be in

[@OnlyFacts662]

Anyone who watched this man play knows we were not seeing an all time great. Good player. Not hall of fame worthy. To put this guy in and leave out Curt, Kent, and the obvious ones.. MLB officially destroys its own HOF.

[@josephcolarossi6515]

Why not Thurman Munson? Wake up MLB!!!

[@jameshoran8]

Couldn't live up to Mike Schmidt's reputation at third.

[@briankendall7878]

Nobody can. Not sure what point you think you're making

[@sonic-qh7ed]

when i think hall of fame rolen wasnt even a thought. sorry just sayin

[@jason2171t]

You never warmed up to Philadelphia

[@imhip510]

It's a joke....lol Somebody pinch me if this is real But then we realized oh yeah dats rite...the hof has been watered down for quite some time now so we kind a get it

[@rawchickensandwich]

The hall is a joke

[@naftulzvi3353]

Yeah it's a shame how many players got pushed off the ballot without a serious look because of steroid loaded ballots.

[@imhip510]

Nevertheless it's a still a joke on a national travesty level

[@DJHProductions]

Thanks St. Louis, thanks Toronto, thanks Cincinnati, skips Philly…. Go bleep yourself Rolen.

[@seanhenderson7205]

Ummm were you even paying attention? Hysterical much? 😂😂😂 He thanked your sensitive ass plenty lol. Breathe into a bag... It'll help with your panic attack

[@JayWarr-dp4km]

Are you deaf or did you just not pay attention? He mentioned Philly first

[@olamilekanYT]

He started with Philadelphia.