Curt Schilling, 71.1%
Barry Bonds, 61.8%
Roger Clemens, 61.6%
Scott Rolen, 52.9%
Omar Vizquel, 49.1%
Billy Wagner, 46.4%
Todd Helton, 44.9%
Gary Sheffield, 40.6%
Andruw Jones, 33.9%
Jeff Kent, 32.4%
Manny Ramirez, 28.2%
Sammy Sosa, 17.0%
Andy Pettitte, 13.7%
Mark Buehrle, 11.0%
Torii Hunter, 9.5%
Bobby Abreu, 8.7%
Tim Hudson, 5.2%
Aramis Ramirez, 1.0%
LaTroy Hawkins, 0.5%
Barry Zito, 0.2%
Michael Cuddyer, Nick Swisher, A.J. Burnett, Dan Haren, Shane Victorino, all nothin'
Talk about absurdity. Who would vote for Bonds but not Clemens, Sosa, or Manny Ramirez? You are a yes or a no on the steroid issue, and any yes'es who know a thing about the Hall of Fame would think that all of them are worthy. I am personally a strong no, and wouldn't have voted for any of them. It's all or nothing. Biggest disappointment: Aramis Ramirez at 1.0% . He was worthy, and got 1/75 of his due today. And LaTroy Hawkins? He got multiple votes, but had a 4.31 career ERA and 127 saves. What on Earth?
I think Schilling should have gotten in. I'm annoyed at Sammy Sosa getting 3x the votes of Tim Hudson. Ridiculous.
ReplyDeleteP.S Aramis Ramirez doesn't belong. :)
I just saw your comment on my blog. Thanks for thinking about me, but I have an order which ( I hope) is in the mail right now. So I've had my fill of baseballcardstore.ca for now. Thanks, and that'll probably work out sometime.
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DeleteCurt Schilling has right-minded views, and in 2021, right-minded views are being pathetically ignored and attacked. It should be 75%-0%, Hudson vs. Sosa, no doubt. But Ramirez is a Hall of Famer, believe it or not. Let's see how he compares to the average Hall of Fame third baseman. He wins in home runs, 386 to 230.5, and RBI's, 1,417 to 1,219, two of the Triple Crown statistics, among other things. This guy demolished those two key stats and beats the overall Hall of Fame averages in doubles (495-417), homers (386-226), RBI's (1,417-1,231), and slugging percentage (.492-.465) considerably. (Not counting hit by pitch, sacrifice flies, or any other statistic, offensive or defensive, that hasn't always been available.) Thank you for your comment, but expect to see a regular article on Ramirez at some point.
ReplyDeleteAramis' stats are inflated by one of the biggest hitter's periods ever, and he had a glove of stone.
DeleteI know that they adjusted the strike zone a bit, but most of the big hitting, I believe, came from steroid use. Almost all of the best hitters of the era, excepting Ramirez and a handful of others, were at least accused. For example, Barry Bonds, Sammy Sosa, Mark McGwire, Alex Rodriguez, Manny Ramirez.... the list goes on and on. Aramis Ramirez didn't need the juice to accomplish great things.
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