Ten Players

[DaKid12]

I have a scenario for everyone on this board. Say the commissioner of baseball allowed you to put a maximum ten players into the Hall of Fame. The only rules are that you cannot exceed ten players, they have to be no longer eligible on the writer's ballot, they can't be players who haven't been retired for 5 years or more, and they can't be banned (Joe Jackson and Pete Rose). You can also put in less than ten players. If you had this opportunity what players do you believe should absolutely be in the Hall and who would you put in? Go.

[Tyrus4189Cobb]

So anyone who retired before 2008 is game?

Lee Smith (not sure if he's still on)
Dwight Evans
Dick Allen
Jack Glasscock
Ted Simmons
Alan Trammell or Bob Caruthers
Bobby Grich
Lou Whitaker
Reggie Smith
Sherry Magee

[Nerdlinger]

Of the players currently in my personal Hall who qualify under your criteria, I would choose the 10 oldest living ones, so as to help avoid another incident like what happened with Ron Santo.

Minnie Minoso (86)
Billy Pierce (85)
Luis Tiant (71)
Dick Allen (70)
Jim Wynn (70)
Graig Nettles (68)
Sal Bando (68)
Reggie Smith (67)
Gene Tenace (66)
Ron Cey (64)

[jalbright]

If I had my druthers, I'd include five Japanese players:
Sadaharu Oh
Masaichi Kaneda
Katsuya Nomura
Shigeo Nagashima
Kazuhisa Inao

I'd probably include a blackball player who played with Negro Leaguers in the Caribbean, but not in the States:
Perucho Cepeda (Orlando's dad)

To them, I'd definitely add
Bill Dahlen
Minnie Minoso
Bobby Grich
Dick Allen

If Cepeda and/or my Japanese picks aren't allowed, I'd replace them with
Bob Caruthers
Alejandro Oms (Negro Leaguer)
Jack Glasscock
Wes Ferrell
Sherry Magee
John Beckwith (Negro Leaguer)

[DaKid12]

I appreciate your responses but Lee Smith and Trammell are both still on the ballot. I am a small guy and I would only put 6 players in.

1. Ted Simmons
2. Dick Allen
3. Lou Whitaker
4. Bobby Grich
5. Bill Dahlen
6. Minnie Minoso

[jjpm74]

1. Bobby Grich
2. Lou Whitaker
3. Bill Dahlen
4. John Beckwith
5. Bob Caruthers
6. Bob Elliott
7. Thurman Munson
8. Minnie Minoso
9. Sherry Magee
10. Dan Quisenberry

[dgarza]

1. Dick Allen
2. Ross Barnes
3. Harry Stovey
4. Sherry Magee
5. Pete Browning
6. Albert Belle
7. Deacon White
8. Bill Dahlen
9. Minnie Minoso
10. Jim McCormick or Bob Caruthers

I have John Franco ranked ahead of a few of these players, but I would drop him to make room for more historically important players. I also have a thing for Eddie Rommel, but he doesn't seem to fit here.

[leecemark]

Ross Barnes
Deacon White
Bill Dahlen
Bob Caruthers
John Beckwith
Minnie Minoso
Dick Allen
Ted Simmons
Bobby Grich
Lou Whitaker

[1905 Giants]

Dick Allen's getting picked a lot.

[JR Hart]

I 'm a big hall guy and I could pick a lot more. But I think that these players deserve immediate induction:

Steve Garvey
Tony Oliva
Jack Morris
Albert Belle
Ted Simmons
Marty Marion
Dale Murphy
Gil Hodges
Dave Concepcion
Ken Boyer

[toomanyhatz]

Minnie Minoso
Gil Hodges
Ted Simmons
Dick Allen
Tommy Bond
John Beckwith
Bill Dahlen
Deacon White
Luis Tiant
Bobby Grich

...in more or less that order.

[Richard Stark]

Bill Dahlen
Minnie Minoso
Sherry Magee
Dan Quisenberry
John Franco
Lee Smith
Albert Belle
Dick Allen
Jim Creighton
Frank Howard

[TomBodet]

How 'bout:

Charlie Grimm
Jimmy Dykes
Spotswood Poles
Dick Allen
Ted Simmons
Mel Harder
Billy Pierce
George Van Haltren
Bobby Veach
Bill Elliott

Thats a wide ranging list, am thinking overall for both Grimm and Dykes

[Yankillaz]

In no particular order.

1. Joe Torre
2. Bill Dahlen
3. Sherry Magee
4. Lou Whitaker
5. Bobby Grich
6. Dick Allen
7. Minnie Minoso
8. Bob Elliott
9. Luis Tiant
10. Jim Kaat

[adarowski]

It's been a long, long time since I've posted here, but I read often. I really need to take part. This is my favorite stuff to talk about. Great topic.

For me… oh boy…

1. Deacon White
2. Bill Dahlen
3. Wes Ferrell
4. Bob Caruthers
5. Lou Whitaker
6. Bobby Grich
7. Luis Tiant
8. Kevin Brown
9. Dwight Evans
10. Ted Simmons

This might not be the best ten, but if I'm given free reign, I'll allow guys like Dewey to make the list.