Greatest Players not in the Hall of Fame

[devildavid]

Submit one choice for a player you deem great who somehow did not get into the Hall of Fame. Let's see if we can throw together a team that could give the Hall of famers a run for their money.

 

I will start things off with the great Rico Carty.

 

Rico Carty statistics

 

Rico Carty HoF debate

 

[sk7326]

Barry Bonds - I will leave the mic right here

[Spudboy]

Coco Laboy.

[Jasonbay44]

All the steroid guys would be the obvious picks. Bonds was already mentioned, so Ill go with Sammy Sosa

[devildavid]

Try harder.

[Jasonbay44]

If you want to exclude steroid users, Carlos Delgado.

[Divinity]

Shoeless Joe Jackson

[devildavid]

If you want to exclude steroid users, Carlos Delgado.

 

Excellent choice! I didn't recognize the name but when I looked up his stats I was very impressed. Now we're cooking!

 

Carlos Delgado stats

[Youk Of The Nation]

Shoeless Joe Jackson

 

I hate agreeing with you. It feels like letting a criminal go because of misfiled paperwork or lost evidence. Technically correct, but my skin still crawls at the thought.

 

Anyways, I agree. I would also add Pete Rose. Rose can still inspire arguments, but given all of the research that has gone into proving that Jackson likely did nothing wrong, he should have been exonerated and inducted a long time ago.

[Bellhorn04]

Edgar Martinez

[Youk Of The Nation]

Oh yeah, I can't believe I forgot him considering we're still discussing him in another thread. I might also include Bagwell.

[Jasonbay44]

Jim Edmonds, Jeff Kent and Larry Walker were also pretty damn good players who likely wont make the hall of fame.

[devildavid]

Edgar Martinez

 

That's a no-brainer.

[devildavid]

Jim Edmonds, Jeff Kent and Larry Walker were also pretty damn good players who likely wont make the hall of fame.

 

Nice choices. We are starting to build a kick-ass team.

[StephenCurry30]

Curt Schilling

Nomar Garciaparra

Trevor Hoffman

Bernie Williams

[Youk Of The Nation]

Hoffman will probably get in during the next vote. He got 67 percent of the 75 he needed in his first year. Schilling probably will, too. He jumped from 39 percent to 52 percent, so he will likely make it to 75 either this year or next. Bagwell jumped from 55 percent to 71 last year, so he's probably in on the next one. I think Tim Raines might make it too.

 

I just looked at the next induction voting list. A lot of interesting possibilities on this one. Manny, Ivan Rodriguez, Posada, Magglio Ordonez. And besides Manny, there are a lot of former Sox on the list this year. JD Drew, Tek, Lugo, Renteria, Wakefield, O-Cab, and Mike Cameron are all on the list. I don't think most of them have a chance in hell, but making an argument for Wakefield could be interesting.

[StephenCurry30]

Vladimir Guerrero, Jim Thome and Johan Santana, among others will also be eligible for the first time next year I believe.

[StephenCurry30]

Andruw and Chipper Jones as well.

[Youk Of The Nation]

Guerrero yes, but according to Baseball Reference, Thome, Santana, and both Jones' aren't eligible until the 2018 vote.

[yankonyankee]

Tim Raines

[devildavid]

Tim Raines

 

A good case could be made that Raines should be in the HoF.

[devildavid]

I think Dom DiMaggio, The Little Professor, would be a fine addition to our team.

 

Dom DiMaggio stats

[royf19]

Luis Tiant. His stats are similar and in some cases better than Catfish Hunter and Don Drysdale. I've always felt that if Hunter is in the Hall of Fame, how can you keep Tiant out.

[devildavid]

Luis Tiant. His stats are similar and in some cases better than Catfish Hunter and Don Drysdale. I've always felt that if Hunter is in the Hall of Fame, how can you keep Tiant out.

 

Tiant is may all-time favorite Red Sox player. He is a winner both on and off the field. He can play on my team any time.

[sk7326]

Tim Raines and Jeff Bagwell are probably the best players not in (and who do not have the steroid cloud over them - for the record they should all be eligible if there is no failed test) ... and yes, Catfish is one of the shakier HoF'ers in history

[mvp 78]

Bobby Gritch

[gojohn99]

Dwight Evans

[Slasher9]

Peter Edward Rose, Sr.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/r/rosepe01.shtml

 

probably the *only guy with the undeniable stats to be a first ballot HoFer that will never get there.

 

 

*not linked to steroids.

[Slasher9]

Sadaharu Oh

http://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.cgi?id=oh----000sad

[devildavid]

Peter Edward Rose, Sr.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/r/rosepe01.shtml

 

probably the *only guy with the undeniable stats to be a first ballot HoFer that will never get there.

 

 

*not linked to steroids.

 

No gamblers on my team. Especially punch and judy hitters.