Author Topic: 2025 Hall of Fame (Read 3505 times)

KnorrForYourMoney · « **Reply #25 on:** December 31, 2024, 06:18:55 pm »

He should be, but I wouldn't necessarily bet on it. Jeter, Griffey, Randy Johnson, and Greg Maddux were all denied unanimous selections just because of some dipcraps who thought they were making a point.

HalfSmokes · « **Reply #26 on:** December 31, 2024, 06:57:51 pm »

I’d like Felix to make it. He won’t, but I remember him an incredibly dominant pitcher.

imref · « **Reply #27 on:** January 13, 2025, 10:07:43 am »

Ryan Thibodaux's tracker of publicly shared ballots is here:
https://onedrive.live.com/view.aspx?resid=F2E5D8FC5199DFAF%2169204&authkey=!ACe58mCXDocB0Ls

He has 132 ballots tracked. Looks like CC, Ichioro, Beltran, and Wagner get in. Andruw Jones is close.

imref · « **Reply #28 on:** January 14, 2025, 11:50:47 am »

the above tracker now has all the ballots from The Athletic reporters, so now up to 141 ballots.

Locks: CC, Ichiro, Wagner
Likely: Beltran
Borderline: Jones

Ali the Baseball Cat · « **Reply #29 on:** January 15, 2025, 09:36:47 am »

They should probably just close the HoF after Ichiro is inducted.

imref · « **Reply #30 on:** January 15, 2025, 10:23:47 am »

Quote from: Ali the Baseball Cat on January 15, 2025, 09:36:47 am

They should probably just close the HoF after Ichiro is inducted.

Ichiro has been voted in on all 155 ballots shared so far.

imref · « **Reply #31 on:** January 15, 2025, 02:37:20 pm »

156 in, Ichiro still perfect.

Mattionals · « **Reply #32 on:** January 17, 2025, 10:37:43 am »

Quote from: imref on January 15, 2025, 02:37:20 pm

156 in, Ichiro still perfect.

As it should be.

varoadking · « **Reply #33 on:** January 17, 2025, 10:52:12 am »

Quote from: Mattionals on January 17, 2025, 10:37:43 am

As it should be.

Agreed...a no-brainer among all no-brainers...

Ali the Baseball Cat · « **Reply #34 on:** January 17, 2025, 11:07:38 am »

imref · « **Reply #35 on:** January 17, 2025, 11:48:25 am »

i saw that 26 Japanese voters did not vote for Ichiro for their HoF. It makes no sense.

JCA-CrystalCity · « **Reply #36 on:** January 17, 2025, 11:52:03 am »

Quote from: imref on January 17, 2025, 11:48:25 am

i saw that 26 Japanese voters did not vote for Ichiro for their HoF. It makes no sense.

there's going to be one wet fart who digs the publicity of voting no who will say, "I don't consider Japan to be the majors and he was just a slap hitter when he got here."

Ali the Baseball Cat · « **Reply #37 on:** January 17, 2025, 11:59:04 am »

Probably had something to do with Yakuza and gambling

Quote from: imref on January 17, 2025, 11:48:25 am

i saw that 26 Japanese voters did not vote for Ichiro for their HoF. It makes no sense.

HalfSmokes · « **Reply #38 on:** January 17, 2025, 12:14:10 pm »

Quote from: JCA-CrystalCity on January 17, 2025, 11:52:03 am

there's going to be one wet fart who digs the publicity of voting no who will say, "I don't consider Japan to be the majors and he was just a slap hitter when he got here."

He played long enough for his MLB counting stats to be HoF worthy. It's funny, the baseball reference indicators are all over the place. Black ink has him as a no doubter, grey ink as slightly below HoF average. HoF monitor as one of the best players ever, standards as shy of the average HoF member. Jaws has him as the 17th best right fielder which should put him in comfortably

imref · « **Reply #39 on:** January 17, 2025, 12:20:42 pm »

he's still at 100% in Thibodaux's tracker with 155 votes in, but i'd imagine that anyone who wouldn't vote for him probably wouldn't share their vote publicly.

Beltran is sitting at 80.6%

Natsinpwc · « **Reply #40 on:** January 17, 2025, 12:39:43 pm »

Bobby Abreu should be in but probably won't.

https://www.mlb.com/news/bobby-abreu-hall-of-fame-case

varoadking · « **Reply #41 on:** January 18, 2025, 12:30:02 pm »

Quote from: Natsinpwc on January 17, 2025, 12:39:43 pm

Bobby Abreu should be in but probably won't.

https://www.mlb.com/news/bobby-abreu-hall-of-fame-case

See...I would never have thought him HoF worthy...HoVG, maybe...

nobleisthyname · « **Reply #42 on:** January 18, 2025, 12:55:23 pm »

Quote from: varoadking on January 18, 2025, 12:30:02 pm

See...I would never have thought him HoF worthy...HoVG, maybe...

Bobby Abreu is one of those players who was pretty good at everything but not elite at anything, other than maybe plate discipline. So his counting stats don't jump out at you but stats like WAR love him.

Not sure I would vote for him, but I can see the argument for him.

JCA-CrystalCity · « **Reply #43 on:** January 21, 2025, 06:21:02 pm »

Any news?

KnorrForYourMoney · « **Reply #44 on:** January 21, 2025, 06:25:50 pm »

Quote from: KnorrForYourMoney on December 31, 2024, 06:18:55 pm

He should be, but I wouldn't necessarily bet on it. Jeter, Griffey, Randy Johnson, and Greg Maddux were all denied unanimous selections just because of some dipcraps who thought they were making a point.

^This guy sounds like he knows what he's talking about.

Seriously though, freak that writer.

varoadking · « **Reply #45 on:** January 21, 2025, 06:26:27 pm »

Ichiro 1 vote shy...CC and Wagner in too...

Slateman · « **Reply #46 on:** January 21, 2025, 07:16:41 pm »

Quote from: varoadking on January 21, 2025, 06:26:27 pm

Ichiro 1 vote shy...CC and Wagner in too...

Ichiro is one vote shy of a unanimous selection

Wonder who that moron is

imref · « **Reply #47 on:** January 21, 2025, 07:20:10 pm »

Quote from: varoadking on January 21, 2025, 06:26:27 pm

Ichiro 1 vote shy...CC and Wagner in too...

Beltran should have been in.

JCA-CrystalCity · « **Reply #48 on:** January 21, 2025, 07:35:12 pm »

Next year's class is not strong. Camels, Braun, ...

Whoever didn't vote for Ichiro should lose voting rights in the best interest of baseball.

varoadking · « **Reply #49 on:** January 21, 2025, 07:37:06 pm »

Quote from: JCA-CrystalCity on January 21, 2025, 07:35:12 pm

Whoever didn't vote for Ichiro should lose voting rights in the best interest of baseball.

He needs to be outed...