Hall of Fame Ballot Announced

cgjackson222 · #1 11-09-2022, 02:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Mike D.

I wrote an article on the candidates and their cards, if anyone is interested:

Investing In The Contemporary Baseball Era Hall of Fame Candidates

I appreciate you mentioning the players that didn't make the cut this time around. As you point out, Lou Whitaker and Kenny Lofton are strong candidates. I personally think they are more deserving than Albert Belle or Don Mattingly. Belle and Mattingly had very short careers and their career numbers are not strong. But Whitaker and Lofton have strong career numbers and decent peaks.

I also agree with you that David Cone and perhaps Kevin Brown deserve a second look.

G1911 · #2 11-09-2022, 02:42 PM

The worst thing about Lofton is that he immediately fell off the ballot after getting 3.2% his only year. I have never understood some of the guys who fell off immediately and never got any real consideration.

Mike D. · #3 11-09-2022, 03:33 PM

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Originally Posted by G1911

The worst thing about Lofton is that he immediately fell off the ballot after getting 3.2% his only year. I have never understood some of the guys who fell off immediately and never got any real consideration.

You could put together a pretty good team of "one-and-done" players...just in CF you'd have Lofton and Jim Edmonds.

Last ballot we saw Tim Hudson and Joe Nathan get the treatment.

G1911 · #4 11-09-2022, 03:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Mike D.

You could put together a pretty good team of "one-and-done" players...just in CF you'd have Lofton and Jim Edmonds.

Last ballot we saw Tim Hudson and Joe Nathan get the treatment.

Lance Berkman and Carlos Delgado stick out in memory of recent years as two guys clearly deserving of an honest look, who didn�t get one.

Mike D. · #5 11-09-2022, 04:54 PM

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Originally Posted by G1911

Lance Berkman and Carlos Delgado stick out in memory of recent years as two guys clearly deserving of an honest look, who didn�t get one.

Yes, I'm not sure either deserve to be elected, but certainly deserve better than one shot on the ballot.

Mike D. · #6 11-09-2022, 03:31 PM

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Originally Posted by cgjackson222

I appreciate you mentioning the players that didn't make the cut this time around. As you point out, Lou Whitaker and Kenny Lofton are strong candidates. I personally think they are more deserving than Albert Belle or Don Mattingly. Belle and Mattingly had very short careers and their career numbers are not strong. But Whitaker and Lofton have strong career numbers and decent peaks.

I also agree with you that David Cone and perhaps Kevin Brown deserve a second look.

The thing that bothers me with some of the players like Mattingly, Belle, and Murphy (all peak vs. longevity guys) is that this is their THIRD time on the ballot each...why not give others a chance and let more time pass before just throwing them on again?

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