Loading ...Barry Larkin has been elected to the Redleg Nation Hall of Fame with 100% of the vote.
Meanwhile, Daedalus has the post-mortem on this year’s Baseball HOF election. (More here from Cnati, Mark Sheldon, John Erardi.) And C. Trent has taken a look at next year’s ballot, and beyond.
Maybe Barry will get in next year (more likely, it’ll be two years from now, I would guess). In a couple of years, my son will be a little older and I can take him to Barry’s induction ceremony. Hey, that’ll work out nicely.
Jeff Bagwell and John Franco get added to the mix next year and he still has 3 guys ahead of him from this year. An although the class of 2012 is kind of week, it could be a while. It wasn’t like he was just a few votes away.
I think I read that all first timers with over 50% had made it in. I wonder what the average time to get in was. Is Bagwell a sure HoFer? I know he was good, but I’ve never really looked at his numbers.
@Mark in CC: If Larkin and Alomar didn’t get in 1st ballot there is no way in hell that Bagwell does. I don’t know if he gets in at all, I put him in the same level as McGriff.
Alomar and Blyleven will get in next year, and Barry will get in in 12.
Nice piece by Daedalus, thanks for the link.
@Mark in CC: John Franco isn’t going to get serious support. He’ll probably be in the Lee Smith neighborhood. Bagwell will probably be in the neighborhood Barry was in this year. My guess is that Alomar and Blyleven get in next year and Barry passes Morris (I think Larkin will have the highest percentage among those who don’t get in). 2012 is a really weak class and I would guess that Larkin and Bagwell will both benefit from that and probably get elected.
Do you know the top names eligible in 2012?
The things Franco has going for him. #1 his record including all time save leader for a lefthander. #2 and I will put it in caps NEW YORK. #3 NEW YORK writers loved him.
As far as Bagwell goes. I wouldn’t under estimate him. The guy played everyday(played in 156 games in a season 10 times); had power and speed (30sbs and 40hrs in a season twice) which is pretty rare at 1B, walked 100 times seven straight years (149 once) and had a .296 lifetime BA and .948 OPS. Rookie of the Year, MVP and Gold Glove. That is a Hall of Fame resume.
Other than 50 home runs he put up better numbers across the board that McGriff, did it for one team and in 4 fewer seasons. He was a media darling McGriff was not.
Nobody new worthy in 2012
I don’t see any names from 2012 that will get in. The top names are probably Bernie Williams, Tim Salmon, Eric Young, Brad Radke, Edgardo Alfonso, and Javy Lopez. It’s also Danny Graves first (and last) year on the ballot.
2013 will be an interesting year with Bonds and Clemens both on the ballot for the first time.
2013 will be interesting. It will be possible that the 2 guys, one with the most hits and one with the most home runs, will be left on the sidelines for the HOF. Not really much of a HOF if that happens.
Jeff Bagwell won an MVP and was arguably the best hitter in the NL for a couple of years. He definitely was a better hitter than the Crime Dog, who was no slouch. Bagwell as a hitter was statistically very similar to Frank Thomas, although the Big Hurt struck out less. Both were pretty beastly right handed power hitters.
John Franco was good for a long time, but I don’t think he is a hall of famer.
I agree with BJ Rubleon this.
Barry will eventually make it!