Comments on: 2010 Hall of Fame Induction Resources http://www.baseball-reference.com/blog/archives/7559 This and that about baseball stats. Fri, 11 Nov 2011 16:57:02 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: John Q http://www.baseball-reference.com/blog/archives/7559/comment-page-1#comment-33986 John Q Tue, 27 Jul 2010 14:05:32 +0000 http://www.baseball-reference.com/blog/?p=7559#comment-33986 Biff, Care to expand on your comment @28 as why I'm "off-base"? Biff,

Care to expand on your comment @28 as why I'm "off-base"?

]]> By: Biff http://www.baseball-reference.com/blog/archives/7559/comment-page-1#comment-33918 Biff Mon, 26 Jul 2010 22:00:25 +0000 http://www.baseball-reference.com/blog/?p=7559#comment-33918 John Q couldn't be anymore way off base with comment 19. WOW!! John Q couldn't be anymore way off base with comment 19. WOW!!

]]> By: Curly Gruff http://www.baseball-reference.com/blog/archives/7559/comment-page-1#comment-33903 Curly Gruff Mon, 26 Jul 2010 20:48:21 +0000 http://www.baseball-reference.com/blog/?p=7559#comment-33903 Gonzalez didn't decline/implode so much as simply get injured too much to perform. His final AB was a classic, when after not having played in a year, he finally returns, and gets hurt running to first base. Gonzalez didn't decline/implode so much as simply get injured too much to perform. His final AB was a classic, when after not having played in a year, he finally returns, and gets hurt running to first base.

]]> By: John Q http://www.baseball-reference.com/blog/archives/7559/comment-page-1#comment-33900 John Q Mon, 26 Jul 2010 20:36:03 +0000 http://www.baseball-reference.com/blog/?p=7559#comment-33900 Juan Gonzalez was one of the most overrated players of the last 20 years and didn't deserve the two MVP awards he won. He was a horrible fielding right fielder who played in a great hitter's park during a great hitter's era. A-Rod or Griffey jr. should have won in 1996 and either Jeter, A-Rod, Belle or Nomar should have won the award in 1998. Juan Gonzalez was one of the most overrated players of the last 20 years and didn't deserve the two MVP awards he won. He was a horrible fielding right fielder who played in a great hitter's park during a great hitter's era. A-Rod or Griffey jr. should have won in 1996 and either Jeter, A-Rod, Belle or Nomar should have won the award in 1998.

]]> By: masternachos http://www.baseball-reference.com/blog/archives/7559/comment-page-1#comment-33897 masternachos Mon, 26 Jul 2010 20:31:59 +0000 http://www.baseball-reference.com/blog/?p=7559#comment-33897 @24 Don't forget the fact Gonzalez basically fell off a cliff at 32: Age WAR Games OPS+ 31 4.7 140 148 32 0.2 70 99 33 0.2 82 122 34 -1 33 96 35 0.0 1 -100 After 2001 (age 31), Gonzalez just declined, but at 35 he IMPLODED. My point being, not only will a mediocre finish leave a bad taste in voters' mouths (see: Murphy, Dale), but his in particular will make the PED issue even more obvious. @24
Don't forget the fact Gonzalez basically fell off a cliff at 32:
Age WAR Games OPS+
31 4.7 140 148
32 0.2 70 99
33 0.2 82 122
34 -1 33 96
35 0.0 1 -100

After 2001 (age 31), Gonzalez just declined, but at 35 he IMPLODED. My point being, not only will a mediocre finish leave a bad taste in voters' mouths (see: Murphy, Dale), but his in particular will make the PED issue even more obvious.

]]> By: JR http://www.baseball-reference.com/blog/archives/7559/comment-page-1#comment-33890 JR Mon, 26 Jul 2010 19:34:26 +0000 http://www.baseball-reference.com/blog/?p=7559#comment-33890 @14 Juan Gonzalez will not make the Hall as he was on the Mitchell Report. It is a shame too as he was an RBI machine for a while. @14

Juan Gonzalez will not make the Hall as he was on the Mitchell Report. It is a shame too as he was an RBI machine for a while.

]]> By: vivaelpujols http://www.baseball-reference.com/blog/archives/7559/comment-page-1#comment-33858 vivaelpujols Mon, 26 Jul 2010 15:59:41 +0000 http://www.baseball-reference.com/blog/?p=7559#comment-33858 For the record it was just a bad joke, but so was Brian's misconception that a single game record could be smashed by 45% like that. It's not even possible to strand 29 men in a nine inning game. I could just imagine his delight at stumbling across a new major league record and not being able to wait to show off his discovery on the first baseball thread he could find. And then blaming Yahoo for his [error]? Come on. For the record it was just a bad joke, but so was Brian's misconception that a single game record could be smashed by 45% like that. It's not even possible to strand 29 men in a nine inning game. I could just imagine his delight at stumbling across a new major league record and not being able to wait to show off his discovery on the first baseball thread he could find. And then blaming Yahoo for his [error]? Come on.

]]> By: marc http://www.baseball-reference.com/blog/archives/7559/comment-page-1#comment-33851 marc Mon, 26 Jul 2010 15:18:31 +0000 http://www.baseball-reference.com/blog/?p=7559#comment-33851 Just a side note--did anyone else watch Pedro Gomez's closing comments on the Sports Reporters this weekend? I tend to think of Gomez as a rather level-headed (hence, representative) reporter. He absolutely crushed the idea of anyone with performance enhancing question ever reaching the Hall of Fame. That would wipe out a considerable portion of #19's list. Just a side note--did anyone else watch Pedro Gomez's closing comments on the Sports Reporters this weekend? I tend to think of Gomez as a rather level-headed (hence, representative) reporter. He absolutely crushed the idea of anyone with performance enhancing question ever reaching the Hall of Fame. That would wipe out a considerable portion of #19's list.

]]> By: StephenH http://www.baseball-reference.com/blog/archives/7559/comment-page-1#comment-33840 StephenH Mon, 26 Jul 2010 14:29:58 +0000 http://www.baseball-reference.com/blog/?p=7559#comment-33840 Looks like Andy the Editor deleted post #15. Good for you Andy. #19. Nice list. I don't agree with all your selections re: Dawson, but I agree with most of them. I think I would like it better if you had just left it to Outfielders, instead of including all position players. Looks like Andy the Editor deleted post #15. Good for you Andy.

#19. Nice list. I don't agree with all your selections re: Dawson, but I agree with most of them. I think I would like it better if you had just left it to Outfielders, instead of including all position players.

]]> By: John Q http://www.baseball-reference.com/blog/archives/7559/comment-page-1#comment-33827 John Q Mon, 26 Jul 2010 12:19:51 +0000 http://www.baseball-reference.com/blog/?p=7559#comment-33827 I forgot Raphael Palmeiro and Mcgwire on that list. I forgot Raphael Palmeiro and Mcgwire on that list.

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