My 2019 Baseball Hall of Fame Ballot

[clubgop]

Mariano Rivera- The best relief pitcher ever, not even all that close. And he did it with one pitch.

Roy Halladay- For 9 seasons was the absolute best pitcher in all of baseball. May not have the longevity or stats of accumulation like some other Hall of Famers but for a period of time you knew every 5th day that team had the chance to walk away with a win moreso than any other.

Jeff Kent- Unprecedented, unmatched power from a second baseman. Most HRs among all 2B. If you think Ryne Sandberg is a HOFer than Kent must be as well.

Mike Mussina- Pitched in the AL East his whole career in the DH and steroid era and emerged with the most wins and a lower ERA than just about any other pitcher. Pitch most of his games in Camden Yards, Yankee Stadium, and Fenway all hitters ballparks.

Barry Bonds- This is the Hall of Fame not the Hall of People I Want My Kids to Be Like. He was never formally caught and those Hits count, all of them. You can’t unring all those bells.

Roger Clemens- See Barry Bonds

Manny Ramirez- Could pass this off like Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens, but he was caught, twice, still those numbers are there and when you watched him play, you knew it was genuine that hitting came naturally to him. It was a sixth sense for him.

Curt Schilling- Not the longevity of his contemporaries Glavine or Maddux but his clutch performance is proven time and again in undeniable fashion. If there is one game that is a must win and I have to choose between Gregg Maddux and Curt Schilling, Curt Schilling gets the ball every time. Hell Curt Schilling may get the ball in those circumstances with the choice of any pitcher of any era.

Omar Vizquel- Gonna have to face it, I’m addicted to glove. This player won a golden glove at age 39 at shortstop. One of the best fielding shortstops to ever play the game. A decent consistent bat, but an absolute bulwark at the heart of a defense.

Fred McGriff- His last year on the ballot. I had to come around on him, I had to be convinced, but for 5-7 seasons he was the best all-around hitter in the infancy of the steroid era and everyone knows he was clean.

That’s 10, my ballot is full. I have to admit. It’s getting harder for me to reach 10 names as the years go on, next year my ballot maybe a little limited.

[C-Mag]

Pete Rose

[clubgop]

Pete Rose

Wrong ballot, wrong committee, wrong everything.

[Fife]

Clemons
Bonds
McGriff
Vizquel
Mussina
Rivera

[Speaker to Animals]

Pete Rose is the Vegas favorite, though.

[Fife]

Pete should absolutely be in the HOF. Like 25 years ago.

[clubgop]

Forget PEDs, forget the false moralizing. Baseball had one rule since the early 20th century, it is posted in every clubhouse from short season A ball to the show. DON'T BET ON BASEBALL! He deserves that lifetime ban and he will serve it.

[C-Mag]

Pete should absolutely be in the HOF. Like 25 years ago.

+1

I wonder if Charlie Hustle changed his pronoun he could get in ?

[clubgop]

Pete should absolutely be in the HOF. Like 25 years ago.

+1

I wonder if Charlie Hustle changed his pronoun he could get in ?

And lose the only thing he got going for him? No.

[Fife]

Mariano Rivera 425 (100 percent)
Roy Halladay 363 (85.4)
Edgar Martinez 363 (85.4)
Mike Mussina 326 (76.7)
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Curt Schilling 259 (60.9)
Roger Clemens 253 (59.5)
Barry Bonds 251 (59.1)
Larry Walker 232 (54.6)
Omar Vizquel 182 (42.8)
Fred McGriff 169 (39.8)
Manny Ramírez 97 (22.8)
Jeff Kent 77 (18.1)
Billy Wagner 71 (16.7)
Todd Helton 70 (16.5)
Scott Rolen 73 (17.2)
Gary Sheffield 58 (13.6)
Andy Pettitte 42 (9.9)
Sammy Sosa 36 (8.5)
Andruw Jones 32 (7.5)