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I've never conducted a BBF HoF before, and I've hardly participated in the existing ones. Any constructive feedback is much appreciated because this site is the most collectively knowledgeable baseball meeting in the universe of this third dimension.
I have a great interest in relief pitching, from the pioneers to the groundbreakers to the specialists of today. I hope to create a Hall of Fame composed exclusively of relievers.
Who is a reliever? Since 1950, it's anyone who's either appeared finished 300 games. Before 1950, it's anyone who's finished at least 150 games but hasn't started 250. Anyone who crosses over the two eras qualifies if they finished at least 200 games.
Who belongs is up to you, but I hope everyone considers each pitcher's era and success as a starter if applicable. It's unfair to rank Dennis Eckersley below Jesse Orosco just because his relief WAR is lower.
There's a total of about 127 relievers, so I'm guessing we'll elect 35-60. Don't go crazy and vote for everyone with like a WAR above 9.0!
Here are all of the players that will be eligible throughout the voting, so you may want to plan who you'll vote for accordingly. Perhaps establish your personal HoF so you know who to vote for when the time comes.
Dennis Eckersley
Mariano Rivera
Hoyt Wilhelm
goose gossage
tom gordon
tom hiller
lee smith
trevor hoffman
Billy wagner
lindy mcdaniel
Turk farrell
Stu miller
Kent Tekulve
dan quisenberry
bruce sutter
rollie fingers
john franco
ron reed
tom henke
jesse orosco
bob stanley
joe nathan
sparky lyle
don mcmahon
dave righetti
doug jones
keith foulke
tug mcgraw
jeff montgomery
roy face
rick aguilera
gary lavelle
john wetteland
jeff reardon
francisco rodriguez
ron kline
mike timlin
michael jackson
ron perranoski
tery forster
clay carroll
steve farr
roberto hernandez
jonathan papelbon
armando benitez
troy percival
dan plesac
francisco cordero
tom burgmeier
minton
ted abernathy
mike marshall
al worthington
bob wickman
willie hernandez
gene garber
jim brewer
dave giusti
robb nen
jay howell
steve bedrosian
randy myers
jeff russel
dave laroche
jeff shaw
mike stanton
ugueth urbina
eddie gauardado
mike henneman
gregg olson
frank linzy
jason isringhausen
jose valverde
jj putz
dave smth
bill campbell
darold knowles
jeff brantley
rod beck
todd worrell
hustn street
brian fuentes
jose mesa
al hrabosky
david weathers
todd jones
eddie fisher
roger mcdowell
elias sosa
jack aker
tippy martinez
bobby thigpen
mark clear
brad lidge
braden looper
ricky bottalico
danny graves
drandy moffitt
ron davis
antonio alfonseca
eddie rommel
Firpo Marberry
syl johnson
bob smith
clinto brown
harry gumbert
jack russell
johnny murphy
hugh casey
mace brown
wilcy moore
joe heving
clyde shoun
allen russell
jackie may
dick coffman
ace adams
pete appleton
george caster
sarge connally
chief hogsett
jim konstanty
ellis kinder
gerry staley
tom ferrick
I have a great interest in relief pitching, from the pioneers to the groundbreakers to the specialists of today. I hope to create a Hall of Fame composed exclusively of relievers.
Who is a reliever? Since 1950, it's anyone who's either appeared finished 300 games. Before 1950, it's anyone who's finished at least 150 games but hasn't started 250. Anyone who crosses over the two eras qualifies if they finished at least 200 games.
Who belongs is up to you, but I hope everyone considers each pitcher's era and success as a starter if applicable. It's unfair to rank Dennis Eckersley below Jesse Orosco just because his relief WAR is lower.
There's a total of about 127 relievers, so I'm guessing we'll elect 35-60. Don't go crazy and vote for everyone with like a WAR above 9.0!
Here are all of the players that will be eligible throughout the voting, so you may want to plan who you'll vote for accordingly. Perhaps establish your personal HoF so you know who to vote for when the time comes.
Dennis Eckersley
Mariano Rivera
Hoyt Wilhelm
goose gossage
tom gordon
tom hiller
lee smith
trevor hoffman
Billy wagner
lindy mcdaniel
Turk farrell
Stu miller
Kent Tekulve
dan quisenberry
bruce sutter
rollie fingers
john franco
ron reed
tom henke
jesse orosco
bob stanley
joe nathan
sparky lyle
don mcmahon
dave righetti
doug jones
keith foulke
tug mcgraw
jeff montgomery
roy face
rick aguilera
gary lavelle
john wetteland
jeff reardon
francisco rodriguez
ron kline
mike timlin
michael jackson
ron perranoski
tery forster
clay carroll
steve farr
roberto hernandez
jonathan papelbon
armando benitez
troy percival
dan plesac
francisco cordero
tom burgmeier
minton
ted abernathy
mike marshall
al worthington
bob wickman
willie hernandez
gene garber
jim brewer
dave giusti
robb nen
jay howell
steve bedrosian
randy myers
jeff russel
dave laroche
jeff shaw
mike stanton
ugueth urbina
eddie gauardado
mike henneman
gregg olson
frank linzy
jason isringhausen
jose valverde
jj putz
dave smth
bill campbell
darold knowles
jeff brantley
rod beck
todd worrell
hustn street
brian fuentes
jose mesa
al hrabosky
david weathers
todd jones
eddie fisher
roger mcdowell
elias sosa
jack aker
tippy martinez
bobby thigpen
mark clear
brad lidge
braden looper
ricky bottalico
danny graves
drandy moffitt
ron davis
antonio alfonseca
eddie rommel
Firpo Marberry
syl johnson
bob smith
clinto brown
harry gumbert
jack russell
johnny murphy
hugh casey
mace brown
wilcy moore
joe heving
clyde shoun
allen russell
jackie may
dick coffman
ace adams
pete appleton
george caster
sarge connally
chief hogsett
jim konstanty
ellis kinder
gerry staley
tom ferrick
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