How many of the following active players would you vote into the HOF?

This is if their careers ended today... I think Jones and Guerrero have 10 years,if not, they're damn close... I don't think Pujols has 10 yet...

If I'm leaving someone off, please let me know...

 

I voted for 21 players, and I don't think it was a generous vote. The players I didn't vote for were Mussina, Sosa, Andruw or Chipper Jones, Delgado, Sheffield, Wells, Edmonds or Garciaparra. Give both Andruw and Chipper a few more years, and my votes might change. The same goes with Delgado and Sheffield -- no matter how big a douche he is.

 

No or not yet on:
Sammy Sosa
Mike Mussina
David Ortiz
David Wells
Andruw Jones
Jeff Kent
Nomar Garciaparra
Ivan Rodriguez
Gary Sheffield
Carlos Delgado
Chipper Jones
Vladimir Guerrero
Jim Edmonds

 

22 of 30

Ortiz
Wells
Andruw with a U
Nomar
Thome
Delgado
Chipper *
Edmonds

* I hope he can put together a solid final 6-8 years, and then I'll decide.

 

My question after 10 voters is: Who didn't vote for A-Rod and Junior? I don't see how those guys aren't first ballot all the way.

 

Players I voted in:
A-Rod-most spectacular offensive player of his generation, and not to shabby with the glove either

Clemens-great pitcher even now

Maddox
Smoltz-These three should all go in together
Glavine

Randy Johnson- Fading now, but possibly the scariest pitcher of his era

Biggio-gets in thanks to 3,000 hits

Hoffman
Rivera-have defined the closer role for this era

Piazza- best offensive catcher ever despite his weak defense

Griffey Jr.- Any explanation needed?

Chipper Jones- Will go down as one of the best 3B ever. .306/.403./.544 with 2000+ hits and 375 homers is plenty enough for me.

 

Do you paint Sosa with the same brush as Bonds? I mean, we can suppose, but there's not nearly the anecdotal evidence against him as there is Bonds.

Sosa's numbers would put him in the Hall. Christ, if Tony Gwynn's first ballot...

 

I'm disheartened by the lack of support for Sosa. For those who think he was a roided-out, one-dimensional player, keep in mind he was a 30-30 guy with a cannon for a right arm; the poor man's Barry Bonds (without the plate discipline) or Reggie Jackson (without the postseason success).

He's also the only guy with three 60-homer seasons. If Bonds is a Hall of Famer (and he is, IMO), then so is Sosa.

 

The sense I get regarding the difference between the two is this: Bonds was a HOFer anyway before his home run numbers jumped whereas Sosa didn't have the numbers before his HR's jumped drastically.

 

Well, seriously. Are you honestly going to argue Gwynn had more impact as a hitter than Sosa? The guy used glorified fungo bats and slapped singles. I mean, yes, sure, he was wonderful. But he didn't have more impact as a hitter than Sosa.

 

The hell he's a poor man's Reggie Jackson. Put Sosa and frickin As and Yanks in those days, and see how many world series he could have won.

 

Derek Jeter - First-ballot
Barry Bonds - First-ballot
Sammy Sosa - First-ballot
Alex Rodriguez - First-ballot
Roger Clemens - First-ballot
Greg Maddux - First-ballot
Tom Glavine - First-ballot
John Smoltz - Yes, but not first-ballot
Mike Mussina - No.
Pedro Martinez - First-ballot
Randy Johnson - First-ballot
Frank Thomas - I'm still on the fence, but leaning no.
Craig Biggio - Will he get in? Yes. Do I think he should? No.
Trevor Hoffman - He can get in when Lee Smith does. No.
Mariano Rivera - Yes, but maybe not first-ballot.
David Ortiz - If his career ended today, no.
Manny Ramirez - Yep.
David Wells - Heck no.
Andruw Jones - Nope.
Jeff Kent - He he, no.
Nomar Garciaparra - Uh, big no.
Ivan Rodriguez - First-ballot
Gary Sheffield - Nope.
Mike Piazza - Hmm, that's a tough one. Right now, I guess yes.
Ken Griffey Jr. - First-ballot
Jim Thome - No way.
Carlos Delgado - Even bigger no way.
Chipper Jones - Nope.
Vladimir Guerrero - Same boat as a few others. Not if his career ended today. He will be one day, though.
Jim Edmonds - Nope.

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That's 16 for me.