Your vote for this year's Hall of Fame ballot?

[HoustonGM]

Because I'm really curious. I don't even see the argument if you completely ignore any semi-sophisticated method of evaluation.

[etothep]

metsguy, what's the argument for Jack Morris but not Bert Blyleven? That one has left me scratching my head.

metsguy voted for both of them

[HoustonGM]

My eyes totally looked over his name in the Blyleven line. My apologies.

[Pavelb1]

Murphy got THREE votes? He's my alltime fave player, but even with the two MVP awards and enough charity work to get all the 70's Braves in heaven....he's really barely even a fringe candidate.

[HoustonGM]

Murphy got THREE votes? He's my alltime fave player, but even with the two MVP awards and enough charity work to get all the 70's Braves in heaven....he's really barely even a fringe candidate.

If Jim Rice is good enough to get 11 votes, Dale Murphy deserves 15 (and so does Dave Parker).

[justanewguy]

If Jim Rice is good enough to get 11 votes, Dale Murphy deserves 15 (and so does Dave Parker).

Yep. It's true. Dale Murphy had a far better peak. In fact, Murphy was arguably baseball's best player, period, for two seasons. Back-to-back MVPs and CF GG's, one of the greatest 5-tool guys ever. Even outside of those two years, he had a great career. It's just too bad he died out so soon, or he'd be a total lock.

I've said it before... Dale Murphy is as good as a player can possibly be without making the Hall of Fame.

[200tang]

oh man Mo Vaughn, I somehow forgot about him.

[justanewguy]

Jesse Orosco actually made me think for a minute. Although he's hardly HOF-worthy, I wonder if the record for most appearances, not to mention a fantastic career as a middle reliever and a few years as a topnotch closer, will keep him on the ballot for a few extra years. Plus, he was a crucial piece of two championship teams...

[RickD]

Well it looks like it's Just Rickey now...at least Rick thinks Rickey has a lock.

[justanewguy]

Well it looks like it's Just Rickey now...at least Rick thinks Rickey has a lock.

Rickey's the only lock on the real life ballot. He's also the greatest player on the ballot by several miles.

[RickD]

He would agree with you!

[Keppinger]

Henderson, Raines, McGwire. The other guys just aren't Hall of famers.

[Arctic Blast]

Henderson, Blyleven, Morris, Raines.

[BINGLEBOP]

Phillies999 voted for Harold Baines, Bert Blyleven, Andre Dawson, Tommy John, Dan Plesac, Jim Rice, and Alan Trammell... but not Rickey Henderson (the only one not voting for Rickey so far). I wonder why?

[HoustonGM]

Phillies999 voted for Harold Baines, Bert Blyleven, Andre Dawson, Tommy John, Dan Plesac, Jim Rice, and Alan Trammell... but not Rickey Henderson (the only one not voting for Rickey so far). I wonder why?

He was also the first to leave Randy Johnson off his vote in the other poll, if I recall correctly. Maybe he's like those HOF voters that believe nobody deserves 100% so he votes against anybody with 100%!

But, Dan Plesac?