Most undervalued HOFers

[BillyCoxDodgers3B]

Originally Posted by G1911

highlight reel guys tend to be more popular than math guys.

Sports are designed to entertain the masses, first and foremost. There would be no money and no jobs otherwise. So yes, highlight reel guys are tremendous assets for everybody who makes their living in the industry. I'm not trying to be patronizing by stating the obvious.

I guess I'll just never fail to be perplexed and bothered by how down a lot of people are on Nolan Ryan on various internet forums. I don't feel it's deserved. There are so many different types of players who offer their brand of talent to the game. One's skill set may differ radically from another, yet each is an asset. As others have stated, I also condsier Ryan among the greatest pitchers, but for different reasons than different types of pitchers. He had his own way of doing things and it clearly worked out for him.

[G1911]

Originally Posted by BillyCoxDodgers3B

Sports are designed to entertain the masses, first and foremost. There would be no money and no jobs otherwise. So yes, highlight reel guys are tremendous assets for everybody who makes their living in the industry. I'm not trying to be patronizing by stating the obvious.

I guess I'll just never fail to be perplexed and bothered by how down a lot of people are on Nolan Ryan on various internet forums. I don't feel it's deserved. There are so many different types of players who offer their brand of talent to the game. One's skill set may differ radically from another, yet each is an asset. As others have stated, I also condsier Ryan among the greatest pitchers, but for different reasons than different types of pitchers. He had his own way of doing things and it clearly worked out for him.

And in turn, I will never fail to be perplexed by why people are bothered by other people using fair, reasonable math even if they don't want to deal with it themselves.

[Hankphenom]

I have my own bias as to the pitching GOAT, of course, but IMO there are about 15 pitchers in history for whom a reasonable case can be mounted, using different metrics, etc., and Ryan is not one of them. HOWEVER, I doubt if there's ever been anyone that batters enjoyed facing less. That, together with the freakish totals of K's and no-hitters should perhaps allow him to muscle his way onto the list.