Don Mattingly 64
Orel Hershiser 58
Albert Belle 40
Will Clark 23
Dwight Gooden 17
Willie McGee 12
Hal Morris 5
Ozzie Guillen 5
Gary Gaetti 4
John Wetteland 4
Rick Aguilera 3
Doug Jones 2
Greg Jefferies 2
Walt Weiss 1
Gary DiSarcina 0
Alex Fernandez 0
A few notes based on that list:
1) Mattingly and Gooden both deserve to get in. Despite their relatively short reign of dominance, Mattingly was the best player and Gooden was the best pitcher in the majors for about 6 or 7 years in the 1980s.
2) Albert Belle also deserves to be in.
3) If Hershiser and Jack Morris don't make it, Clemens will be the only HOF starter from the 80s.
4) Who did Gary DiSarcina piss off? Why couldn't he get one friend to toss him a bone? Was Walt Weiss really that much better than him?
5) 5 votes for Hal Morris?
6) 2 votes for Greg Jefferies?
7) The 12 votes for Willie McGee were mistakenly cast for the Ugly Hall of Fame.
3 comments:
Paul, you could not be more wrong about Dwight Gooden. See my blog for my retort.
what amazes me is that someone would actually vote for these above average players to go to the hall. honestly, how can even 2/4 people think gregg jeffries or John Wetteland are HOFer's? it's absurd.
How do guys like Jeffries, Walt Weiss and Gary Discarcina even get on the ballot?
There is no way Gooden deserves to be in. If Paul were right, I'd agree, but he really only had about 3 years max as the best pitcher in baseball. He was never the same after the first drug rehab.
I note the irony, though.
Gooden: Hall of Fame talent, ruined it by taking drugs, and won't get in.
McGwire: Good power, probably not a HOF talent, will get into the Hall thanks to the drugs he took.
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