HOF Ballot Released

[soxfan1468927]

 

[tducey]

My ballot would be: Bonds, Clemens, Guerrero, Hoffman, Jones, Martinez, Mussina, Ramirez, Thome, Walker

 

[soxfan1468927]

And apparently the HOF will not have public ballots this year like they claimed.

 

[navamind]

Bonds
Chipper Jones
Clemens
Manny
Mussina
Schilling
Thome
Walker
Edgar
Rolen

 

[soxfan1468927]

Jayson Stark revealed his ballot:

Bonds
Clemens
Vlad
Hoffman
Chipper
Edgar
Mussina
Schilling
Thome
Vizquel

 

[MilkSpiller22]

Vizquel is an interesting one... He was the best defensive SS of his era... And had the longevity with a decent bat...

But does it hurt him, that we have seen defensive first SS make it already?? Should every BEST of an era defensively make it??

 

[calsnowskier]

Definitely...

Bonds
Clemens
Chipper

Maybe...

Hoffman
Vlad
Rolen
Thome
Kent
Sosa
Andruw
Omar

Almost certainly no, but with room for argument...

Walker
Schilling
Mussina
Wagner
Chef
Manny

 

[Tapey]

If edgar doesnt get in my jimmies will be rustled

 

[StanMarsh51]

Definitely...

Bonds
Clemens
Chipper

Maybe...

Hoffman
Vlad
Rolen
Thome
Kent
Sosa
Andruw
Omar

Almost certainly no, but with room for argument...

Walker
Schilling
Mussina
Wagner
Chef
Manny

Mussina, Manny, Schilling have a better case than most of your 'maybes'

 

[calsnowskier]

Mussina, Manny, Schilling have a better case than most of your 'maybes'

I wasn’t speaking to who I think will get in. I am speaking about my ballot.

 

[Iffster]

Will Bond's head fit on ONE plaque?

 

[Iffster]

Will Chipper Jone's c@ck fit on ONE plaque?

 

[DHoey]

Will Bond's head fit on ONE plaque?

Depends on which Barry Bond's head to which you speak of.

 

[navamind]

Vizquel is Mark Ellis with longevity and a weaker bat.

 

[VikingFan2k2]

Vizquel is Mark Ellis with longevity and a weaker bat.

They didn't even play the same position.

 

[soxfan1468927]

Definitely...

Bonds
Clemens
Chipper

Maybe...

Hoffman
Vlad
Rolen
Thome
Kent
Sosa
Andruw
Omar

Almost certainly no, but with room for argument...

Walker
Schilling
Mussina
Wagner
Chef
Manny

How does Walker, Schilling, Mussina, and Manny get on the "almost certainly no" column but Hoffman, Kent, Sosa, and Omar get on the maybe?

That's insane to me.

 

[soxfan1468927]

I wasn’t speaking to who I think will get in. I am speaking about my ballot.

That's worse

 

[soxfan1468927]

If edgar doesnt get in my jimmies will be rustled

So among players who didn't get in last year, he was 3rd in the voting. And I believe both players who were ahead of him will get in this year (Hoffman and Vlad). Which means he'll be the returning player with the most votes received going into his final year (unless a first-ballot player passes him) and I think that bodes well for him. The problem might be that next year's class has two slam-dunk 1st ballot HOFers in Rivera and Halladay.

But I think Edgar gets in next year with them.

 

[soxfan1468927]

Vizquel is an interesting one... He was the best defensive SS of his era... And had the longevity with a decent bat...

But does it hurt him, that we have seen defensive first SS make it already?? Should every BEST of an era defensively make it??

Mark Belanger is not in. I see no argument for Vizquel.

 

[MilkSpiller22]

Mark Belanger is not in. I see no argument for Vizquel.

but vizquel was a much better bat than Belanger... and we are debating Scott Rolen and Andruw Jones...