Hall of Fame

[Re-Peat]

This article has so many RBI legends in it that I wont even list them all.

[BeefMaster]

We should use this thread to submit our own Hall of Fame ballots (RBIers or not).  The candidates:

Harold Baines, Jay Bell, Bert Blyleven, David Cone, Andre Dawson, Ron Gant, Mark Grace, Rickey Henderson, Tommy John, Don Mattingly, Mark McGwire, Jack Morris, Dale Murphy, Jesse Orosco, Dave Parker, Dan Plesac, Tim Raines, Jim Rice, Lee Smith, Alan Trammell, Greg Vaughn, Mo Vaughn, Matt Williams

My ballot (in descending order of greatness):
Henderson
Blyleven
Raines
McGwire
Dawson
Trammell
Morris
Rice

I generally believe that the Hall should have too many players rather than too few, so I like to put lots of names on my ballot.

[Mike D.]

Ricky
McGwire
Blyleven
Rice
Dawson

[Attezz]

Blyleven.

[ryno]

Blyleven.

a fucking crying shame that he's not in

[Brookensrules!]

Let me first say, Rice is a must.  His last chance at the Hall and he had monster numbers.  I believe he isn't in because he didn't have a great relationship with the media and some would say he was surly.  Who cares?  Ty Cobb was pretty nasty too but he's in. 

Otherwise all good choices, Blyleven is a must as well. 

[Stock]

We should use this thread to submit our own Hall of Fame ballots (RBIers or not).  The candidates:

Harold Baines, Jay Bell, Bert Blyleven, David Cone, Andre Dawson, Ron Gant, Mark Grace, Rickey Henderson, Tommy John, Don Mattingly, Mark McGwire, Jack Morris, Dale Murphy, Jesse Orosco, Dave Parker, Dan Plesac, Tim Raines, Jim Rice, Lee Smith, Alan Trammell, Greg Vaughn, Mo Vaughn, Matt Williams

These guys get my vote:
Henderson
McGwire
Blyleven

[Attezz]

Let me first say, Rice is a must.  His last chance at the Hall and he had monster numbers.  I believe he isn't in because he didn't have a great relationship with the media and some would say he was surly.  Who cares?  Ty Cobb was pretty nasty too but he's in. 

I hate this argument.

Why isn't John Wayne Gacy in the hall of fame? Because he killed people? Well! Ty Cobb killed a person too!!

[Brookensrules!]

Let me first say, Rice is a must.  His last chance at the Hall and he had monster numbers.  I believe he isn't in because he didn't have a great relationship with the media and some would say he was surly.  Who cares?  Ty Cobb was pretty nasty too but he's in. 

I hate this argument.

Why isn't John Wayne Gacy in the hall of fame? Because he killed people? Well! Ty Cobb killed a person too!!

You are nuts. 

[Stock]

Let me first say, Rice is a must.  His last chance at the Hall and he had monster numbers.  I believe he isn't in because he didn't have a great relationship with the media and some would say he was surly.  Who cares?  Ty Cobb was pretty nasty too but he's in. 

I hate this argument.

Why isn't John Wayne Gacy in the hall of fame? Because he killed people? Well! Ty Cobb killed a person too!!

You are nuts. 

So true.

But he is also right in this case.

[bonny]

Rickey
bert
Raines
Rice
trammell



Also Lou Whitaker's lack of votes a few years back is a fucking joke.  Was the best all around player at his position in his league for a decade plus. Didnt receive the 5% required to stay on the ballot after his 1st year eligible. fuck off

Go ahead and for every player since the color barrier broke up to the '94 strike add 10 or so HRs to their season totals to get their 1995-drug testing era equivalents.

Here are some examples of me calculating top secret formulas that I developed to determine how 70s and 80's players would have done in the roid/juiced ball era

EXAMPLES

George brett 1980

real
avg .390
slg .664
hr 24
rbi 118
r 87

juiced era projection
real
avg .403
slg .722
hr 31
rbi 142
r 112

Andre Dawson 1987

real
avg .287
slg .568
hr 49
rbi 137
r 90

juiced era projection
avg .293
slg  .692
hr 64
rbi 167
r 125



Jim Rice 1978

real
avg .315
slg .600
hr 46
rbi 139
r 121

juiced era projection
avg .342
slg  .776
hr 71
rbi 183
r 145

[ryno]

Bonny, our boys will just have to trust us when we tell them how great the guys from the 70s and 80s were.   The cocksuckers who get to vote will never do what is right.


Maybe the vet's committee will do the right thing and get Dick Allen and Ron Santo in this year.

[fathedX]

I didn't see Dick Allen and Ron Santo, but I did see several years of Jim Rice.  That guy was completely feared and with good reason.  What a beast.  He absolutely deserves enshrinement in my eyes.

[fightonusc]

Blyleven
Dawson
Murphy
Rickey
Raines
Rice
Trammell

[Brookensrules!]

I didn't see Dick Allen and Ron Santo, but I did see several years of Jim Rice.  That guy was completely feared and with good reason.  What a beast.  He absolutely deserves enshrinement in my eyes.

Jim Rice was a true superstar, his surly attitude toward the press shouldn't cost him the Hall. 

Santo was tough, he was a mean SOB too, oh sure he is lovable as the Cubs radio announcer but he was tough and played hard in his career. 

[TβG]

dale murphy and alan trammell, fighton?  come on...

[Baines]

Baines
Baines
Baines
Baines
Baines
Baines
Baines
Baines
Baines
Baines

[Metal King]

Well, the current issue of Baseball Digest predicts Henderson & Rice as the shoo-ins, & no one else. I dunno about McGwire, he has 13 tries left, but if he never gets in he'll have the most home runs without being enshrined until the end of time.

Blyleven deserves it. Everyone retired with 3,000+ K's is in the hall I THINK, not sure.

If Trammell played anywhere between the 1910's to the 1960's and had the same stats he'd be in.

[fathedX]

I dunno about McGwire, he has 13 tries left, but if he never gets in he'll have the most home runs without being enshrined until the end of time.

Sosa?

[ultimate7]

Bonds?