***2014 Baseball Hall of Fame Thread (1 Viewer)

[jon_mx]

Here are the players not in the HOF that ranked in the Top 200 for career WAR according to B-R:

Rank Player WAR4 Barry Bonds (22) 162.58 Roger Clemens (24) 140.317 Alex Rodriguez (20, 37) 115.728 Randy Johnson (22) 102.140 Albert Pujols (13, 33) 9350 Chipper Jones (19) 85.254 Pedro Martinez (18) 8456 Ken Griffey (22) 83.657 Mike Mussina (18) 8362 Curt Schilling (20) 79.963 Jeff Bagwell (15) 79.564 Pete Rose (24) 79.472 Jim McCormick (10) 75.874 Bill Dahlen (21) 75.377 Lou Whitaker (19) 74.883 Jim Thome (22) 72.885 Larry Walker (17) 72.687 Rafael Palmeiro (20) 71.888 Derek Jeter (19, 39) 71.690 Bobby Grich (17) 7193 Adrian Beltre (16, 34) 70.594 Alan Trammell (20) 70.498 Rick Reuschel (19) 7098 Scott Rolen (17) 70101 John Smoltz (21) 69.5105 Tim Raines (23) 69.1105 Manny Ramirez (19, 41) 69.1109 Kevin Brown (19) 68.3109 Edgar Martinez (18) 68.3109 Ivan Rodriguez (21) 68.3114 Kenny Lofton (17) 68.1115 Graig Nettles (22) 68116 Tony Mullane (13) 67.8120 Carlos Beltran (16, 36) 67.5125 Dwight Evans (20) 66.7125 Luis Tiant (19) 66.7131 Buddy Bell (18) 65.9132 Willie Randolph (18) 65.6134 Craig Biggio (20) 64.9136 Roy Halladay (16, 36) 64.6137 Reggie Smith (17) 64.4152 Ken Boyer (15) 62.9153 Andruw Jones (17) 62.7155 David Cone (17) 62.5156 Shoeless Joe Jackson 62.4157 Charlie Buffinton (11) 62.2158 Tommy John (26) 62158 Mark McGwire (16) 62161 Sal Bando (16) 61.6161 Wes Ferrell (15) 61.6163 Jack Glasscock (17) 61.4165 Todd Helton (17, 39) 61.3167 Tommy Bond (10) 61169 Andy Pettitte (18, 41) 60.8170 Willie Davis (18) 60.7171 Bob Caruthers (10) 60.6172 Bobby Abreu (17) 60.4172 Gary Sheffield (22) 60.4175 Jim Edmonds (17) 60.3177 Keith Hernandez (17) 60.1179 Vladimir Guerrero (16) 59.9184 Mike Piazza (16) 59.2184 Bret Saberhagen (16) 59.2187 Sherry Magee (16) 59.1188 **** Allen (15) 58.7188 Urban Shocker (13) 58.7190 Darrell Evans (21) 58.5190 Ichiro Suzuki (13, 39) 58.5193 Chuck Finley (17) 58.4193 Sammy Sosa (18) 58.4195 Chase Utley (11, 34) 58.2196 Jack Quinn (23) 58.1197 Eddie Cicotte (14) 58197 John Olerud (17) 58199 Frank Tanana (21) 57.9

Look at Lou Whitaker's WAR, he was off the ballot after year one. Disgusting.

Trammell will eventually get in but I'm just angry Larkin got in with relative ease, and Tram has to wait for the vet committee. They are almost the same player statistically.

Whittaker possibly top 5 2nd baseman of all-time. Trammel and Whitaker deserve to go in as a pair, far and away the best double-play combo of all-time.

 

[Long Ball Larry]

This is really one of the best classes ever to go in.

Maybe the best since the first 5 years?

1973, 1982, 1984, 1999 would be in the conversation.

http://baseballhall.org/sites/default/files/all/Documents/hofers_election_year_1-2014.pdf

 

[Raider Nation]

Torre is knocking his speech out of the park. Hilarious.

 

[Doctor Detroit]

Speech grades:

Maddux B

Glavine B+

Cox B+

Thomas A

LaRussa A-

Torre B+