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| View Poll Results: Who would you select to the HOF? | |||
| Bert Blyleven |
   
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116 | 56.86% |
| Roberto Alomar |
  
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111 | 54.41% |
| Jack Morris |
  
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54 | 26.47% |
| Barry Larkin |
  
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56 | 27.45% |
| Lee Smith |
  
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45 | 22.06% |
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33 | 16.18% |
| Tim Raines |
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| Rafael Palmiero |
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24 | 11.76% |
| Jeff Bagwell |
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61 | 29.90% |
| Larry Walker |
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21 | 10.29% |
| Multiple Choice Poll. Voters: 204. You may not vote on this poll | |||
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12-31-2010, 02:04 PM
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Phil, here's James' list. He didn't include active players. If he did, A-Rod and Jeter would obviously be high on the list ...
1. Honus Wagner 2. Arky Vaughan 3. Cal Ripken 4. Robin Yount 5. Ernie Banks 6. Barry Larkin 7. Ozzie Smith 8. Joe Cronin 9. Alan Trammell 10. Pee Wee Reese Also, Larkin's various injuries, and the time he lost as a result, often come up in Hall of Fame discussions. I did a quick survey, and for what it's worth, he played more games at shortstop in his career than roughly half the shortstops in the Hall of Fame ... How many Gold Glove shortstops can you name with a ton of steals, an MVP award, a World Series ring and a .370 career on-base average? If they gave out Gold Gloves in 1910, certainly Honus Wagner would quailify, but who else? 
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12-31-2010, 02:09 PM
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I wonder if Concepcion would be #11,
2300+ Hits, 9 AS Games, 5 Gold Gloves, 300+ SB
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12-31-2010, 02:14 PM
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Rob, I'm a huge fan of both the Reds and Concepcion, but his on-base average is 50 points lower than Larkin's. That a deal breaker for me ...
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12-31-2010, 03:17 PM
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Larkin
Rob did this as a way to further a Larkin's case. He already had my vote.
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12-31-2010, 03:27 PM
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Arky Vaughan
I generally like Bill James' take on things, but rating Arky Vaughan as the number 2 shortstop in history is ridiculous.
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12-31-2010, 04:21 PM
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There's some great names there, but that has to be "the weakest" Top 10 list for any position in the Hall of Fame. Just an indication of what the position used to be.
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