My virtual hall of fame ballot
I'll be explaining my picks and non picks respectively. I hope you enjoy this article and please comment future suggestions.
Derek Jeter was one of the best hitting shortstops ever and he didn't allow his horrendous defense at shortstop to hinder his chances that much thanks to good baserunning. He doesn't have any moral stains as far as we know, so he's a guaranteed pick for me.
Larry Walker was a fantastic outfielder who got it done about as well as any outfielder could as long as he was healthy. For some people, his injury history and the fact that he played in Coors field for years with Coors being extremely hitter friendly puts them off on voting for him. However, he also hit very well away from Coors and that puts him on my hall of fame ballot.
Curt Schilling is a disgusting man I'd like to avoid due to his foul comments and hateful political opinion. I'd vote for him in spite of him being a Trump just so he'll shut up. He was a fantastic baseball player, but a horribly pitiful human being.
Scott Rolen was one of the best third baseman of all time defensively that could also hit the ball hard and often. Despite not being much of a media darling, he's earned himself a vote from me by playing well on both sides of the ball and not being an inflammatory head case like Schilling has been.
Todd Helton could've been an NFL great if he didn't get injured and replaced by a guy named Peyton Manning. He was a fantastic first baseman who didn't need Coors Field to be a terrifyingly good hitter at first base or to win three gold gloves. As the first base position is pretty much offense only anyways Helton earns my vote.
Billy Wagner was one of the best relievers of all time by strikeout rate. He might not have had a ton of innings pitched, but when he did pitch he was the second best reliever of his generation. (Mariano just got elected unanimously). Since I feel that relievers are underrepresented in the hall of fame I'd be thrilled to vote for him.
Gary Sheffield was one of the best hitters of his generation with power and plate discipline which meant his poor defense couldn't keep me from voting him in.
Last but certainly not least is Bobby Abreu who was a fantastic hitter with power and terrific plate discipline that could also play very good defense. He's earned my vote for playing very well.
My just miss guys are:
Jeff Kent was a hothead who wasn't a great defender that should've been relegated to 1B. He wasn't someone I felt like voting for this year despite being one of the best hitters at second base ever.
Omar Vizquel was a very good defender who couldn't hit enough for me to vote for him but I might change my mind in the future.
Andy Pettitte was a solid starting pitcher for a long time and had a very good season+ worth of games in the postseason which added some value for me. I might vote for him next year.
Manny Ramirez got caught and was suspended twice for using steroids. I still might vote for him due to his performance pre suspension but I'd prefer not to when there are better candidates.
Sammy Sosa was a very good hitter who had plate discipline issues most of his career and poor defense. If he was a DH I might have been willing to vote for him.
Roger Clemens, Barry Bonds, and Andruw Jones all will NEVER get a vote from me as Domestic Violence is an instant no vote for me and Clemens did something like what Jeffrey Epstein did so I'm saying absolutely no to them.
The rest are a bunch of "One and dones" that so far haven't even gotten one percent of the vote so there's not much of a point in mentioning them.
Derek Jeter was one of the best hitting shortstops ever and he didn't allow his horrendous defense at shortstop to hinder his chances that much thanks to good baserunning. He doesn't have any moral stains as far as we know, so he's a guaranteed pick for me.
Larry Walker was a fantastic outfielder who got it done about as well as any outfielder could as long as he was healthy. For some people, his injury history and the fact that he played in Coors field for years with Coors being extremely hitter friendly puts them off on voting for him. However, he also hit very well away from Coors and that puts him on my hall of fame ballot.
Curt Schilling is a disgusting man I'd like to avoid due to his foul comments and hateful political opinion. I'd vote for him in spite of him being a Trump just so he'll shut up. He was a fantastic baseball player, but a horribly pitiful human being.
Scott Rolen was one of the best third baseman of all time defensively that could also hit the ball hard and often. Despite not being much of a media darling, he's earned himself a vote from me by playing well on both sides of the ball and not being an inflammatory head case like Schilling has been.
Todd Helton could've been an NFL great if he didn't get injured and replaced by a guy named Peyton Manning. He was a fantastic first baseman who didn't need Coors Field to be a terrifyingly good hitter at first base or to win three gold gloves. As the first base position is pretty much offense only anyways Helton earns my vote.
Billy Wagner was one of the best relievers of all time by strikeout rate. He might not have had a ton of innings pitched, but when he did pitch he was the second best reliever of his generation. (Mariano just got elected unanimously). Since I feel that relievers are underrepresented in the hall of fame I'd be thrilled to vote for him.
Gary Sheffield was one of the best hitters of his generation with power and plate discipline which meant his poor defense couldn't keep me from voting him in.
Last but certainly not least is Bobby Abreu who was a fantastic hitter with power and terrific plate discipline that could also play very good defense. He's earned my vote for playing very well.
My just miss guys are:
Jeff Kent was a hothead who wasn't a great defender that should've been relegated to 1B. He wasn't someone I felt like voting for this year despite being one of the best hitters at second base ever.
Omar Vizquel was a very good defender who couldn't hit enough for me to vote for him but I might change my mind in the future.
Andy Pettitte was a solid starting pitcher for a long time and had a very good season+ worth of games in the postseason which added some value for me. I might vote for him next year.
Manny Ramirez got caught and was suspended twice for using steroids. I still might vote for him due to his performance pre suspension but I'd prefer not to when there are better candidates.
Sammy Sosa was a very good hitter who had plate discipline issues most of his career and poor defense. If he was a DH I might have been willing to vote for him.
Roger Clemens, Barry Bonds, and Andruw Jones all will NEVER get a vote from me as Domestic Violence is an instant no vote for me and Clemens did something like what Jeffrey Epstein did so I'm saying absolutely no to them.
The rest are a bunch of "One and dones" that so far haven't even gotten one percent of the vote so there's not much of a point in mentioning them.
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