Bernie Williams on tickets to Hall of Fame

The Puerto Rican Bernie Williams was exalted to the Latino Baseball Hall of Fame in September, but that does not guarantee entry into another Hall.

In fact, the possibilities of Bernie Williams to be immortalized in Cooperstown seem remote.

However, among the players that appear on the ballot for the first time this year, Williams could well be the candidate with more arguments.

After splitting the 1991 and 1992 seasons between major league and minor league, Williams seized the post of center fielder holder with the Yankees in 1993. He played in the Grand Chapiteau seasons 16 - all with New York - and retired after the campaign of 2006 with a batting average of. 297, 287 home runs, 1,275 driven, four gold gloves, a percentage of base-.381 slugging percentage of. 477. The Puerto Rican was also selected to the all-star game on five occasions.

But it was with his performance in the playoffs Williams became u000alove in New York. The former warden is the leader of all-time in RBIs in the postseason with 80 and is the second in other categories, including home runs, total reached bases, runs scored, hits and doubles. Williams was a key piece of the dynasty of the Yankees during which won four world series titles (1996, ' 98, ' 99, 2000). New York was defeated in the other two World Series (2001, 2003) with Williams in el garden central.

"The simple fact of being mentioned is this context is phenomenal", said Williams.

"Always gives you great satisfaction." "But at the same time you don't have control over that decision nor what is going to happen".

If voters take into account the perception of his character and the way in which behaved outside the field, Williams will have more arguments.

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