Walker, Palmeiro on Hall of Fame ballot for first time

[Ilmago]

http://www.tsn.ca/mlb/story/?id=343409

No way Palmeiro or Gonzalez get in.

Here is who I believe should be voted in.

Alomar
Bagwell
Blyleven
Larkin
E. Martinez
Mattingly
McGriff
Walker
Raines

 

[93Devil]

Alomar could be the only one in this time.

Kirk Rueter is on the ballot? Really?

 

[JackReacher]

OMG! THIS THREAD TITLE IS IN ALL CAPS!!!!

LISTEN TO ME!!!!!!!!

 

[Ilmago]

Alomar should be a shoe in this year, he barely missed it last year.

I have no clue why Kirk Rueter is on the list, he definitely doesn't belong on it.

 

[Ilmago]

OMG! THIS THREAD TITLE IS IN ALL CAPS!!!!

LISTEN TO ME!!!!!!!!

Calm down! Holy crap, I just copied and pasted the title from TSN and it came in all caps.

 

[Guy_Incognito]

My list in order of how deserving I think they are:

Alomar
Bagwell
Blyleven
Raines
E. Martinez
Trammel
Larkin

Just missing:
McGriff, Mattingly, Murphy, Morris

 

[spnited]

Alomar and Blyleven.

The rest are in the Hall of Very Good.

 

[Baron Scicluna]

Alomar's within spittin' distance, and Bagwell and Blyleven also have a chance. Eventually, I can see McGriff getting a headline.

 

[SnoopyBoy]

Alomar should be a shoe in this year, he barely missed it last year.

I have no clue why Kirk Rueter is on the list, he definitely doesn't belong on it.

Alomar could also be a shoo-in

 

[SnoopyBoy]

Bagwell gets in. Numbers are terrific, especially for a 15-year career cut short with injury. He has a great base runner, a tremendously smart player and a damn good defensive player. Had he stayed healthy or not played 9 years in the Astrodome, he reaches 500 HRs easily. That being said, he was only 51 shy. Still has gaudy batting average, walk, runs scored and RBI numbers. No link to steroids.

 

[Guy_Incognito]

We've done this before, but I can't imagine Bagwell on the outside unless you're convinced he was juiced.

 

[SnoopyBoy]

But without proof or even a strong link like so many others have -- and heretofore there is none -- the writers can't keep Bagwell out under those suspicions alone.

 

[Michael_ Gee]

I say this as a man with a vote. History teaches us the Hall of Fame electorate can do anything it wants for whatever reason, good reason or not.

 

[Bubbler]

Raines and Alomar are (or should be) locks to me. Blyleven and Larkin are maybe's.

 

[Hank_Scorpio]

I have no clue why Kirk Rueter is on the list, he definitely doesn't belong on it.

You do know everyone who has played 10 years gets at least one year on the ballot, right?

And you need two percent of the vote to stay on.


And most of the players on your list are Hall of Very Good, NOT Hall of Fame.

 

[spnited]

I have no clue why Kirk Rueter is on the list, he definitely doesn't belong on it.

You do know everyone who has played 10 years gets at least one year on the ballot, right?

And you need two percent of the vote to stay on.


And most of the players on your list are Hall of Very Good, NOT Hall of Fame.

You need 5% to stay on the ballot.

 

[BTExpress]

I'd be curious what the lowest percentage is that someone received in a year who eventually made it to the Hall.

 

[SnoopyBoy]

Larry Walker? Good God, no.

 

[Mizzougrad96]

Alomar should be a lock
I'll be a little surprised if Bagwell has to wait a year.
Raines should get in eventually.
Blyleven will get in eventually.

 

[Hank_Scorpio]

I have no clue why Kirk Rueter is on the list, he definitely doesn't belong on it.

You do know everyone who has played 10 years gets at least one year on the ballot, right?

And you need two percent of the vote to stay on.


And most of the players on your list are Hall of Very Good, NOT Hall of Fame.

You need 5% to stay on the ballot.

Dammit. I couldn't remember for sure.