Don’t overthink this one.
Jim Rice is in the Hall of Fame. This bothers some people. I might so far as to say that, to these people, he’s probably the single worst inductee in recent memory, based on his statistical profile. Whether they’re right or wrong about the numbers hardly matters, but even assuming they’re correct, they’ve got the equation backward. Time and time again, the Hall of Fame tells us what it is, and no one who’s actually bothered to listen should be surprised at Rice’s induction.
The “Hall of Very Good” concept is basically designed to acknowledge guys like Rice or his teammate Dwight Evans, but it is not a real thing. Nor is the “Hall of Elite.” The Hall of Fame exists. Recent HOF voting indicates pretty clearly that the gatekeepers are choosing to recognize fame over infamy, as they has rejected the cases of, among others, the best hitter and pitcher to ever live. They prefer workaday players like Rice. Whatever your issue with them, or him, the whole point of the Hall is to celebrate the player for what he is, not what he isn’t.
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I’m changing my diet and I make a lot more rice than I used to. I’d say that using Rice to pitch rice is cheap and easy, but since Matthew McCounaghey just did it, so can I:
“Jerry’s eating rice!”
I love it. Let’s make rice.
Rice’s rice
- Rice (white rice for our purposes, even if it’s the worst one)
- Water
Bryan’s Notes
In the past I would try to make rice and I would always burn it. Now I never do. Progress!
- Rinse rice
- Add two cups of water and one and a half cups rice to a pot
- Bring to a boil
- Reduce to a simmer and cook for 20 minutes
- Relax and enjoy, unlike the Jim Rice haters. Losers.