Always Red (01-22-2020),Edd Roush (01-22-2020),Ironman92 (01-22-2020),westofyou (01-21-2020)
That lone non-voter for Jeter is sitting at home looking at himself in the mirror and so priding himself for being a renegade and “bucking the system.”
Then he will go back into the kitchen, open his microwave dinner all alone in his disheveled apartment and mourn his existence wondering why his life didn’t turn out like Derek Jeter.
There is simply no logical reason, even for a non-Yankee fan to withhold a vote. Must have been a Boston writer...
REDREAD (01-22-2020)
Always Red (01-22-2020),RedsBaron (01-22-2020),westofyou (01-21-2020)
Three people didn't vote for Junior in his ballot
Fact is (IMO) who cares?
Perfection is an illusion and opinions are subjective
Games are won on run differential -- scoring more than your opponent. Runs are runs, scored or prevented they all count the same. Worry about scoring more and allowing fewer, not which positions contribute to which side of the equation or how "consistent" you are at your current level of performance.
kaldaniels (01-22-2020),RedsBaron (01-22-2020),westofyou (01-22-2020),Yachtzee (01-22-2020)
I concur that the difference between "unanimous" and "overwhelming" first-ballot hall-of-famer is essentially zero, unless you are a silly person. It's something I'll enjoy joking about for a while, but it's also not a hill I care to die on.
At the same time, it's a difference that I thought got even smaller last year, after Mariano finally got to be unanimous. There are just as many equally worthy unanimous choices who came before Mariano as came before Jeter, but who didn't get that honor, because sports writers are sometimes giant loads. But we broke the seal, and now that we're beyond the silly distinction, the one person who decides to insist upon STILL making the now obsolete distinction is REALLY silly.
Which is why I will enjoy my period of making jokes about whoever it is. Before forgetting about it and just enjoying the ceremony and Jeter's place in history come July.
I bet the anonymous non-Jeter voter will stay anonymous. Perhaps a member of the Miami media who’s bent about his dumpster fire performance as Marlins executive. Maybe somebody game-theorying the system to vote for another 10 guys.
Glad Abreu stays on the ballot. I have him as a hall of famer. I think all the first year guys besides him and Jeter fall off the ballot. Glad Walker got in
Stick to your guns.
Amazing to me that Walker is the first Hall of Famer to play at least one game for the Colorado Rockies. I figured they’d had at least one HOFer pass through town like Wade Boggs in Tampa
Stick to your guns.
Why do people have to decide fault down to the atomic level these days!
Maybe the lone voter who didn't vote for Jeter never received their gift bag? But I digress.........
Congrats to both. I don't have a problem with either one.
Reds Fan Since 1971
barry larkin and derek jeter were very similar players. extremely similar when you look at the numbers.
yet, jeter is treated like he's mike trout, while barry larkin is treated, well ... like barry larkin. which is fine. but i just always thought jeter was slightly overrated.
it's obviously because he played for the yankees and won all those titles, and was clutch in the playoffs. i get it. i'm just saying he's no better than larkin, who never got 1/10th the amount of hype.
Larkin Fan (01-22-2020),Rdirtypirates (01-22-2020),REDREAD (01-22-2020),redsfandan (01-22-2020),RedsfaninMT (01-22-2020),savafan (01-22-2020)
Revering4Blue (01-22-2020)
Board Moderators may, at their discretion and judgment, delete and/or edit any messages that violate any of the following guidelines: 1. Explicit references to alleged illegal or unlawful acts. 2. Graphic sexual descriptions. 3. Racial or ethnic slurs. 4. Use of edgy language (including masked profanity). 5. Direct personal attacks, flames, fights, trolling, baiting, name-calling, general nuisance, excessive player criticism or anything along those lines. 6. Posting spam. 7. Each person may have only one user account. It is fine to be critical here - that's what this board is for. But let's not beat a subject or a player to death, please. |