It’s embarrassing that I know how absolutely dead on this clip actually is.
This is the greatest thing I have ever seen in my life.
It’s embarrassing that I know how absolutely dead on this clip actually is.
Looks like it’s going to only be Jeter elected today with Walker possibility falling three or four votes shy.
And Boston is a cesspool of shitty sports writers but Dan Shaunassy is possibly worse than Hitler.
Larry made it, good for him and Rockies fans.
I'm kinda happy Jeter didn't get unanimous. I prefer Mo has the distinction.
I'm kinda happy Jeter didn't get unanimous. I prefer Mo has the distinction.
If Ruth, Mantle, Gehrig, and more recently Jr weren't unanimous, no one should be.
I prefer Mo has the distinction of being the first, but I was hoping it would be an end to all this nonsense around unanimous first ballot HOFers.
So because sportwriters were dumb once upon a time they now have to continue to be dumb in the name of tradition? All of those guys absolutely deserved to be unanimous, as well as I'm sure at least a dozen others. That doesn't mean we should keep not voting for people in their first year just to keep them from being unanimous too. When someone who is as surefire of a first ballot hall of famer as Jeter (or plenty of others) comes along, the only reason I could see for not voting for them would be if there were actually 10 other players who the voter also felt deserved to be in but were much more marginal cases.
and if it were up to me Donnie Baseball would be unanimous by every sports writer ever. And his stache would have its own plaque.
When someone who is as surefire of a first ballot hall of famer as Jeter (or plenty of others) comes along, the only reason I could see for not voting for them would be if there were actually 10 other players who the voter also felt deserved to be in but were much more marginal cases.
The Hall of Fame jumped the shark letting Baines and Mussina in. Walker is just another borderline guy who got in because NO STEROIDZ.
Curt Schilling the person is a stain in my undies after a Saturday night stout share, but he was a ridiculously good postseason pitcher. He'll get in next year and oh boy will the sportswriter bum hurt be glorious.
Agreed, and Walker's road splits were pretty goddamn good too.I've thought that Walker should have been elected years ago.
I think he waited a while is because he played pre-humidor. Oh, and because a lot of voters are dumb.