I am shocked that there has been as much support as there has been for any of three to be "top tier" Hall of Famers. IMO, it is a pretty easy vote that none of the three are "top tier." Brown, Waddell and Joss are all ranked middle of the pack to bottom half of nearly all HoF metrics. Waddell and Joss especially may have had tragic, shortened careers, but you can only grade them on what they actually did during their careers.
Waddell especially may have brilliant during his time, but it is telling IMO that none of the three received much support during that frst election period. "Top-tier" HoFers attract more than 15 pecent of the vote or three percent of the vote.
IMO, "top-tier" pre-war pitchers mean WaJo, Matty, Cy, GCA.
Last edited by Bored5000; 04-28-2014 at 09:12 PM.
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