Might Manny Ramirez be another Boston slugger that ends up outside Cooperstown looking in like Jim Rice? Once again, the voters had their day in the sun and once again, they left most baseball fans scratching their heads. The Hall of Fame is for the best players who have ever played and it is the job of the voters to act as caretakers for the great history of this game. However, with the election of relief pitcher Bruce Sutter, the floodgates have been open for many others and left more qualified players on the outside looking in. Sutter is the first full-time reliever to enter the hall, even though his role was much different than those of closers in today?s game. He did reach the elusive 300 saves club, which puts him the elite company of the greatest closers to ever play. However, he was still just a closer and should be ranked like designated hitters, where only the top few of all-time should get in. Sutter doesn?t fit into the category in my book and definitely shouldn?t have gone into the Hall before the likes of Jim Rice and Rich ?Goose? Gossage. During his career, Rice was the power hitter of his generation when he hit at least 39 home runs four times, when it still meant something, and still held a career .298 average. In his 16 years, he hit over .300 seven times and drove in over 100 runs on eight occasions. In an era of steroid use that has torn apart the great power numbers, Rice deserves his to be on display in Cooperstown. Gossage put up quality numbers both from the starting rotation and from the bullpen. He was what John Smoltz is, but at a higher level. He had over 300 career saves and 124 career wins to go along with his .537. Much like Rice, who is the best eligible offensive player not in the Hall of Fame, Gossage is the best pitcher not in and definitely should of gone in before Sutter. Dale Murphy and Andre Dawson are other names that should have at least garnered more consideration, if not gotten in on this try. Still, we shouldn?t squash any opinions in this matter because it is what makes this process great. Old baseball writers and the casual fan can go back and forth on who should be in and shouldn?t be in, which in turn keeps the great history of this game alive.