Golden Era Hall of Fame Ballot announced

[packs]

My votes would go to Hodges and Kaat.

[btcarfagno]

Dick Allen is the best offensive player not in the Hall outside of Rose and Jackson. He was an adventure in the field but he was dominant offensively. Hodges, Boyer etc aren't close with the bat.

I would like to see all three get in and maybe Kaat as well.

Tom C

[Beatles Guy]

Dick Allen, Hodges, and Boyer.

[peterb69]

The Hall of Fame is already to watered down as it is. I vote to remove some players. None of these get in.

[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by peterb69

The Hall of Fame is already to watered down as it is. I vote to remove some players. None of these get in.

Indeed.

[MacDice]

I think this is the year Hodges gets in

[Peter_Spaeth]

Garvey's knocking at the door
Foster's ringing the bell
Johnson's knocking at the door
Allen's ringing the bell
Do me a favor
Open the Hall
Let em in

Luis Tiant
Tommy John
Colavito
Mattingly Don
T Oliva
Jimmy Wynn
Open the Hall
Let em in, in, in
__________________

[4815162342]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

Garvey's knocking at the door
Foster's ringing the bell
Johnson's knocking at the door
Allen's ringing the bell
Do me a favor
Open the Hall
Let em in

Luis Tiant
Tommy John
Colavito
Mattingly Don
T Oliva
Jimmy Wynn
Open the Hall
Let em in, in, in
__________________

Frank, is that you?

[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by 4815162342

Frank, is that you?

Frank is derivative.

[39special]

Hodges!!

[ksabet]

I am in agreement with none!!

In all the sports they let too many people in. If you weren't in the most elite player of your time conversation then no.

Maybe the should open up a Hall of good?

[clydepepper]

Who in the world is Bob Howsam?

My vote would be for Minoso - he belongs more than many already in.

[kailes2872]

Originally Posted by clydepepper

Who in the world is Bob Howsam?

My vote would be for Minoso - he belongs more than many already in.

Isn't Howsam the former GM of the Big Red Machine of the 70's (if there was sarcasm in the question, my meter is broken, so ignore accordingly..)

[turtleguy64]

why Oliva and T. John,Kaat have been kept out ...I don't get it.you vote for the dominant players of an era.Even Allen minus the fielding ...well,he deserves another look.Oliva was one of the most feared AL batters of his time.feel bad for Hodges.

[Chris-Counts]

The Hall of Fame's endless voting debacle continues. The naysayers win again ...

[Tabe]

Originally Posted by turtleguy64

why Oliva and T. John,Kaat have been kept out ...I don't get it.you vote for the dominant players of an era.

Jim Kaat wasn't a dominant player. Dominant players lead the league in something besides hits allowed. The guy had a career ERA of 3.45 and led the league in wins once. He's not even close to a HOFer.

[insidethewrapper]

Sounds like good news to me that no one was selected. The Hall has already let in too many . When I was growing up the names like Mantle, Aaron, Mays, Kaline, Snider ,Frank Robinson,etc. that's the HOF, not Boyer, Maz, Rizzuto, Oliva etc. Good players but not HOF. In baseball cards, these guys are just a step above the common bin.

[turtleguy64]

Boston fans will very very upset but closely look at Yaz's career statistics.Go to baseball-reference.com if you need to bone up on this.Correct me if I'm wrong but don't you see two really outstanding seasons,2 above average seasons ,and the remainder mediocrity ? did Yaz get in due to longevity ? He got worse the more he played.Look it up.Didn't Oliva post better numbers in a shorter span ?Just as an example.Check it out.