I know a Hall of Famer when I see one. I don’t need WAR or nonsense to tell me what I see.
With that here’s my As I Type Gut Reaction to the HOF Ballot.
JEFF BAGWELL – in.
CASEY BLAKE -no
BARRY BONDS – complete no brainer. In.
PAT BURRELL – no
ORLANDO CABRERA – no
MIKE CAMERON – no
ROGER CLEMENS – yes
JD DREW – no
VLADIMIR GUERRERO – yes
CARLOS GUILLEN – no
TREVOR HOFFMAN – yes
JEFF KENT – no, but should be in the Hall of Garvey, where really good players land.
DEREK LEE – no
EDGAR MARTINEZ – yes. You play with stupid rules, he played by stupid rules.
FRED MCGRIFF – no. First ballot Hall of Garvey.
MELVIN MORA – no
MIKE MUSSINA – hmm as time goes on very few will win as many games as he did, buy while he was playing I never thought he was a HOFer. Hall of Garvey for Mike.
MAGGLIO ORDONEZ – no
JORGE POSADA – New York will prop him up but he’s Hall of Garvey.
TIM RAINES – in. As a comparison, better player than Jorge Posada.
MANNY RAMIREZ – in
EDGAR RENTERIA – no
ARTHUR RHODES – no
IVAN RODRIGUEZ – in
FREDDY SANCHEZ -no
CURT SCHILLING – hmmmm hey figure for two franchises but no vote from me this year.
GARY SHEFFIELD – Hall of Garvey
LEE SMITH – sure why not. In.
SAMMY SOSA – when NYC throws you a ticker tape parade (for some reason) you are a HOF. In.
MATT STAIRS – no
JASON VARITEK – no
BILLY WAGNER – no
TIM WAKEFIELD – no
LARRY WALKER – is there a Colorado Adjusted wing of the Hall of Garvey? no.