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Maddux, Glavine, Thomas elected to Baseball Hall of Fame; Biggio just misses

Discussion in 'Sports and News' started by Steak Snabler, Nov 26, 2013.

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Who will be elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame this year?

Poll closed May 25, 2014.

  1. Jeff Bagwell

    21 vote(s)
    29.2%

  2. Craig Biggio

    33 vote(s)
    45.8%

  3. Barry Bonds

    29 vote(s)
    40.3%

  4. Roger Clemens

    27 vote(s)
    37.5%

  5. Tom Glavine

    51 vote(s)
    70.8%

  6. Jeff Kent

    8 vote(s)
    11.1%

  7. Greg Maddux

    68 vote(s)
    94.4%

  8. Edgar Martinez

    9 vote(s)
    12.5%

  9. Don Mattingly

    8 vote(s)
    11.1%

  10. Fred McGriff

    5 vote(s)
    6.9%

  11. Mark McGwire

    7 vote(s)
    9.7%

  12. Jack Morris

    17 vote(s)
    23.6%

  13. Mike Mussina

    11 vote(s)
    15.3%

  14. Rafael Palmeiro

    5 vote(s)
    6.9%

  15. Mike Piazza

    20 vote(s)
    27.8%

  16. Tim Raines

    26 vote(s)
    36.1%

  17. Curt Schilling

    15 vote(s)
    20.8%

  18. Lee Smith

    9 vote(s)
    12.5%

  19. Sammy Sosa

    5 vote(s)
    6.9%

  20. Frank Thomas

    48 vote(s)
    66.7%

  21. Alan Trammell

    10 vote(s)
    13.9%

  22. Larry Walker

    4 vote(s)
    5.6%
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  1. heyabbott

    heyabbott Well-Known Member

    Re: 2014 BBWAA Baseball Hall of Fame ballot released

    http://espn.go.com/mlb/story/_/id/10116177/rick-reilly-torre-larussa-cox

    db?

    In all, the three managers being inducted oversaw at least 34 players who've been implicated as PED users and never noticed a thing wrong.
     
    heyabbott, Dec 13, 2013
    #217
  2. Dick Whitman

    Dick Whitman Well-Known Member

    Re: 2014 BBWAA Baseball Hall of Fame ballot released

    The way a reasonable, level-headed human being might have responded to my post:

    "While indeed it seems like there are voters who leave off first-year candidates simply because they don't yet have room for them on their ballot, as evidenced by the voter leaving Frank Thomas off in favor of Jeff Bagwell, I still maintain that, even were no one facing this conundrum, unanimity would be difficult to earn because there still exist voters who believe in an absolute first-year bar."

    The way I might have responded to such a post:

    "Interesting point. I would very much enjoy looking through all ballots to see if, indeed, a voter left off all first-year candidates, but did not at the same time vote for the 10-player maximum. It's unfortunate that all ballots are not made public. Then we would be able to settle this once and for all."
     
    Dick Whitman, Dec 13, 2013
    #218
  3. jr/shotglass

    jr/shotglass Well-Known Member

    Re: 2014 BBWAA Baseball Hall of Fame ballot released

    oop, your memory is short.

    Dude ... nobody's trying to steal your bike. It's a fucking message board.
     
    jr/shotglass, Dec 13, 2013
    #219
  4. outofplace

    outofplace Well-Known Member

    Re: 2014 BBWAA Baseball Hall of Fame ballot released

    Doesn't change the point that pulling my comments out of context while whining about them was dishonest, which is why I asked you to stop lying and reminded folks that you have developed a fondness for trolling.
     
    outofplace, Dec 13, 2013
    #220
  5. Dick Whitman

    Dick Whitman Well-Known Member

    Re: 2014 BBWAA Baseball Hall of Fame ballot released

    OK.
     
    Dick Whitman, Dec 13, 2013
    #221
  6. doctorquant

    doctorquant Well-Known Member

    Re: 2014 BBWAA Baseball Hall of Fame ballot released

    I'm four-fifths of the way toward another bingo -- all I need is either "idiot/idiotic/idiocy" or "stupid/stupidly/stupidity" -- and I still haven't been paid for my first one. I'm going to take this up with the state bingo commission if this keeps up.
     
    doctorquant, Dec 13, 2013
    #222
  7. 3_Octave_Fart

    3_Octave_Fart Well-Known Member

    Re: 2014 BBWAA Baseball Hall of Fame ballot released

    Don't forget Fool/Foolish/Foolishness.
    This guy is the atomic clock of bad posting.
     
    3_Octave_Fart, Dec 13, 2013
    #223
  8. dreunc1542

    dreunc1542 Active Member

    Re: 2014 BBWAA Baseball Hall of Fame ballot released

    Here comes some variation of "I'm trying to advance the conversation while you idiots are just stupidly attacking me and adding nothing to the thread."
     
    dreunc1542, Dec 13, 2013
    #224
  9. JC

    JC Well-Known Member

    Re: 2014 BBWAA Baseball Hall of Fame ballot released

    We haven't seen a reading comprehension in a while.
     
    JC, Dec 13, 2013
    #225
  10. LongTimeListener

    LongTimeListener Well-Known Member

    Re: 2014 BBWAA Baseball Hall of Fame ballot released

    Does anyone have oop for Secret Santa?

    [​IMG]
     
    LongTimeListener, Dec 13, 2013
    #226
  11. doctorquant

    doctorquant Well-Known Member

    Re: 2014 BBWAA Baseball Hall of Fame ballot released

    Re: the HOF voters who are just gonna be damned if they'll EVER vote anyone in on the first ballot (stipulating that there truly are a few/several/many of those):

    In Seasons in Hell the writer mentions some old fixture in Dallas named Merle Heryford. The story goes that when Larson was pitching his perfecto some copy boy ran up and told him about it, to which Heryford replied, "He'll never do it." Later, when told Larson had indeed done it, Heryford supposedly chewed on his cigar a moment and then said, "Well ... he'll never do it again."
     
    doctorquant, Dec 13, 2013
    #227
  12. outofplace

    outofplace Well-Known Member

    Re: 2014 BBWAA Baseball Hall of Fame ballot released

    A troll supporting a troll. Way to go, Dickie. You must be so proud to have this guy on your side.
     
    outofplace, Dec 13, 2013
    #228
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