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I have unstuck this old faithful thread, owing to its disuse due to the fact the project is lying fallow until November. However, I have compensated somewhat by 1) making this post to notify others of the change, and, perhaps more importantly, added a link to it in the Resources thread, which remains sitickied.
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Seen on a bumper sticker: If only closed minds came with closed mouths.
Some minds are like concrete--thoroughly mixed up and permanently set.
A Lincoln: I don't think much of a man who is not wiser today than he was yesterday. -
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It's a new day at the Baseball Fever Hall of Fame!Comment
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What happened to BlueBlood? (There is a BlueBlood page here, which means no change in pseudonym, I presume.)
Correct, I would have voted for Bonds and Clemens. I had voted for Palmeiro in the last eight cycles.Originally posted by BlueBlood View Post
Ha! You "let down" the friends of Beckley and I "let down" the enemies but I alone escaped without consequences.Originally posted by BlueBlood View PostComment
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Are we going to have a BBF HOF election this year?Last edited by Cowtipper; 11-19-2011, 03:19 PM.Comment
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It seems unlikely unless someone else wants to take up the reigns. The person in charge of this has gone missing for a second year in a row.Originally posted by Cowtipper View PostComment
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If no one takes it within a week, I will.
Here's a link to the prior election: http://www.baseball-fever.com/showth...scussion-Forum
Here's a link to the list of guys who would become eligible: http://www.baseball-reference.com/bu...f_Fame_in_2016
If anyone thinks I'm missing any names that should be eligible, let me know.Seen on a bumper sticker: If only closed minds came with closed mouths.
Some minds are like concrete--thoroughly mixed up and permanently set.
A Lincoln: I don't think much of a man who is not wiser today than he was yesterday.Comment
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He won't get elected, but I think Jamie Moyer should be eligible this year.Originally posted by jalbright View PostComment
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Not for me. He's still stated his intention to return, and at present, he's not listed as eligible for voting by the BBWAA in 2016. By those standards, I can't include him right now.Seen on a bumper sticker: If only closed minds came with closed mouths.
Some minds are like concrete--thoroughly mixed up and permanently set.
A Lincoln: I don't think much of a man who is not wiser today than he was yesterday.Comment
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This fall will mark 10 years since this project began. We will conduct our 75th election.
With the baseball season almost halfway over, it's time to resurrect this project and start looking towards our annual election this fall.
You can find an index to all things BBFHoF here, the first post of this thread.
This may be the first time for many of you to get acquainted with the granddaddy of Fever projects, or, for the rest of us, it may just be a good time to reacquaint ourselves with the membership and history of the project. Either way, I would encourage everyone to start checking out this thread, which will be updated regularly between now and the election.
Stay tuned for all kinds of fun!"It is a simple matter to erect a Hall of Fame, but difficult to select the tenants." -- Ken Smith
"I am led to suspect that some of the electorate is very dumb." -- Henry P. Edwards
"You have a Hall of Fame to put people in, not keep people out." -- Brian Kenny
"There's no such thing as a perfect ballot." -- Jay Jaffe
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BBFHoF vs. Cooperstown
The Baseball Fever Hall of Fame has 339 members. Cooperstown has 300.
Our eligibility rules are different. Discounting broadcasters and writers from contributor consideration, banned (Rose, Jackson, etc.), excluded (Japanese and Negro Leaguers) and players yet to debut on the BBWAA ballot, that removes 46 inductees from the BBFHoF for purposes of comparison, giving us 293 members to Cooperstown’s 300. And that’s a conservative number. We have nearly a dozen inductees at the BBFHoF who spent 1-15 years on the BBWAA ballot, dropped off and now have a long wait before they become eligible for consideration by the Veterans Committee. I also gave a lot of leeway to the contributors, but it’s highly questionable whether people like Sy Barger or Charles Conlon would ever be considered eligible as “pioneers”.
The breakdown of 237 players in Cooperstown to our 272 players actually winds up being 237 to 241, so quite comparable after the reasonable factoring out of “ineligibles”. That leaves Cooperstown’s contributor count at a massive advantage of 63 to our more modest total of 52.
To summarize, using a liberal approach to factoring out candidates who are ineligible for Cooperstown, the National Baseball Hall of Fame has about 2% more inductees overall than Baseball Fever, but while Cooperstown’s playing members represent 79% of their overall inductees, our players represent 82% of our total membership.
Baseball Fever moved from a monthly to an annual election schedule once we surpassed the number of inductees in Cooperstown, but it seems we’ve since fallen behind their pace.
There are 237 individuals who have been inducted into both Cooperstown and the BBFHoF.
102 Cooperstown MissedCode:Doc Adams Dick Allen Mel Allen Jeff Bagwell Red Barber Sy Barger Ross Barnes John Beckwith Albert Belle Charlie Bennett Akira Bessho Craig Biggio Ed Bolden Barry Bonds Ken Boyer Bob Caruthers Perucho Cepeda Cupid Childs Will Clark Roger Clemens Charles Conlon Wilbur Cooper Bobby Cox Jim Creighton Bill Dahlen Larry Doyle Jack Dunn Darrell Evans Wes Ferrell Bill Freehan Jack Glasscock Tom Glavine George Gore Bobby Grich Ken Griffey Jr. Heinie Groh Vladimir Guerrero Stan Hack Isao Harimoto Ernie Harwell Keith Hernandez Paul Hines Kazuhisa Inao Joe Jackson Bill James Grant Johnson Randy Johnson Masaichi Kaneda Tetsuharu Kawakami Jeff Kent Tony LaRussa Greg Maddux Sherry Magee Edgar Martinez Pedro Martinez Carl Mays Fred McGriff Mark McGwire Cal McVey Marvin Miller Minnie Minoso Dobie Moore Tony Mullane Dale Murphy Mike Mussina Shigeo Nagashima Graig Nettles Katsuya Nomura Lefty O’Doul Sadaharu Oh Alejandro Oms Buck O’Neil Dave Parker Dickey Pearce Mike Piazza Dan Quisenberry Tim Raines Manny Ramirez Al Reach Dick Redding Hardy Richardson Francis Richter Ivan Rodriguez Pete Rose Curt Schilling Vin Scully Matsutaro Shoriki Ted Simmons John Smoltz J.G. Taylor Spink Victor Starffin Joe Start Harry Stovey Ezra Sutton C.I. Taylor Frank Thomas Joe Torre Alan Trammell Kazuto Tsuruoka George Van Haltren Larry Walker Lou Whitaker
63 Hall of Famers We RejectedCode:Dave Bancroft Al Barlick Chief Bender Jim Bottomley Morgan Bulkeley Happy Chandler Jack Chesbro Nestor Chylak Earle Combs Jocko Conlan Andy Cooper Candy Cummings Kiki Cuyler Leon Day Barney Dreyfuss Billy Evans Johnny Evers Rick Ferrell Ford Frick Warren Giles Lefty Gomez Chick Hafey Jesse Haines Will Harridge Bucky Harris Doug Harvey Harry Hooper Waite Hoyt Cal Hubbard Catfish Hunter Travis Jackson Judy Johnson Addie Joss George Kell George Kelly Chuck Klein Bowie Kuhn Tony Lazzeri Freddie Lindstrom Ernie Lombardi Lee MacPhail Effa Manley Heinie Manush Rube Marquard Bill Mazeroski Tommy McCarthy Bill McGowan Hank O’Day Herb Pennock Alex Pompez Jim Rice Sam Rice Phil Rizzuto Wilbert Robinson Ray Schalk Red Schoendienst Ben Taylor Joe Tinker Lloyd Waner Mickey Welch Sol White Tom Yawkey Ross Youngs
"It is a simple matter to erect a Hall of Fame, but difficult to select the tenants." -- Ken Smith
"I am led to suspect that some of the electorate is very dumb." -- Henry P. Edwards
"You have a Hall of Fame to put people in, not keep people out." -- Brian Kenny
"There's no such thing as a perfect ballot." -- Jay Jaffe
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BBFHoF vs. the Hall of Merit
The Baseball Fever Hall of Fame has 339 members. The Hall of Merit has 250.
Our eligibility rules are different. Discounting contributors (which the Hall of Merit does not consider), and players yet to debut on the BBWAA ballot, that removes 75 inductees from the BBFHoF for purposes of comparison, giving us 264 members to the Hall of Merit’s 250. Throw out 5 more (Chance, Comisky, Creighton, McKechnie, O’Neil) whom we elected as contributors and that puts us at 259 to 250.
Further consider that 8 of our contributor inductees were elected to the Hall of Merit solely as players and the balance looks more like 251 to 250, almost exactly the same. Overall, roughly one-fifth of Baseball Fever’s enshrined were honored on the basis of their non-playing contributors, while the Hall of Merit does not recognize such contributions in their voting.
There are 232 individuals who have been inducted into both the Hall of Merit and the BBFHoF.
107 BBFHoF Inductees the Hall of Merit Should ConsiderCode:Doc Adams Mel Allen Walter Alston Sparky Anderson Luis Aparicio Red Barber Sy Barger Ed Barrow Albert Belle Akira Bessho Ed Bolden Lou Brock Alexander Cartwright Orlando Cepeda Perucho Cepeda Henry Chadwick Frank Chance Charlie Comiskey Charles Conlon Tom Connolly Wilbur Cooper Bobby Cox Jim Creighton Ray Dandridge Dizzy Dean Larry Doyle Hugh Duffy Jack Dunn Leo Durocher Pat Gillick Tom Glavine Ken Griffey Jr. Burleigh Grimes Vladimir Guerrero Ned Hanlon Isao Harimoto Ernie Harwell Whitey Herzog Miller Huggins William Hulbert Kazuhisa Inao Bill James Ban Johnson Randy Johnson Masaichi Kaneda Jeff Kent Bill Klem Kenesaw M. Landis Tony LaRussa Tommy Lasorda Al Lopez Connie Mack Larry MacPhail Greg Maddux Rabbit Maranville Pedro Martinez Carl Mays Joe McCarthy Fred McGriff Bill McKechnie Marvin Miller Tony Mullane Dale Murphy Mike Mussina Shigeo Nagashima Katsuya Nomura Lefty O’Doul Sadaharu Oh Walter O’Malley Buck O’Neil Dave Parker Tony Perez Cum Posey Kirby Puckett Dan Quisenberry Manny Ramirez Al Reach Dick Redding Francis Richter Branch Rickey Ivan Rodriguez Jacob Ruppert Curt Schilling Vin Scully Frank Selee Matsutaro Shoriki Hilton Smith John Smoltz Billy Southworth J.G. Taylor Spink Victor Starffin Casey Stengel C.I. Taylor Frank Thomas Pie Traynor Kazuto Tsuruoka George Van Haltren Bill Veeck Earl Weaver George Weiss J.L. Wilkinson Dick Williams Vic Willis Hack Wilson Harry Wright
18 Hall of Meriters We Might ReconsiderCode:Kevin Brown Pete Browning David Cone Dwight Evans Charley Jones Charlie Keller Dick Lundy Rafael Palmeiro Billy Pierce Lip Pike Willie Randolph Rick Reuschel Bret Saberhagen Jimmy Sheckard Reggie Smith Dave Stieb Quincy Trouppe Jimmy Wynn
"It is a simple matter to erect a Hall of Fame, but difficult to select the tenants." -- Ken Smith
"I am led to suspect that some of the electorate is very dumb." -- Henry P. Edwards
"You have a Hall of Fame to put people in, not keep people out." -- Brian Kenny
"There's no such thing as a perfect ballot." -- Jay Jaffe
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BBFHoF vs. Cooperstown vs. the Hall of Merit
The Baseball Fever Hall of Fame has 339 members. Cooperstown has 300. The Hall of Merit has 250.
Our eligibility rules are different. Discounting contributors (which the Hall of Merit does not consider), and players yet to debut on the BBWAA ballot, that removes 75 inductees from the BBFHoF for purposes of comparison, giving us 264 members to the Hall of Merit’s 250. Throw out 5 more (Chance, Comisky, Creighton, McKechnie, O’Neil) whom we elected as contributors and that puts us at 259 to 250.
Further consider that 8 of our contributor inductees were elected to the Hall of Merit solely as players and the balance looks more like 251 to 250, almost exactly the same. Overall, roughly one-fifth of Baseball Fever’s enshrined were honored on the basis of their non-playing contributors, while the Hall of Merit does not recognize such contributions in their voting.
There are 232 individuals who have been inducted into both the Hall of Merit and the BBFHoF.
186 Inducted by All ThreeCode:Hank Aaron Pete Alexander Roberto Alomar Cap Anson Luke Appling Richie Ashburn Earl Averill Frank Baker Jake Beckley Cool Papa Bell Johnny Bench Yogi Berra Bert Blyleven Wade Boggs Lou Boudreau Roger Bresnahan George Brett Dan Brouthers Mordecai Brown Ray Brown Willard Brown Jim Bunning Jesse Burkett Roy Campanella Rod Carew Max Carey Steve Carlton Gary Carter Oscar Charleston Fred Clarke John Clarkson Roberto Clemente Ty Cobb Mickey Cochrane Eddie Collins Jimmy Collins Roger Connor Stan Coveleski Sam Crawford Joe Cronin George Davis Andre Dawson Ed Delahanty Bill Dickey Martin Dihigo Joe DiMaggio Larry Doby Bobby Doerr Don Drysdale Dennis Eckersley Buck Ewing Red Faber Bob Feller Rollie Fingers Carlton Fisk Elmer Flick Whitey Ford Bill Foster Rube Foster Nellie Fox Jimmie Foxx Frankie Frisch Pud Galvin Lou Gehrig Charlie Gehringer Bob Gibson Josh Gibson Joe Gordon Goose Goslin Goose Gossage Frank Grant Hank Greenberg Clark Griffith Lefty Grove Tony Gwynn Billy Hamilton Gabby Hartnett Harry Heilmann Rickey Henderson Billy Herman Pete Hill Rogers Hornsby Carl Hubbell Monte Irvin Reggie Jackson Fergie Jenkins Hughie Jennings Walter Johnson Al Kaline Tim Keefe Willie Keeler Joe Kelley King Kelly Harmon Killebrew Ralph Kiner Sandy Koufax Nap Lajoie Barry Larkin Bob Lemon Buck Leonard Pop Lloyd Ted Lyons Biz Mackey Mickey Mantle Juan Marichal Eddie Mathews Christy Mathewson Willie Mays Willie McCovey Joe McGinnity John McGraw Bid McPhee Joe Medwick Jose Mendez Johnny Mize Paul Molitor Joe Morgan Eddie Murray Stan Musial Hal Newhouser Kid Nichols Phil Niekro Jim O'Rourke Mel Ott Satchel Paige Jim Palmer Gaylord Perry Eddie Plank Charley Radbourn Pee Wee Reese Cal Ripken Eppa Rixey Robin Roberts Brooks Robinson Frank Robinson Jackie Robinson Bullet Rogan Edd Roush Red Ruffing Amos Rusie Babe Ruth Nolan Ryan Ryne Sandberg Ron Santo Louis Santop Mike Schmidt Tom Seaver Joe Sewell Al Simmons George Sisler Enos Slaughter Ozzie Smith Duke Snider Warren Spahn Al Spalding Tris Speaker Willie Stargell Turkey Stearnes Mule Suttles Don Sutton Bill Terry Sam Thompson Cristobal Torriente Dazzy Vance Arky Vaughan Rube Waddell Honus Wagner Bobby Wallace Ed Walsh Paul Waner John Montgomery Ward Willie Wells Zach Wheat Deacon White Hoyt Wilhelm Billy Williams Smokey Joe Williams Ted Williams Jud Wilson Dave Winfield George Wright Early Wynn Carl Yastrzemski Cy Young Robin Yount
27 Inducted by BBF and the Hall of MeritCode:Dick Allen Charlie Bennett Ken Boyer Bob Caruthers Cupid Childs Will Clark Bill Dahlen Darrell Evans Wes Ferrell Bill Freehan Jack Glasscock George Gore Bobby Grich Heinie Groh Stan Hack Keith Hernandez Paul Hines Sherry Magee Minnie Minoso Graig Nettles Dickey Pearce Hardy Richardson Ted Simmons Joe Start Harry Stovey Ezra Sutton Lou Whitaker
51 Exclusive to BBF and CooperstownCode:Walter Alston Sparky Anderson Luis Aparicio Ed Barrow Lou Brock Alexander Cartwright Orlando Cepeda Henry Chadwick Frank Chance Charlie Comiskey Tom Connolly Ray Dandridge Dizzy Dean Hugh Duffy Leo Durocher Pat Gillick Burleigh Grimes Ned Hanlon Whitey Herzog Miller Huggins William Hulbert Ban Johnson Bill Klem Kenesaw Mountain Landis Tommy Lasorda Al Lopez Connie Mack Larry MacPhail Rabbit Maranville Joe McCarthy Bill McKechnie Walter O'Malley Tony Perez Cum Posey Kirby Puckett Branch Rickey Jacob Ruppert Frank Selee Hilton Smith Billy Southworth Casey Stengel Bruce Sutter Pie Traynor Bill Veeck Earl Weaver George Weiss J.L. Wilkinson Dick Williams Vic Willis Hack Wilson Harry Wright
Cooperstown and the Hall of Merit Working Together?Code:No shared picks that haven't also been inducted by BBF.
38 Unique to BBFCode:Mel Allen Red Barber Akira Bessho Ed Bolden Perucho Cepeda Bobby Cox Tom Glavine Ken Griffey Jr. Vladimir Guerrero Isao Harimoto Ernie Harwell Kazuhisa Inao Bill James Randy Johnson Masaichi Kawakami Jeff Kent Tony LaRussa Greg Maddux Pedro Martinez Fred McGriff Mike Mussina Shigeo Nagashima Katsuya Nomura Sadaharu Oh Manny Ramirez Dick Redding Francis Richter Ivan Rodriguez Curt Schilling Vin Scully Matsutaro Shoriki John Smoltz J.G. Taylor Spink Victor Starffin C.I. Taylor Frank Thomas Kazuto Tsuruoka
18 Unique to the Hall of MeritCode:Kevin Brown Pete Browning David Cone Dwight Evans Charley Jones Charlie Keller Dick Lundy Rafael Palmeiro Billy Pierce Lip Pike Willie Randolph Rick Reuschel Bret Saberhagen Jimmy Sheckard Reggie Smith Dave Stieb Quincy Trouppe Jimmy Wynn
63 Unique to CooperstownCode:Dave Bancroft Al Barlick Chief Bender Jim Bottomley Morgan Bulkeley Happy Chandler Jack Chesbro Nestor Chylak Earle Combs Jocko Conlan Andy Cooper Candy Cummings Kiki Cuyler Leon Day Barney Dreyfuss Billy Evans Johnny Evers Rick Ferrell Ford Frick Warren Giles Lefty Gomez Chick Hafey Jesse Haines Will Harridge Bucky Harris Doug Harvey Harry Hooper Waite Hoyt Cal Hubbard Catfish Hunter Travis Jackson Judy Johnson Addie Joss George Kell George Kelly Chuck Klein Bowie Kuhn Tony Lazzeri Freddie Lindstrom Ernie Lombardi Lee MacPhail Effa Manley Heinie Manush Rube Marquard Bill Mazeroski Tommy McCarthy Bill McGowan Hank O'Day Herb Pennock Alex Pompez Jim Rice Sam Rice Phil Rizzuto Wilbert Robinson Ray Schalk Red Schoendienst Ben Taylor Joe Tinker Lloyd Waner Mickey Welch Sol White Tom Yawkey Ross Youngs
"It is a simple matter to erect a Hall of Fame, but difficult to select the tenants." -- Ken Smith
"I am led to suspect that some of the electorate is very dumb." -- Henry P. Edwards
"You have a Hall of Fame to put people in, not keep people out." -- Brian Kenny
"There's no such thing as a perfect ballot." -- Jay Jaffe
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Holdovers, Last 3 Elections
All vote totals are cumulative.
2010-2012 Players ElectionsCode:32 Gary Sheffield 31 Rafael Palmeiro 31 Sammy Sosa 30 Dwight Evans 25 Bobby Bonds 25 Jimmy Wynn 24 Billy Pierce 23 Kevin Brown 22 Quincy Trouppe 21 Pete Browning 20 Sal Bando 20 Jim Edmonds 19 Trevor Hoffman 19 Lip Pike 18 Addie Joss 16 Phil Rizzuto 15 Tommy Leach 15 Hiromitsu Ochiai 15 Jimmy Sheckard 15 Reggie Smith 14 Sam Rice 14 Lee Smith 14 Mickey Welch 13 Bob Johnson 13 Charlie Keller 13 Jim Rice 12 Tony Oliva 12 Jimmy Ryan 12 Vern Stephens 12 Bucky Walters 11 Luis Tiant 10 Wally Berger 10 Kiki Cuyler 10 Chuck Klein 10 Dave Stieb 9 Leon Day 9 Charley Jones 9 Thurman Munson 8 Buddy Bell 8 David Cone 8 Lefty Gomez 8 Masaaki Koyama 8 Ernie Lombardi 8 Heinie Manush 8 Jim McCormick 8 Rick Reuschel 8 Billy Wagner 7 Gavy Cravath 7 Bob Elliott 6 Bernie Williams 5 Catfish Hunter 5 Tommy John 5 Kenny Lofton 5 Dick Lundy 5 Willie Randolph 5 Al Rosen 4 Dave Bancroft 4 Bus Clarkson 4 Yutaka Enatsu 4 Omar Linares 4 Don Newcombe 4 Al Oliver 4 Bret Saberhagen 4 Chino Smith 3 Gil Hodges 3 John Olerud 3 Spotswood Poles 3 Jorge Posada 3 Rusty Staub 2 Chief Bender 2 Tommy Bridges 2 Bert Campaneris 2 Jose Canseco 2 Cesar Cedeno 2 Dave Concepcion 2 Willie Davis 2 Carlos Delgado 2 Johnny Evers 2 Julio Franco 2 Steve Garvey 2 Ron Guidry 2 Tony Lazzeri 2 Marty Marion 2 Jack Morris 2 Ned Williamson 1 Dick Bartell 1 Jim Bottomley 1 Charlie Buffinton 1 Pelayo Chacon 1 Jack Clark 1 Dom DiMaggio 1 Del Ennis 1 Juan Gonzalez 1 Luis Gonzalez 1 Dwight Gooden 1 Mel Harder 1 Dave Kingman 1 Herman Long 1 Oliver Marcelle 1 Miguel Tejada 1 Luis Tiant Sr. 1 Bobby Veach 1 Robin Ventura
2010-2012 Contributors ElectionsCode:21 Billy Martin 18 John Schuerholtz 17 George Steinbrenner 16 Vic Harris 14 Buck Canel 14 Ben Shibe 12 Harry Caray 11 Billy Evans 11 Doug Harvey 10 Buzzie Bavasi 10 Jack Buck 10 Bob Ferguson 9 Bob Davids 9 Shigeru Mizuhara 9 Danny Murtaugh 8 Cal Hubbard 7 Al Munro Elias 7 Davey Johnson 7 David Neft 7 Alfred H. Spink 6 Al Barlick 6 Nestor Chylak 6 Jocko Conlan 6 Paul Krichell 6 Ring Lardner 5 Ford Frick 5 Frank Jobe 5 Sol White 4 Happy Chandler 4 Red Smith 4 Frank Warfield 3 John B. Foster 3 Bud Fowler 3 Curt Gowdy 3 Bill McGowan 3 Lou Piniella 3 Grantland Rice 2 Nelson Algran 2 Jacques Doucet 2 Curt Flood 2 Johnny Pesky 1 Felipe Alou 1 Roger Angell 1 Jim Bouton 1 Jim Brosnan 1 Joe Cambria 1 Jerry Coleman 1 Charlie Finley 1 Gus Greenlee 1 Charlie Grimm 1 Mike Hargrove 1 Bob Howsam 1 Harry Kalas
Last edited by Chadwick; 06-18-2013, 07:19 PM."It is a simple matter to erect a Hall of Fame, but difficult to select the tenants." -- Ken Smith
"I am led to suspect that some of the electorate is very dumb." -- Henry P. Edwards
"You have a Hall of Fame to put people in, not keep people out." -- Brian Kenny
"There's no such thing as a perfect ballot." -- Jay Jaffe
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Newly Eligible* for 2014 Election
*Subject to change as the season progresses
Newly Eligible
Bobby Abreu
Johnny Damon
Andruw Jones
Chipper Jones
Carlos Lee
Hideki Matsui
Jamie Moyer
Scott Rolen
Grady Sizemore
Jim Thome
Omar Vizquel
Although the following have not appeared in an MLB game in 2013, the players below are NOT eligible for consideration. (Anyone playing in 2013 is not eligible.)
Chris Carpenter
Derek Jeter
Alex Rodriguez
Johan SantanaLast edited by Chadwick; 06-23-2013, 09:24 AM."It is a simple matter to erect a Hall of Fame, but difficult to select the tenants." -- Ken Smith
"I am led to suspect that some of the electorate is very dumb." -- Henry P. Edwards
"You have a Hall of Fame to put people in, not keep people out." -- Brian Kenny
"There's no such thing as a perfect ballot." -- Jay Jaffe
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Top 100*, Career WAR, Eligible Players
*Does not include non-MLB players
NOTE: This is not a list of the "top" candidates. This is only a list of career value, as measured by WAR. The intent is solely to provide a list of some - but certainly not the only, nor even the best - candidates for your perusal.Code:85.2 Chipper Jones 75.8 Jim McCormick 72.8 Jim Thome 71.8 Rafael Palmeiro 70.1 Rick Reuschel 70.0 Scott Rolen 68.3 Kevin Brown 68.1 Kenny Lofton 66.7 Luis Tiant 66.7 Dwight Evans 65.9 Buddy Bell 65.6 Willie Randolph 64.4 Reggie Smith 63.1 Mickey Welch 62.7 Andruw Jones 62.5 David Cone 62.2 Charlie Buffinton 62.0 Tommy John 61.6 Sal Bando 61.0 Tommy Bond 60.7 Willie Davis 60.4 Bobby Abreu 60.4 Gary Sheffield 60.3 Jim Edmonds 59.2 Bret Saberhagen 58.7 Urban Shocker 58.4 Sammy Sosa 58.4 Chuck Finley 58.1 Jack Quinn 58.0 Eddie Cicotte 58.0 John Olerud 57.9 Frank Tanana 57.6 Bobby Bonds 57.2 Dave Stieb 57.1 Bob Johnson 56.8 Orel Hershiser 56.8 Jack Powell 56.3 Johnny Damon 56.0 George Uhle 55.9 Robin Ventura 55.7 Jim Whitney 55.7 Jimmy Wynn 55.3 Chet Lemon 55.0 Bobby Mathews 54.9 Kevin Appier 54.3 Jose Cruz 54.2 Vada Pinson 54.2 Bucky Walters 53.9 Jerry Koosman 53.6 David Wells 53.6 Harry Hooper 53.3 Billy Pierce 53.3 Ron Cey 53.3 Joe Tinker 53.2 Bert Campaneris 53.1 Dwight Gooden 52.9 Jack Clark 52.9 Sam Rice 52.7 Al Orth 52.6 Cesar Cedeno 52.2 Larry Jackson 52.1 Norm Cash 52.0 Babe Adams 51.9 Silver King 51.8 Waite Hoyt 51.5 Luis Gonzalez 51.5 Ted Breitenstein 51.4 Kenny Rogers 51.4 Jim Kaat 51.4 Brian Downing 51.2 Toby Harrah 51.1 Tommy Bridges 50.9 Jack Stivetts 50.8 Brian Giles 50.8 Tony Phillips 50.7 Mark Langston 50.7 Bob Elliott 50.6 Dizzy Trout 50.4 Jamie Moyer 50.2 Wilbur Wood 50.0 Eddie Rommel 50.0 Tony Lazzeri 49.9 Fred Lynn 49.6 Jimmy Key 49.5 Chief Bender 49.5 Bernie Williams 49.5 Ellis Burks 49.5 Jimmy Sheckard 49.5 Brett Butler 49.3 Dennis Martinez 49.1 Mickey Lolich 48.7 Jim Fregosi 48.7 Jesse Tannehill 48.6 (Emil) Dutch Leonard 48.5 Dave Bancroft 48.5 Doc White 48.2 Larry Gardner 48.2 Bobo Newsom 48.0 Ron Guidry 48.0 Nap Rucker
"It is a simple matter to erect a Hall of Fame, but difficult to select the tenants." -- Ken Smith
"I am led to suspect that some of the electorate is very dumb." -- Henry P. Edwards
"You have a Hall of Fame to put people in, not keep people out." -- Brian Kenny
"There's no such thing as a perfect ballot." -- Jay Jaffe
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