Andruw Jones...HOF or not???

[DetroitDevil]

Andruw is a member of a club that has only 4 members.

They are.

Ken Griffey Jr
Andruw Jones
Willie Mays
Mike Schmidt

Can you guess what ultra rare feat they have in common ?

they all pussied out of football practice?

 

[Chewbaccer]

they all pussied out of football practice?

"I don't like baseball, but I can't stay away from baseball threads."

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[DetroitDevil]

"I don't like baseball, but I can't stay away from baseball threads."

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its the first baseball thread i ever posted in... if it makes ya feel more sad.. i hate left turn racing too... Go Tigers!

 

[Chewbaccer]

its the first baseball thread i ever posted in... if it makes ya feel more sad.. i hate left turn racing too... Go Tigers!

Neat.

 

[Inimical]

As a Dodger fan, NO!

 

[Chewbaccer]

As a Dodger fan, NO!

You could probably get another neck tattoo to help ease those painful memories.

 

[obxyankeefan]

I believe Jones would have the lowest batting average of any HOFer. (Would)


But I might have missed some catcher none of us could pick out of a lineup.

Harmon Killebrew .256
Andruw Jones .254
Leo Durocher is a few points lower, but I believe he went in as a Manager and not a player.

Average HOFer .302

 

[williewilliejuan]

You could probably get another neck tattoo to help ease those painful memories.

That was fucking awesome.

 

[Mebert]

So to sum it up. Braves fans say yes, everyone else says he was very good, but not quite there.

Also everyone including Braves fans agree that he juiced.....except BoF because it takes all the wind out of his sails in his best hitters soap box.

 

[Mistaken4193]

So to sum it up. Braves fans say yes, everyone else says he was very good, but not quite there.

Also everyone including Braves fans agree that he juiced.....except BoF because it takes all the wind out of his sails in his best hitters soap box.

Everyone was on it back then. Chipper And Jeter are probably the only 2 HOF position players from that time period that were clean.

 

[Mebert]

Everyone was on it back then. Chipper And Jeter are probably the only 2 HOF position players from that ti.e period that were clean.

Chipper was on herpes......

 

[Mistaken4193]

Chipper was on herpes......

Well....he got around. Their was one year where his program photo had a huge herpe on his lip

 

[Inimical]

You could probably get another neck tattoo to help ease those painful memories.

 

[broncosmitty]

Harmon Killebrew .256
Andruw Jones .254
Leo Durocher is a few points lower, but I believe he went in as a Manager and not a player.

Average HOFer .302

Ray Schalk .253. But his OBP was higher than Jones.

 

[obxyankeefan]

Ray Schalk .253. But his OBP was higher than Jones.

Missed him.

 

[broncosmitty]

Missed him.

I found him last night, then forgot his name. Lol

Really don't think I know a damn thing about him. Or why in the hell hes a HOFer.

Ray Schalk Stats | Baseball-Reference.com

 

[broncosmitty]

I found him last night, then forgot his name. Lol

Really don't think I know a damn thing about him. Or why in the hell hes a HOFer.

Ray Schalk Stats | Baseball-Reference.com

He was 7/23 in the 1919 WS. And didn't get the boot. Guess that's why? Idk

Dude hit 11 homers and 199 doubles, in his career.

 

[soxfan1468927]

My criteria for the HOF of any sport, is if I have to think about it, it's a no.

Jones belongs in the Hall of very good, he was probably 2 more great seasons away from the Hall, but he regressed early in age.

I hear that criteria a lot, and it doesn't make much sense to me. There has to be a line somewhere between a HOFer and a non-HOFer. There's always going to be a "worst guy in the HOF" and "best guy not in the HOF". What makes a guy "I don't have to think about it, he's definitely in" to "I have to think about it"? A line that you've drawn in your mind, which, you had to think about.

 

[DirtDirtDirt]

Great player that never struck me as a HOF'er

Without looking at the numbers, i would guess not enough great years...Some great years, and some years hanging on where he was pretty average

 

[soxfan1468927]

I'd be fine with him making the HOF, be he wasn't the best choice for the '05 MVP (voters got it right that year). Outside of his home runs (which are less than 10% of his total at bats), there was nothing really special about his offense in '05 (his RBIs are largely a function of his HRs, considering he hit .207 with RISP that year).

For his HOF, I put him in the borderline CF category with Jim Edmonds (who didn't get in).

I agree I think he's borderline and Edmonds is a good comp. Considering Edmonds was one-and-done on the ballot, which I thought was kinda ridiculous, I don't know if Jones will last long.

What's interesting is that Beltran, Edmonds, and Jones all got lumped together once Griffey fell off. There really wasn't consensus on the best CFer in baseball after Griffey, and I'm wondering if that is going to hurt them in the voting. If I had to pick one, I'd take Beltran, but wouldn't be against all 3 getting in.