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southsider2k5 Posted January 5, 2011 Author Share Posted January 5, 2011 http://twitter.com/BaseballHall Top 5 vote getters: Roberto Alomar (90.0%), Bert Blyleven (71.9%), Barry Larkin (62.1%), Jack Morris (53.5%), Lee Smith (45.3%) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittleHurt05 Posted January 5, 2011 Share Posted January 5, 2011 I thought you needed 75% to be elected? Where the f*** is the love for Tim Raines??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HuskyCaucasian Posted January 5, 2011 Share Posted January 5, 2011 (edited) QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Jan 5, 2011 -> 01:11 PM) I thought you needed 75% to be elected? Where the f*** is the love for Tim Raines??? I believe you are correct, unless it is >75% or top two. Edited January 5, 2011 by Athomeboy_2000 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milkman delivers Posted January 5, 2011 Share Posted January 5, 2011 About time for Blyleven. And Alomar was a shoo-in, as he's probably (and in my opinion, definitely) the greatest 2B of all time. Congratulations! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted January 5, 2011 Author Share Posted January 5, 2011 Baseball twitter typo. It is actually 79.7% Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigSqwert Posted January 5, 2011 Share Posted January 5, 2011 When is Timo Perez eligible? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HuskyCaucasian Posted January 5, 2011 Share Posted January 5, 2011 QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jan 5, 2011 -> 01:16 PM) Baseball twitter typo. It is actually 79.7% ah ok. that makes sense then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyyle23 Posted January 5, 2011 Share Posted January 5, 2011 QUOTE (BigSqwert @ Jan 5, 2011 -> 01:20 PM) When is Timo Perez eligible? he was eligibile at birth. As was DeWayne Wise Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigSqwert Posted January 5, 2011 Share Posted January 5, 2011 QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Jan 5, 2011 -> 01:29 PM) he was eligibile at birth. As was DeWayne Wise I look forward to checking out the DeWayne Wise wing at Cooperstown. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyyle23 Posted January 5, 2011 Share Posted January 5, 2011 QUOTE (BigSqwert @ Jan 5, 2011 -> 01:31 PM) I look forward to checking out the DeWayne Wise wing at Cooperstown. If you press a big red button as you walk in the door, you can hear Hawk screaming about the catch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cali Posted January 5, 2011 Share Posted January 5, 2011 So Alomar goes in with a White Sox hat right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bschmaranz Posted January 5, 2011 Share Posted January 5, 2011 QUOTE (Cali @ Jan 5, 2011 -> 01:33 PM) So Alomar goes in with a White Sox hat right? I heard he was just gonna wear John Hirschbeck's hat... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clyons Posted January 5, 2011 Share Posted January 5, 2011 QUOTE (BigSqwert @ Jan 5, 2011 -> 01:31 PM) I look forward to checking out the DeWayne Wise wing at Cooperstown. In a world where Barry Larkin gets 62% of the vote, that's not an impossibility. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Ginger Kid Posted January 5, 2011 Share Posted January 5, 2011 I'm happy for Blylevin, but Morris was every bit his superior, IMO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HuskyCaucasian Posted January 5, 2011 Share Posted January 5, 2011 (edited) QUOTE (PlaySumFnJurny @ Jan 5, 2011 -> 01:38 PM) In a world where Barry Larkin gets 62% of the vote, that's not an impossibility. the 2012 ballot will be a suckfest, so it's possible that Larkin gets in. Here's the 2012 list Edited January 5, 2011 by Athomeboy_2000 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
witesoxfan Posted January 5, 2011 Share Posted January 5, 2011 QUOTE (PlaySumFnJurny @ Jan 5, 2011 -> 01:38 PM) In a world where Barry Larkin gets 62% of the vote, that's not an impossibility. Except that Larkin was ridiculously good, whereas Dewayne Wise was a bit player who made a great catch and was one of Ozzie Guillen's toys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clyons Posted January 5, 2011 Share Posted January 5, 2011 QUOTE (Athomeboy_2000 @ Jan 5, 2011 -> 01:45 PM) the 2012 ballot will be a suckfest, so it's possible that Larkin gets in. Probably. I consider him very good, but not great. However, his numbers best a lot of other just very good shortstops who are already in. I'm kind of a HOF hardass, though. I think it should be much more exclusive than it is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HuskyCaucasian Posted January 5, 2011 Share Posted January 5, 2011 (edited) QUOTE (PlaySumFnJurny @ Jan 5, 2011 -> 01:52 PM) Probably. I consider him very good, but not great. However, his numbers best a lot of other just very good shortstops who are already in. I'm kind of a HOF hardass, though. I think it should be much more exclusive than it is. I agree with you on that last point. What's sad is that there should be a lot of really good players (Barry Bonds, Sammy Sosa, Mark McGwire, Rafael Palmeiro, Roger Clemens) going in over the next 2-3 years, but they wont because they chose to roid up. (Ok, Sosa wouldnt have been nearly as good with the roids) I think I am going to plan a trip to Cooperstown in 2014 to see the Big hurt and Maddux inducted. Edited January 5, 2011 by Athomeboy_2000 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthSideSox72 Posted January 5, 2011 Share Posted January 5, 2011 I can't find the full ballot result anywhere yet - if anyone spots it, a link would be awesome. I would like to have seen Morris and Murphy get in, but definitely agree on the two that did. Also, I looked at the ESPN ballot - the 18 ESPN staff who get to vote. Barry Stanton, a news editor on the site, did not vote for either who got in. Who he did vote for: Morris, Edgar Martinez, Tino Martinez, and BJ Surhoff. Buh? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthSideSox72 Posted January 5, 2011 Share Posted January 5, 2011 OK ESPN has the list up now... Baines got 28 votes, which I believe is 4.82%. So, he now drops off the list. The players who got sustaining level votes: Roberto Alomar 523 90.0 Bert Blyleven 463 79.7 Barry Larkin 361 62.1 Jack Morris 311 53.5 Lee Smith 263 45.3 Jeff Bagwell 242 41.7 Tim Raines 218 37.5 Edgar Martinez 191 32.9 Alan Trammell 141 24.3 Larry Walker 118 20.3 Mark McGwire 115 19.8 Fred McGriff 104 17.9 Dave Parker 89 15.3 Don Mattingly 79 13.6 Dale Murphy 73 12.6 Rafael Palmeiro 64 11.0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clyons Posted January 5, 2011 Share Posted January 5, 2011 QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Jan 5, 2011 -> 01:48 PM) Except that Larkin was ridiculously good, whereas Dewayne Wise was a bit player who made a great catch and was one of Ozzie Guillen's toys. Other than the year he won it, Larkin finished in the top 10 in MVP voting (7th) just one other time in his career. He was one of the greatest shortstops of his era, no doubt, and as I stated above, he's probably better than several SS's who are already in. However, for position players, I think the HOF should be reserved for guys who consistently dominated their league, regardless of position. He wouldn't get my vote. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HuskyCaucasian Posted January 5, 2011 Share Posted January 5, 2011 QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Jan 5, 2011 -> 01:57 PM) I can't find the full ballot result anywhere yet - if anyone spots it, a link would be awesome. I would like to have seen Morris and Murphy get in, but definitely agree on the two that did. Also, I looked at the ESPN ballot - the 18 ESPN staff who get to vote. Barry Stanton, a news editor on the site, did not vote for either who got in. Who he did vote for: Morris, Edgar Martinez, Tino Martinez, and BJ Surhoff. Buh? BJ Surhoff????????????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
witesoxfan Posted January 5, 2011 Share Posted January 5, 2011 QUOTE (PlaySumFnJurny @ Jan 5, 2011 -> 01:52 PM) Probably. I consider him very good, but not great. However, his numbers best a lot of other just very good shortstops who are already in. I'm kind of a HOF hardass, though. I think it should be much more exclusive than it is. It's already the most exclusive Hall that there is. I think it'd be harder for it to get more exclusive. You have to let some players in, and some of them will be borderline. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clyons Posted January 5, 2011 Share Posted January 5, 2011 QUOTE (Athomeboy_2000 @ Jan 5, 2011 -> 01:55 PM) I think I am going to plan a trip to Cooperstown in 2014 to see the Big hurt and Maddux inducted. I'm hoping to go then as well. I was there once before, but was too young to remember it all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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