Bruce Bochy: HOFer?

Will the Marlboro be included on the plaque?

 

So, you're saying Ralph Houk = Harold Baines?

 

Harold Baines would be more akin to Gene Mauch or John McNamara.

 

If we are going by undeserving Hall of Famers, Harold Baines = Wilbert Robinson

 

Weren’t the Brooklyn Robins (precursor to the trolly Dodgers) named after him? That says something about his importance to the game at a certain point. I mean, how many pro teams have ever been named for a person? I can only think of this, the Naps for Lajoie and of course the NFL Browns. Were the MLB Browns named after someone?

 

Oh yeah!!???

 

It's what they were known as but it wasn't technically an official name from the team.

Either way, the guy managed for 19 seasons. He won two pennants, no titles and had 11 losing seasons.

His season finishes:
1st twice
2nd once
3rd once
4th twice
5th four
6th six
7th twice
8th once

 

I got a soft spot for Robbie. He was among the future skippers — McGraw, Jennings — who came up under my great great grandfather Ned Hanlon. If you say Ned doesn’t belong in the Hall, I might have to fight you

 

He definitely earned his spot.

 

The LA Dons of the AAFC were named for Don Ameche.

 

Three World Series titles, four pennants.

Taking the freaking Padres to the Fall Classic.

In like Flynn.

 

The St. Louis Browns franchise moved to St. Louis from Milwaukee in 1901. They were re-named the Browns in honor of the former St. Louis Brown Stockings, an original 1880s NL team that became the Cardinals.