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

[OldFatGuy]

Blyleven (I guess I'm finally in the "yes" camp; it's contagious),

Welcome aboard ! ! !

Although, it looks like the voting on these forums is much like real life, in the 60's%, but not enough to make it.
*sigh*

I really don't get it. Like someone pointed out before, EVERY other pitcher eligible with over 3,000 K's is in, and he is FIFTH ALL-TIME with over 3,700 K's.

I dunno, he pitched well on medicore to lousy teams and his wins could've easily topped 300 if he just pitched his whole career with medicore teams skipping the lousy ones. He spent years in Cleveland and Texas when he'd pitch well, but, well, Cleveland and Texas didn't win a lot. Minnesota fielded some decent teams at times, but they too had some poor ones. He'd probably have pushed 325 or so for his career if he'd only spent most of his time on really good teams.

Oh well, Bert, FWIW, I saw you pitch and you're a HOF in my mind!

[Arctic Blast]

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?

Maybe he's bitter that the Phillies were just about the only team Rickey DIDN'T play for at some point in his career.

[ragecage]

Is Dan Plesac (1 Vote) really better than Jay Bell and Ron Gant who got zero votes?

[phillies999]

dan plesac was a strikeout machine, and he leads brewers career pitchers with era and saves

[HoustonGM]

dan plesac was a strikeout machine, and he leads brewers career pitchers with era and saves

It's the BASEBALL Hall of Fame, not the Brewers Hall of Fame.

Also, 1,041 K's in 1,072 innings isn't really a "strikeout machine." Good, yes, but Hall-worth? No.

At any rate, what the hell is the argument against Rickey Henderson?

[phillies999]

idk i'm just voicing my opinion! i thought i voted for Henderson!

EDIT: opps i picked tommy john by mistake. that's why i shouldn't vote right before i go to sleep

[BINGLEBOP]

Ah, that explains it then. I was wondering why you voted for that many players but NOT Rickey Henderson.

[Arctic Blast]

Maybe we should go back and ask all the real HoF voters who made bizarre omissions if the issue was their doing their ballots at 3:30 in the morning.

[wahoosamC]

Henderson, Trammell, Raines, and McGwire.

[metsguy234]

Henderson, Trammell, Raines, and McGwire.

It says in the poll that you didn't vote for Henderson

[BINGLEBOP]

Henderson, Trammell, Raines, and McGwire.

It says in the poll that you didn't vote for Henderson

DarthJaker didn't either... Tommy John, Mark McGwire, and MO VAUGHN? Hopefully that's another "wrong vote" like phillies999 did in voting for the wrong person (John instead of Henderson).

[metsguy234]

BTW, here is my amended HOF ballot:

-Rickey Henderson
-Bert Blyleven
-Andre Dawson
-Jim Rice
-Tim Raines
-Alan Trammell
-Lee Smith

[wahoosamC]

DarthJaker didn't either... Tommy John, Mark McGwire, and MO VAUGHN? Hopefully that's another "wrong vote" like phillies999 did in voting for the wrong person (John instead of Henderson).

Yeah I wasn't really paying attention, that's who'd I'd vote for, which is why I said them.

[HoustonGM]

Yeah I wasn't really paying attention, that's who'd I'd vote for, which is why I said them.

How poorly were you paying attention when you did the poll? You voted for Alan Trammell...and Jim Rice!