2025 HOF ballot

[msgkings322]

Omar doesn’t deserve it at all. He was a straight-up compiler and was probably the 6th or 7th best player on some of those stacked Indians teams in the 90’s. He was very good, but not HOF.

Like Ozzie it was an absolute pleasure to watch him play shortstop. That’s hall of fame worthy. Brooks Robinson’s bat was no better

 

[calsnowskier]

His post season numbers were terrible in a small sample…..Mariano was actually better in the post season and faced a DH his entire career in a pretty strong AL East…..

Facing a DH as a closer means exactly nothing. How many times will a closer face a pitcher hitting in the ninth with the game on the line?

 

[chappee11]

Like Ozzie it was an absolute pleasure to watch him play shortstop. That’s hall of fame worthy. Brooks Robinson’s bat was no better

Meh. That’s a pretty low standard, honestly. It was also a pleasure to watch Nomar Garciaparra play. And he had a much higher ceiling than Vizquel did and actually put up some serious numbers and HE doesn’t deserve to be in the HOF, either.

 

[antone112]

Andruw Jones

Highest fielding WAR of all time at his position and it’s not close.

400 HRs


Players get in all the time based on nothing but their bat. Best defensive CF of all time deserves to be in.

 

[msgkings322]

Meh. That’s a pretty low standard, honestly. It was also a pleasure to watch Nomar Garciaparra play. And he had a much higher ceiling than Vizquel did and actually put up some serious numbers and HE doesn’t deserve to be in the HOF, either.

By this metric neither do Brooks or Ozzie. Sometimes you just gotta watch ‘em play

 

[bksballer89]

His post season numbers were terrible in a small sample…..Mariano was actually better in the post season and faced a DH his entire career in a pretty strong AL East…..

facts

 

[chappee11]

By this metric neither do Brooks or Ozzie. Sometimes you just gotta watch ‘em play

I did watch Vizquel play. I watched a lot of him, actually. He was a good player. I never once viewed him as a HOFer, though.

 

[msgkings322]

I did watch Vizquel play. I watched a lot of him, actually. He was a good player. I never once viewed him as a HOFer, though.

For the third time he’s every bit as deserving as Ozzie and Brooks

 

[msgkings322]

I did watch Vizquel play. I watched a lot of him, actually. He was a good player. I never once viewed him as a HOFer, though.

Ok to be fair Ozzie had a lot more WAR so I retract that one. I get Viizquel not making it, I just felt like he was watching him

 

[msgkings322]

I did watch Vizquel play. I watched a lot of him, actually. He was a good player. I never once viewed him as a HOFer, though.

Ok just ignore me. Brooks had much better hitting stats too LOL

 

[Pure Steel]

Facing a DH as a closer means exactly nothing. How many times will a closer face a pitcher hitting in the ninth with the game on the line?

Big Papi 32x!