Jeter - minus 1? WTF??

Vintageclout · #1 01-24-2020, 08:48 AM

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Originally Posted by pclpads

First, I'm neither a Jeter fan, nor a Yankees fan, so, no sour grapes or an axe to grind here. But, how could a supposed, informed baseball writer / voter deny Jeter a unanimous selection to the HOF? I fully realize there is one in every crowd, but this is inexcusable. This BBWAA HOF voting member should be stripped / barred from any future HOF balloting participation. Quite possibly it's the same moron who did this to Griffey, denying him unanimous election. That said, congrats to Mr. Jeter for an exemplary career and honor.

I�ll make this very simple....enough already with Jeter not getting 100% of the vote. Ruth, Cobb, Mathewson, Johnson, Wagner, Mays, Musial, Young, Williams, Aaron, etc., etc., etc., ALL weren�t unanimous, and that is a much greater tragedy than Jeter falling short. Bottom line is ALL of our National Pastime�s immortals merit the 100% honor so why is everyone making such a big deal about Jeter falling one vote short.....get over it.

Bigdaddy · #2 01-24-2020, 09:55 AM

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Originally Posted by Vintageclout

I�ll make this very simple....enough already with Jeter not getting 100% of the vote. Ruth, Cobb, Mathewson, Johnson, Wagner, Mays, Musial, Young, Williams, Aaron, etc., etc., etc., ALL weren�t unanimous, and that is a much greater tragedy than Jeter falling short. Bottom line is ALL of our National Pastime�s immortals merit the 100% honor so why is everyone making such a big deal about Jeter falling one vote short.....get over it.

Agree. My beef is with the names you mentioned above as well as, if not more, than Jeter.

But at the end of the day, the definition of a HOFer is whether you are in or not. Doesn't matter if a player was elected after he died or many years after his career or unanimously in his first year of eligibility. Everyone gets a plaque on the inside of the building and the right to say that they were/are a HOFer.

ullmandds · #3 01-24-2020, 10:36 AM

I'm not sure why it's such a tragedy the inaugural class was not inducted unanimously?

The HOF was brand new!

Presumably most...if not all people voting at that time knew most if not all of the players that were ultimately inducted...and at that time there was nothing to base their votes on what makes one "worthy" of the HOF.

Certainly some voters had opinions...based on 1st hand experience with these players that affected their votes?

Some of these players had questionable moral character...maybe cheated in some ways.

BeanTown · #4 01-24-2020, 12:23 PM

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Originally Posted by ullmandds

maybe cheated in some ways.

So, would you consider Ruth as a cheater if he drank during prohibition? Using a banned substance good or bad for you is irrelevant.

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