Jimmy Wynn

[NJRob65]

Is Bernie Williams eligible yet?

Yes, although Wynn is still superior. Wynn compiled a career WAR, baseball-reference version, of 53.1, compared to a 45.9 for Williams. Williams received 55 votes out of 573 ballots cast in the 2012 B.B.W.A.A. Hall of Fame election. 9.6% of the vote.

[willshad]

Yes, although Wynn is still superior. Wynn compiled a career WAR, baseball-reference version, of 53.1, compared to a 45.9 for Williams. Williams received 55 votes out of 573 ballots cast in the 2012 B.B.W.A.A. Hall of Fame election. 9.6% of the vote.

Im actually surprised Bernie didn't do better. He did a lot of the things the voters like. he was a key player on a semi dynasty. He was a Yankee. he hit for good average. he drove in runs. he played center. Maybe his early and abrupt decline killed his chances?

[Fuzzy Bear]

A career CENTER fielder with an OWP of .651 career isn't bad at all. Wynn was also a Walk Machine. Had he been able to play until age 40 he'd have been a better HOF candidate.

That Wynn declined seriously at age 34 and went to seed completely at age 35 suggests that Wynn wasn't quite as great as he's been made out to be. Wynn's career fell apart because he could no longer put the bat on the ball, and when pitchers figured this out, they just had to throw him strikes and that was that. Drawing walks is a skill that only matters if you can hit. I could have the world's greatest eye, but since I can't hit college-level pitching, all a pitcher has to do is throw strikes and I'm out. That's not far from what happened to Wynn all at once, and that's a big reason why I can't really get excited about his HOF candidacy.

[PVNICK]

R.I.P. "Toy Cannon"

[Jar of Flies]

R.I.P. "Toy Cannon"

Thank you PV, a HOF for me, 1 of 17 voters from.the Single Ballot HOF.

Anyone else support the Toy Cannon?

[SamtheBravesFan]

Thank you PV, a HOF for me, 1 of 17 voters from.the Single Ballot HOF.

Anyone else support the Toy Cannon?

He may not be a Hall of Famer (he hovers around the borderline for me and I'm a Big Hall guy), but he's better than people give him credit for.

[Chadwick]

Thank you PV, a HOF for me, 1 of 17 voters from.the Single Ballot HOF.

Anyone else support the Toy Cannon?

Hell yes. Seventy-eight seems "young" to me. I've been unable to discover a cause of death. Do any of you know what caused his passing?

[jjpm74]

Thank you PV, a HOF for me, 1 of 17 voters from.the Single Ballot HOF.

Anyone else support the Toy Cannon?

I would put him in!

[Los Bravos]

He may not be a Hall of Famer (he hovers around the borderline for me and I'm a Big Hall guy), but he's better than people give him credit for.

Co-sign

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[bluesky5]

Didn't know Wynn spent a year in Atlanta. I see he spent half a year with the Yankees the next year, his last. That '77 Yankee team looks like the prototype for Steinbrenner ball. Acquiring everyone who ever won player of the week or was the feature highlight when he was watching TV.

[ol' aches and pains]

Now they'll probably vote him in.

[Cougar]

Hell yes. Seventy-eight seems "young" to me. I've been unable to discover a cause of death. Do any of you know what caused his passing?

A tribute video on MLB.com narrated by Richard Justice (iirc) did not give a cause of death, but did mention that his health had been failing for some time.

One can't avoid speculating about COVID-19 in this environment, but if that were it, I'm not sure why they wouldn't say so.

Coincidentally, Curly Neal, the famed ballhandler with the shaved head for the Harlem Globetrotters in the 1960s through the 1980s, died the same day, also in Houston (or a suburb therein; the obit says he passed at home, but didn't say precisely where that was). He was 77.

At least I hope like heck it was a coincidence, and that two sports icons weren't at a recent event together in Houston where they caught the same bug.

Scary times.

[Toledo Inquisition]

Prayers for him and his loved ones.

Now they'll probably vote him in.

I hope not, because that would be a true insult. You're only good enough because you died? No, I hope they stick to their guns. An honest "no" vote to me is better than a "pity" vote.

Note this excluded my personal opinions of him. Pity votes, whether I like a player or not, should be rejected in all cases. Either a player deserves to be voted in or not; sadness for his death should not be a reason to be elected.

[bluesky5]

Now they'll probably vote him in.

It's their classic move. Like Frank Costanza stopping short.

[ol' aches and pains]

I hope not, because that would be a true insult. You're only good enough because you died? No, I hope they stick to their guns. An honest "no" vote to me is better than a "pity" vote.

Ron Santo comes to mind. Nellie Fox too.