2016 Hall of Fame Ballot, Who would you vote for?

[packs]

Based off public opinion. Run a Google search.

[KCRfan1]

So, does Ortiz get in? Fairly wide belief he juiced and I believe actually named, or am I mistaken? Bagwell's been convicted in the court of public opinion and that's it.

[packs]

Ortiz did fail a survey test in 2003. It is well known and substantiated by the player's union. He claims he doesn't know why.

The Astros as an organization are well connected with steroids and PEDs. Caminiti was a good friend of Bagwell. He played on the same teams as Pettite and Clemens, four Astros suspended in 2010, another 3 in 2013, it goes on and on. It may be circumstantial and guilt by association, but it's not something that came out of thin air.

[chaddurbin]

griffey
edgar martinez
bonds
clemens
piazza
mussina
raines

i tend to go with the best players in the era...so bonds and clemens get in from the steroids guys....sosa and mcgwire don't. bonds not in is a bigger injustice than joe jax or pete rose. no ortiz or bagwell for juice.

[cardsfan73]

Originally Posted by chaddurbin

griffey
edgar martinez
bonds
clemens
piazza
mussina
raines

i tend to go with the best players in the era...so bonds and clemens get in from the steroids guys....sosa and mcgwire don't. bonds not in is a bigger injustice than joe jax or pete rose. no ortiz or bagwell for juice.

Not a Sosa guy.. but he was one of the biggest offensive threats of that era. 600+ home runs, 1600+ RBI's, 1400+ runs... Pretty impressive.

As far as McGwire I think a lot of people see him as a one dimensional Dave Kingman type who only hit homers. But if you look at his stats later in his career you see that he becomes a much better hitter. Look at the how OBP and walk totals improve and he starts to hit for much better average other than the seasons with major injuries. I also think he was a pretty decent defensive player for a guy his size. Lets not forget he was a 12 time all-star in his 16 year career.

I am also of the opinion that the McGwire/Sosa homerun chase brought a lot of fans back to the game and I don't think that is something that should be over looked. Before that Summer a lot of fans had become disenchanted with the game after all the labour strife & cancelling of the World Series.

[KCRfan1]

McGwire hitting in the Home Run Derby at Fenway was classic. Just remember to turn off the sound so you don't have to listen to Behrman.

[cardsfan73]

Originally Posted by KCRfan1

McGwire hitting in the Home Run Derby at Fenway was classic. Just remember to turn off the sound so you don't have to listen to Behrman.

If this were facebook I would have hit the like button!

[hawaiian bam bam]

Griffey-1st ballot all the way, maybe even the all time votes getter beating out seavers 98.84%

Piazza-was very close last year, will make it either in 2016 or 2017

Raines-a very underrated player during his time, was on of the very best during his days, he should get a ton of votes this year.

Bonds-i think voters will start to show him some love. will probably see an increase in votes but probably 2-3 years away. still needs to work on repairing his reputation with the writes, which i think he will do this year as a hitting coach (become more approachable and nice!)

Clemens-simply the best pitcher of our time. was he on roids during his early dominating red sox days when he was legendary? if voters focus on that (non roid years) he should get in or alot closer in 2017

hoffman- mariano lite! easily the second greatest closer in baseball history. with some of the closers in the hall now, if they can make it, why not hoffman?

[EvilKing00]

Piazza
bagwell
Clemens
bonds
Sheffield
McGwire
Griffey
Raines