This year's Hall of Fame ballot

[ragecage]

Yes. In order to be eligible for the Hall, you have to have played in the majors in at least 10 separate years. They sometimes make exceptions, although I think the only exception they ever made was for Addie Joss.

Based in the time Addie played in when healthcare wasnt great I can see that. I guess the only exceptions they would consider is early death.

[BINGLEBOP]

Sportsnation's HOF poll totals so far:

Which players would get your vote on a Hall of Fame ballot?

74.7% Rickey Henderson
44.1% Jim Rice
41.0% Andre Dawson
31.5% Bert Blyleven
30.3% Don Mattingly
27.9% Lee Smith
26.2% Trenidad Hubbard
25.4% Mark McGwire
21.7% Jack Morris
20.7% Tim Raines
20.3% Jesse Orosco
18.6% Tommy John
17.2% Dan Plesac
16.7% Dale Murphy
14.7% Alan Trammell
14.7% Mark Grace
11.8% Greg Vaughn
11.5% David Cone
11.3% Dave Parker
9.8% Harold Baines
8.5% Matt Williams
7.4% Jay Bell
5.5% Mo Vaughn
5.3% Ron Gant

(Just kidding about Trenidad Hubbard... I added him in there to see if you were paying attention!)

[HoustonGM]

So, the majority of voters there must be idiots if Rickey Henderson wouldn't even get elected by the SportsNation voters. And I like how every candidate would get the requisite 5% to stay on the ballot lol

[flapper]

How many years did Catfish Hunter have?

[BINGLEBOP]

Gotta feel sorry for the Dave Parker supporters after SN gives Greg Vaughn more votes, but a lot of younger voters that remembered players like Gant, Jay Bell, Mo Vaughn, Matt Williams, etc. probably voted for them spiking their numbers up.

[HoustonGM]

How many years did Catfish Hunter have?

He played in 15 different seasons. He was only good for like 4 or 5 of them though

[flapper]

I only asked about Catfish Hunter because didn't they waive the 5 year wait for him, Clemente, and Gehrig. If I spelled one wrong I apologize.

[HoustonGM]

I only asked about Catfish Hunter because didn't they waive the 5 year wait for him, Clemente, and Gehrig. If I spelled one wrong I apologize.

I don't believe they waived it for him. He got in in 1987, 8 years after he retired. They only waive the 5 year wait in the event of death.

[BINGLEBOP]

I believe that's what they did with Darryl Kile being on the ballot after he died.

[HoustonGM]

I believe that's what they did with Darryl Kile being on the ballot after he died.

Yep, and Rod Beck.

[flapper]

Didn't Hunter die in a plane crash?

[metsguy234]

I also disagree with the arguement against him, and yes, I am sure that is Poets complaint. Though I am sure some will say he had too few hits or played to short or something gay

Played too short or something gay? That implies he played for not a long enough time or he did a homosexual act? Or does it mean that he played too short or something happy? Because it certainly SHOULD NOT mean- played too short or something stupid. That is totally wrong to use that as a putdown.

[metsguy234]

Because he allegedly used steroids.

(I 100% disagree with that argument against him, but it's the only legitimate argument against him).

You know, when a reporter finds steroids INSIDE YOUR LOCKER... that goes beyond ALLEGEDLY.

[HoustonGM]

Didn't Hunter die in a plane crash?

Nope, from Wiki:

Hunter died at his home in Hertford, North Carolina in 1999 after he took a fall down the stairs at his home. He had been suffering from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (also known as Lou Gehrig's Disease) at the time.

Clemente died in a plane crash.

[HoustonGM]

You know, when a reporter finds steroids INSIDE YOUR LOCKER... that goes beyond ALLEGEDLY.

They found androstenedione in his locker, which was a perfectly legal supplement at the time.