Baseball Hall of Fame
The 2010 inductees into the Baseball hall of fame will be announced tomorrow. I like looking over baseball stats, and always enjoy reading the yearly debates about who should and shouldn't get in. I figured this year I'd make my own ballot and compare it to who actually gets in tomorrow.
Tim Raines-I'm surprised by the lack of support Raines has received his first few years on the ballot. It would be a shame if he doesn't end up in the hall.
Dale Murphy-The other player that I just don't understand why he gets no support. Murphy was one of the best players in the NL through the entire 80's.
Mark McGwire-I don't care about the steroids. What are we going to do? Keep everyone that played between 1995-2004 out of the hall? The era was what it was. I say say yes to McGwire.
Roberto Alomar-Hit .300 for his career, with an on base percentage of .371. Had 10 Gold Gloves in an 11 year stretch. A no brainer.
Edgar Martinez-Even though he played most of his career as a DH his hitting numbers are just truly great.
Barry Larkin-A solid all around player. The 1995 NL MVP gets in.
Fred-McGriff-Maybe I have a little bias from Fred playing in Toronto, but he has 493 career homers, has a career .377 OBP, and hit 30 or more homers 10 times.
Andre Dawson-He's been on the ballot for 9 years. I think this one might be make or break for the Hawk.
Just missing the cut:
Bert Blyleven-287 Wins, and 5th most strikeouts of all time, but he was never considered great.
Jack Morris-His career ERA will keep him out
Alan Trammell-If Larkin gets in I can see people also making the case for Trammell, but I have him missing out.
Don Mattingly-From 1984 to 1989, he was one of the best players in the game. But his production dropped off sharply after that. An interesting case, and maybe one I'll have to examine further in the future.
Tim Raines-I'm surprised by the lack of support Raines has received his first few years on the ballot. It would be a shame if he doesn't end up in the hall.
Dale Murphy-The other player that I just don't understand why he gets no support. Murphy was one of the best players in the NL through the entire 80's.
Mark McGwire-I don't care about the steroids. What are we going to do? Keep everyone that played between 1995-2004 out of the hall? The era was what it was. I say say yes to McGwire.
Roberto Alomar-Hit .300 for his career, with an on base percentage of .371. Had 10 Gold Gloves in an 11 year stretch. A no brainer.
Edgar Martinez-Even though he played most of his career as a DH his hitting numbers are just truly great.
Barry Larkin-A solid all around player. The 1995 NL MVP gets in.
Fred-McGriff-Maybe I have a little bias from Fred playing in Toronto, but he has 493 career homers, has a career .377 OBP, and hit 30 or more homers 10 times.
Andre Dawson-He's been on the ballot for 9 years. I think this one might be make or break for the Hawk.
Just missing the cut:
Bert Blyleven-287 Wins, and 5th most strikeouts of all time, but he was never considered great.
Jack Morris-His career ERA will keep him out
Alan Trammell-If Larkin gets in I can see people also making the case for Trammell, but I have him missing out.
Don Mattingly-From 1984 to 1989, he was one of the best players in the game. But his production dropped off sharply after that. An interesting case, and maybe one I'll have to examine further in the future.
posted by Graham at
6:10 PM
2 Comments:
Bert Blyleven never considered great?! Ask any player who tried to hit his curve - still rated one of the best -- if not THE best -- 12-to-6 in history. Jack Morris - yes. His Game 7 10-inning shutout in the 1991 Series was emblematic of his toughness and focus. A game for the ages.
Fair enough. When I was younger I didn't know much about Blyleven, and my opinion comes from reading a lot about him the past few years, and his stats. I just don't see it for Jack Morris, even though that game 7 was ridiculous. Andrew, what are your thoughts on Don Mattingly? When I was a kid he was a massive star, and there were about 6 years in the 80's where he was probably one of the best 3 players in baseball. But can 6 good years get you in the hall?
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