Thome does not belong on there. Anyone that really watched the Indians in the 90s, he was never the catalyst of those teams. He was really good, he put up great numbers, mostly, for being the one to stick around the longest.
I never thought he was anywhere near as good as Belle and Manny, though. He definitely doesn't belong. Belle and Manny were the sluggers of those 90s teams. Thome was clearly the third banana.
The thing is, maybe I'm bias, SOMEONE from those 90s teams definitely deserves it though. I don't give a shit if they didn't win a World Series. Those were some of he best teams we've ever seen, in any era of baseball.
They just got fucking unlucky (both times really), in '95, they went against maybe one of the top-5 all-time greatest starting pitching rotations in the Braves.
I am okay with Omar making it, because this is the greatest short stop, defensively, I've ever seen. He was fucking fantastic! So he definitely deserves some strong consideration, and was definitely the anchor of the defense. He was seen as one of the top faces on those teams. Not a bad hitter either.
Kenny Lofton should easily be on that list before Thome. Kenny Lofton should be in the HALL OF FAME!!!!
My mistake about Cy Young, but the Spiders no longer exist, so is he not going to make it for any of these teams? Boston maybe, I don't know.
Is it too late to become a Cleveland Spiders fan, instead of an Indians fan? They might have a better shot at the World Series.
My list: Feller, Doby, Speaker, and Omar
Speaker better make it, he was a rival/comparable to Ty fuckin' Cobb in his day. Cry shame and embarrassing if he's left off.