Brewers BBF Franchise HOF project, second chance election

[jalbright]

This will be one of three second chance round elections this week. What we'll do for the second chance election is a Yes/No vote requiring the greater of 6 or 75% of the votes to induct. The election will be limited to the listed nominees. The elections will only be open for a week--but there will be at least three or four days for discussion and new nominations. You can abstain from an entire ballot (player or contributor), but if you vote in that portion of the ballot, only the guys you expressly vote yes for get credit for a positive vote. The others in that section of the ballot will be considered to have gotten a "no" vote. There will be no limits on how many nominees you can vote for . I will also provide the nomination discussions for the nominees. The deadline for suggesting nominees is twelve hours before the election begins.

In this case, the election will not begin until Saturday, May 26 at 7 am EDT, and will end at 7 am EDT June 2. Nominations close 43 hours before the election begins, or May 24 at noon EDT. Ballots not cast within the stated election time frame will not count.

The Brewers have the following already inducted:

Players (7): Jeff Cirillo, Cecil Cooper, Teddy Higuera, Paul Molitor, Don Money, Ben Oglivie, Robin Yount

Contributor (1): : Bob Uecker

The list of nominees at present is:

Players
Rollie Fingers
Dan Plesac
George Scott
Ben Sheets
Gorman Thomas

Contributors
Harvey Kuenn
Bud Selig

[jalbright]

Here's a case made for Bud Selig as a contributor of the Brewers:

I'd like to point out Bud Selig's name for contributor. You'll find a strong disdain for Selig here but no one can deny the gratitude people have for him bringing a team to Milwaukee.

[dgarza]

George Scott
.283/.342/.456
131 OPS+
20.8 WAR

4th in Brewers OPS+ (500 game min.)

                                      
Rk           Player OPS+   G From   To
1        Ryan Braun  146 768 2007 2012
2    Prince Fielder  143 998 2005 2011
3     Richie Sexson  133 534 2000 2003
[B]4      George Scott  131 782 1972 1976[/B]
5       John Briggs  131 584 1971 1975

7th in Brewers WAR

                                         
Rk          Player WAR/pos    G From   To
1      Robin Yount    72.4 2856 1974 1993
2     Paul Molitor    58.0 1856 1978 1992
3     Cecil Cooper    28.2 1490 1977 1987
4       Ryan Braun    27.6  768 2007 2012
5        Don Money    26.1 1196 1973 1983
6     Jeff Cirillo    24.5  978 1994 2006
[B]7     George Scott    20.8  782 1972 1976[/B]
8    Geoff Jenkins    20.1 1234 1998 2007
9      Jim Gantner    19.6 1801 1976 1992
10     Ben Oglivie    19.6 1149 1978 1986

All-Star Games
1975 *

Gold Gloves - 5 striaght
1972 AL (1B)
1973 AL (1B)
1974 AL (1B)
1975 AL (1B)
1976 AL (1B)

1972-1976 AL
2nd in Hits

                                     
Rk           Player   H   G From   To
1         Rod Carew 983 743 1972 1976
[B]2      George Scott 851 782 1972 1976[/B]
3    Thurman Munson 810 740 1972 1976
4         Roy White 777 757 1972 1976
5         Amos Otis 771 722 1972 1976

3rd in HRs & RBIs

                                         
Rk           Player  HR   G From   To RBI
1    Reggie Jackson 149 725 1972 1976 480
2     John Mayberry 120 744 1972 1976 470
[B]3      George Scott 115 782 1972 1976 463[/B]

Total Bases
1973 AL 295 (1st)
1975 AL 318 (1st)

Home Runs
1975 AL 36 (1st)

Runs Batted In
1975 AL 109 (1st)

Assists as 1B
1973 AL 118 (1st)
1974 AL 114 (1st)
1975 AL 109 (1st)

Total Zone Runs as 1B
1972 AL 8 (1st)
1973 AL 14 (1st)
1974 AL 15 (1st)

[jjpm74]

Gorman "Stormin Gorman" Thomas:

All Star
2 years considered for the MVP
Led the league in HRs
A perennial favorite among the fans
Received 71% of the vote in the last election
Had one of the most funky hairstyle and facial hair combos in the 80s.

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[dgarza]

Harvey Kuenn
Best winning % of any Brewers MGR :
160-118 = .576

Took the franchise to their 1st and only WS appearance - 1982's Harvey's Wallbangers.

1982 AL Manager of the Year

Also worked as a major league scouting consultant for the Brewers.

[dgarza]

Ben Sheets
86-83
115 ERA+
24.1 pWAR

All-Time Brewer Strikeout, K/BB, & WHIP leader (500 IP min.)
2nd in pWAR

All-Star Games
2001 *
2004 *
2007 *
2008 (P)

[dgarza]

Rollie Fingers
97 Saves
150 ERA+
1.081 WHIP

Probably the best year of his career came as a surprise in 1981:
League leading 28 Saves
333 ERA+
0.872 WHIP
4.1 pWAR
1981 AL Cy Young
1981 AL MVP
1981 AL Rolaids Relief

All-Star Games
1981 *
1982 *

Fingers is 2nd on the All Time Brewers Save list.
On August 21, 1982, Fingers became the first player with 300 career saves.

[dgarza]

Dan Plesac
133 Saves
128 ERA+

All-Star Games
1987 *
1988 *
1989 *

All Time Brewer leader in Saves, Games Finished, & pWAR for relievers.

[jalbright]

Nominations are now closed. The election will begin Saturday at 7 am EDT.

[jalbright]

This election is now open.

My ballot

Players
Rollie Fingers-N
Dan Plesac-N
George Scott-N
Ben Sheets-Y
Gorman Thomas-N

Contributors
Harvey Kuenn-N
Bud Selig-N

[jjpm74]

Players:

Rollie Fingers-N
Dan Plesac-N
George Scott-Y
Ben Sheets-Y
Gorman Thomas-Y

Contributors:

Harvey Kuenn-N
Bud Selig-N

[NJRob65]

Players:

Rollie Fingers-N
Dan Plesac-N
George Scott-Y
Ben Sheets-Y
Gorman Thomas-N

Contributors:

Harvey Kuenn-Y
Bud Selig-N

[dgarza]

Players
Rollie Fingers - Y
Dan Plesac - Y
George Scott - Y
Ben Sheets - Y
Gorman Thomas - Y

Contributors
Harvey Kuenn - Y
Bud Selig - Y

[jjpm74]

I am on the fence with Harvey Kuenn and while I currently have him as a no, I won't block him from entry here if he is close. I'd probably change my vote even sooner if a Brewers fan came forward and gave a better insight into how fans of the team view Harvey's Wallbangers (if that view is one of inclusion rather than exclusion).

[Los Bravos]

Rollie Fingers - Y
Dan Plesac - Y
George Scott - Y
Ben Sheets - Y
Gorman Thomas - Y

Harvey Kuenn - Y
Bud Selig - Y

It causes me almost physical pain to vote for Selig.