Golden Era Hall of Fame Ballot announced

[Bpm0014]

Was Tommy John an influence? Or was his doctor?

[perezfan]

Definitely both.

[collectbaseball]

Like most things, it's a matter of both of them being in the right place at the right time. But I doubt that Tommy John surgery would be as ubiquitous today if he had fizzled out. They didn't even attempt the same surgery for two years after John because they wanted to see how his arm held up. And it more than held up—he pitched 200+ innings in each of the first five seasons he was back, during which time he was also a perennial Cy Young candidate. He was stubborn enough to insist upon having the surgery and had the work ethic to rehab and return to success. I believe he's also the winningest pitcher not in the Hall of Fame (for whatever wins are worth), but would have to double check.

[darwinbulldog]

Roger Clemens might have a few more.

[triwak]

And... No soup for you!!!

Votes Percentage
Dick Allen 11 68.8%
Tony Oliva 11 68.8%
Jim Kaat 10 62.5%
Maury Wills 9 56.3%
Minnie Minoso 8 50%
Ken Boyer 3 or fewer
Gil Hodges 3 or fewer
Bob Howsam 3 or fewer
Billy Pierce 3 or fewer
Luis Tiant 3 or fewer

http://baseballhall.org/hof/golden-e...ounces-results

[ibuysportsephemera]

What an absolute shame that Hodges is not going to be in the Hall of Fame...I just don't get it.

Jeff

[brewing]

Originally Posted by ibuysportsephemera

What an absolute shame that Hodges is not going to be in the Hall of Fame...I just don't get it.

Jeff

I get it. He was a really good player for 8 years.