Chipper jones first ballot hofer?

[glchen]

In my opinion, I don't think Chipper is a first ballot HOFer. To me, a first ballot HOFer would mean that you are in the "inner" circle in the Hall of Fame. That is, you absolutely dominated the game. I don't think Chipper meets that critieria. In the modern era, it would be players like Jeter, Rivera, Pujols, Randy Johnson, and perhaps Pedro Martinez. I think Chipper is a good player who eventually deserves to get into the Hall, but not on the first ballot.

[CMIZ5290]

I think there has been some very good feedback, but another reason why i think he is in on first ballot is how well he is liked by the overall media. He is never a smart ass, and he is normally quick and cordial about giving interviews and answering questions. I know this has nothing to do about his numbers, but trust me when i say it will be a big factor. So many of these pro athletes are complete jerks, and give no respect to the fans and media.....

[drc]

My guess is he won't be a first balloter (which is one thing) and don't think he's first ballot worthy (which is another thing).

As time passes, being first or fifth year HOFer makes little to no difference. No one claims that Robin Yount is better than Joe DiMaggio. In the moment drama and scandal over who is first ballot and who isn't is manufactured ESPN crap. If you see an all-time team of players who weren't elected in the first ballot, you'd see how silly is the first ballot drama. DiMaggio, Anson, Foxx, Alexander could kick some some Tony Gwynn, Robin Yount, Nolan Ryan first ballot ass.

[Robextend]

It is almost impossible to compare to the criteria of "first ballot" regarding players from different generations...voting committees and the way they vote have changed. We can't keep comparing different eras without taking this into account.

Chipper was the dominant consistent force at 3B in his league for well over a decade putting up phenominal stats along the way and also keeping his name clean in a dirty era. First ballot all the way!

[alanu]

I think staying with one team will carry a lot of weight with his vote in this day and age.