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Welp, I voted for 12 people. One was a vanity vote for Sweeney cause Royals. Ultimately I decided Wagner was better than Hoffman, so I left them both off. I regret this already. I shoulda voted for Billy.
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My ballot: Griffey Kent Martinez McGwire Mussina Raines Schilling Sheffield Trammell Wagner Voted for Kent because in 6-8 years I will be voting for Utley and it seems disingenuous to vote for one and omit the other. Billy Wagner is better than any relief pitcher you compare him to than Mariano.
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Dec 1, 2015 23:10
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My ballot: Jim Edmonds Ken Griffey Jr. Trevor Hoffman Jeff Kent Edgar Martinez Mark McGwire Mike Mussina Tim Raines Curt Schilling Gary Sheffield Sammy Sosa Alan Trammell My heart wants to leave Schilling off but my brain reminds me he was one of the best pitchers of all time. Also, if you vote Trevor Hoffman or Billy Wagner but leave off Edgar, you're a dumb person.
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seiferguy posted:Also, if you vote Trevor Hoffman or Billy Wagner but leave off Edgar, you're a dumb person.
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I thought this was the "bitch about hall of fame voters" thread that we used to have and I was having a hell of a time trying to figure out why Bonds and Clemens weren't on the ballot anymore. 
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Jim Edmonds owns
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IcePhoenix posted:I can add him to your vote retroactively if you want. Please and thank you.
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zakharov posted:Jim Edmonds owns Agreed. Even unnecessary diving catches are fun to watch.
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Voted for: Edmonds Griffey Kent Martinez McGwire Mussina Raines Schilling Sheffield Trammell Wagner Went back and forth on Hoffman for a while but ultimately decided against him because I agree with the idea that the bar for relievers should be higher than for other positions and, while he had a great career, it just doesn't really stack up to the other very few relievers I consider HoF worthy. Also, it probably shouldn't have affected my vote but I felt like I was voting for too many guys and Hoffman was first on the chopping block 
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Dec 2, 2015 22:09
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One "Really Big Hall" ballot submitted. Closers with tons of boring saves? Jacked up sluggers with 500 HRs and nothing else? 2nd basemen that didn't get along with Lord Barrold? The coolest DH this side of ever? A pitcher with abhorrent views? Everyone is invited!
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Curt Schilling's HoF acceptance speech would probably be amazing, because he'd probably reference ISIS, the liberal media holding him back, and how he never took a handout to get to where he is.
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seiferguy posted:Curt Schilling's HoF acceptance speech would probably be amazing, because he'd probably reference ISIS, the liberal media holding him back, and how he never took a handout to get to where he is. He'd probably ask for money to fund an exciting software start-up company
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My ballot (15) Luis Castillo David Eckstein #NoHall2Small Jim Edmonds Ken Griffey Jr. Jeff Kent Edgar Martinez Mark McGwire Mike Mussina Tim Raines Curt Schilling Gary Sheffield Sammy Sosa Mike Sweeney Alan Trammell Billy Wagner My omissions These people: Garret Anderson Troy Glaus Mark Grudzielanek Mike Hampton Mike Lowell Jason Kendall Trevor Hoffman I don't know who any of these people are. If some of those people are HoFers then no one bothered to tell me. Brad Asmus Handsome but can't manage Randy Winn Handsome but can't broadcast
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Dec 3, 2015 17:07
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In his playing days Ausmus was "handsome but can't hit". Good defensive catcher, called a good game, spent a lot of time out on the town nailing cougars Imasalmon and I once got cursed out by some high school girls because we were booing and heckling him
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New Concept Hole posted:My omissions Garret Anderson, Troy Glaus, and Jim Edmonds all played on the same team together. David Eckstein would have done the same except he was too young/bad to crack the roster (although considering who the Angels were running out at shortstop...  )
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going by people in the hall of fame this is who i think should be in Jim Edmonds Ken Griffey Jr. Trevor Hoffman Jeff Kent Edgar Martinez Mark McGwire Mike Mussina Tim Raines Curt Schilling Gary Sheffield Sammy Sosa Alan Trammell Billy Wagner
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Dec 3, 2015 22:39
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Can you add Edmonds to mine? Had no idea his OPS was over .900 for his career, that's amazing considering his ridiculous defense too.
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I think I omitted Edmonds, too, because I was trying to overcompensate since he was my favourite player and I thought I was overrating him. Please correct this and add him to my ballot.
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Dec 11, 2015 02:38
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Small Hall ballot here. I probably should've also voted Schilling but I just couldn't bring myself to do it.
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Pancakes posted:Small Hall ballot here. I probably should've also voted Schilling but I just couldn't bring myself to do it. Dude's a reprehensible human being but a very strong argument can be made for him being the best postseason pitcher in history (it's either him or Mo Rivera), and that's setting aside bloody sock bullshit.
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Timby posted:Dude's a reprehensible human being but a very strong argument can be made for him being the best postseason pitcher in history (it's either him or Mo Rivera), and that's setting aside bloody sock bullshit. Talent required for me to recognize it and level to which a player is an rear end in a top hat are inversely related. If Donald Trump could hit like Our Lord Barrold and throw like Sandy Koufax I'd still say he didn't deserve a vote in. I realize that it's the Hall of Fame and not the Hall of Very Nice (see Cobb, Ty) but this is a poll on Something Awful and gently caress Schilling.
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Pancakes posted:Talent required for me to recognize it and level to which a player is an rear end in a top hat are inversely related. If Donald Trump could hit like Our Lord Barrold and throw like Sandy Koufax I'd still say he didn't deserve a vote in. I realize that it's the Hall of Fame and not the Hall of Very Nice (see Cobb, Ty) but this is a poll on Something Awful and gently caress Schilling.
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Dec 13, 2015 21:56
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Calm down guys it wouldn't be an authentic Hall of Fame voting process if it didn't have a few ballots based on terrible opinions.
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IcePhoenix posted:Calm down guys it wouldn't be an authentic Hall of Fame voting process if it didn't have a few ballots based on terrible opinions. I also specifically did not vote for Schilling for non-baseball reasons so we should have this covered.
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angrygodofjebus posted:I also specifically did not vote for Schilling for non-baseball reasons so we should have this covered. I did this, too. I am of the opinion that his historic post-season success should be a point in his favor, though. Some people don't think it should be since it's not during the regular season. He probably should be in the hall of fame but gently caress that guy. The same goes for Pete Rose (let's not debate Pete Rose).
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tadashi posted:I did this, too. Yeah, Schilling's postseason success is what tipped him into HoF for me. I might have still voted for him anyway but it made it less of a decision, at least. Especially because I can't claim that I wouldn't have let his off field actions cloud my judgement if it was a close call.
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If Curt Schilling never made the playoffs in his career I'd probably still vote him in. I think those playoff innings just enrich his career further.
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I'd vote for him, but he's the one guy I would vote for who I am kinda happy to see fall short every year, just because he's a gigantic dillhole and I assume not making the Hall of Fame makes him mad.
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Another quirk or whatever about Schilling is his Cy Young Award shares; he's got the second most all time among players who've never won the award (1.85, behind Wainwright's 1.97). This is more than several HoF pitchers, including Nolan Ryan, Warren Spahn, John Smoltz, & Don Drysdale (and a bunch of relievers).
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Seeing a few ballots that have McGwire and forego Sosa. For shame...
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Popete posted:Seeing a few ballots that have McGwire and forego Sosa. Well McGwire was a way better hitter so
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MourningView posted:Well McGwire was a way better hitter so He also didn't have like a four year peak with bad seasons on either side
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Martinez Griffey Raines McGwire Sosa Trammel Was on the fence about Trammel, but he really had a good 1980s from a premium defensive position. Might vote for Edmonds next year.
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Mr. Fix It posted:Was on the fence about Trammel, but he really had a good 1980s from a premium defensive position. Might vote for Edmonds next year. What exactly would make him any more worthy next year than this year?
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Sometimes I think I'll come around on Edmonds but then I remember he spent most of his career as an Angel and Cardinal 
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IcePhoenix posted:What exactly would make him any more worthy next year than this year? Just not first ballot material, sorry.
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Mr. Fix It posted:Just not first ballot material, sorry. What does that even mean
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it means he doesn't want to vote for him the first time he is on the ballot
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MourningView posted:it means he doesn't want to vote for him the first time he is on the ballot My point is that the "first ballot prestige" is dumb and he should feel bad 
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I think it is ok.
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