Thursday, December 2, 2010

You Make the HoF Call

What do the following players have in common?

  1. Wilson Alvarez
  2. Roberto Alomar
  3. Carlos Baerga
  4. Jeff Bagwell
  5. Harold Baines
  6. Bert Blyleven
  7. Brett Boone
  8. Kevin Brown
  9. Cal Eldred
  10. John Franco
  11. Juan Gonzalez
  12. Marquis Grissom
  13. Lenny Harris
  14. Bobby Higginson
  15. Charles Johnson
  16. Barry Larkin
  17. Al Leiter
  18. José Lima* Eligible on “passed away” provision
  19. Edgar Martinez
  20. Tino Martinez
  21. Don Mattingly
  22. Fred McGriff
  23. Mark McGwire
  24. Raul Mondesi
  25. Jack Morris
  26. Dale Murphy
  27. José Offerman
  28. John Olerud
  29. Rafael Palmeiro
  30. Dave Parker
  31. Paul Quantrill
  32. Tim Raines
  33. Steve Reed
  34. Kirk Rueter
  35. Rey Sánchez
  36. Benito Santiago
  37. Lee Smith
  38. B.J. Surhoff
  39. Alan Trammell
  40. Ugueth Urbina
  41. Ismael Valdez
  42. Larry Walker
  43. Dan Wilson

That’s right, they will be on the official baseball Hall of Fame Ballot this season.

So let’s make you guys (and me) the electors. Here are the rules, straight from the BBWAA:

A. Electors may vote for as few as zero (0) and as many as ten (10) eligible candidates deemed worthy of election. Write-in votes are not permitted.

B. Any candidate receiving votes on seventy-five percent (75%) of the ballots cast shall be elected to membership in the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

So who are you nominating? Here’s my ballot:

1. Roberto Alomar

2. Bert Blyleven

3. Tim Raines

4. Jeff Bagwell

5. Larry Walker

6. Jack Morris

7. Barry Larkin

8. Fred McGriff

No, I did not vote for Edgar Martinez. No I did not vote for Raffy Palmiero or Mark McGwire. And no, I did not vote for other steroid junkies like Bret Boone or Juan Gonzalez. (Discuss…)


If I get enough ballots (more than 2?) I will tally up our HoF selections. So, COME ON COMMITTEE!!


Lots of former Marlins on this list….there are 8 -- can you name them?

I’ll save you the trouble:

  • Kevin Brown (Ace pitcher on FLA's first WS winner),
  • Lenny Harris (ended his long career with three yrs in FLA),
  • Charles Johnson (1st ever draft pick, on the 97 squad),
  • Al Leiter (pitched a no-no for us and won the WS),
  • Paul Quantrill (also ended his career with the fish)
  • Benito Santiago (opening day catcher),
  • Ugueth Urbina (saved FLA’s second WS over the Yanks),
  • Ismael Valdez (ended his career in FLA)