Bonafide Baseball Hall of Famers

I think he was speaking more from a fan's perspective about the feat but he is a seamhead, no question about it.

 

He has time to improve, but right now I put him far behind Mussina and schilling (I draw my line between them), and behing Cone, Hershiser, Wells, stewart, Pettite, Morris etc. none of whom should get in.

 

On that logic, Bud Smith was one more great night from being a Hall of Famer.

The Hall rewards extended greatness. Buehrle hasn't been great, and he hasn't done anything for an extended period.

And if he were that great, I wouldn't still need to check how to spell his damn name.

 

Yes, but he has three Cy Young awards (to go along with two second place finishes) and his run from 97-03 might be the best seven year run by a pitcher, ever. Especially when you consider that it was during the steroids era.

 

The idea that Mark Buehrle will make the Hall of Fame is a stretch. The idea that he's a shoo-in is ridiculous.

 

Since 2001 (Buehrle debuted in 2000), he's got the second-most wins in baseball, behind Roy Oswalt, which obviously makes him the winningest pitcher in the AL. I know wins are over-rated in a discussion about pitching, so if you judge him by his era, it's a good sign.

he obviously needs to pitch past his 2011 deal, probably until he's 37 or 38. he's no shoo-in, by any means, but i think he's got a puncher's chance.

 

Don't just look at his era, look at his ERA. The man has a 3.76 career ERA to go with 133 wins. That is not a Hall of Fame resume, even with the two great games.

 

I'm still trying to get over the idea that Pedro Martinez is anything other than a lock.

 

I think it's the way he's closing out his career that may give people doubt. No question that he's had an HOF career.

 

Despite those "awful 3-4 years," his career ERA is still 2.91. Given the dominant seasons and the Cy Young awards, he's a lock, even if he does tack on another couple of months of lousy at the end.