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Sully Baseball Podcast – The Hall of Fame Announcement – January 24, 2018
I give my thoughts, predictions and wishes for the Hall of Fame ballot and then watch the results announced on MLB Network
Crowning immortals in this episode of Sully Baseball.
While we are at it, enjoy the In Memoriam video.
Sons of ’84 2018 MLB Hall of Fame Ballot (If I Had One)
It’s that time of year again where I lay out who I’d vote for if I had a Hall of Fame ballot towards the 2018 election. Standard rules apply with from the BBWAA form, where I can select between zero and ten players on the current ballot. For the BBWAA, a player must receive at 75% or more of the 442 ballots being sent out.
New to this year’s ballot: Chipper Jones, Jim Thome, Omar Vizquel, Johan Santana, Jamie Moyer, Andruw Jones, Livan Hernandez, Johnny Damon, Hideki Matsui, Chris Carpenter, Orlando Hudson, Aubrey Huff, Jason Isringhausen, Carlos Lee, Brad Lidge, Kevin Millwood, Scott Rolen, Billy Wagner, Kerry Wood, and Carlos Zambrano
Returning players include (% votes received for 2017): Trevor Hoffman (74%, 5 votes short in ’17), Vladimir Guerrero (71.7%), Edgar Martinez (58.6%), Roger Clemens (54.1%), Barry Bonds (53.8%), Mike Mussina (51.8%), Curt Schilling (45%), Manny Ramirez (23.8%), Larry Walker (21.9%), Fred McGriff (21.7%), Jeff Kent (16.7%), Gary Sheffield (13.7%), Sammy Sosa (8.6%)
Let’s get the PED thing out of the way right now…I don’t care. We can’t be sure of who was and wasn’t on anything first off. Second, ever hear of amphetamines or greenies? How about gamblers, drinkers, drug users, domestic abusers? You will find all of these in the Hall already, so I’m not going to preach out the ground of morals why a player can’t be in.
On to my vote…
Sully Baseball Daily Podcast – January 19, 2017
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I revealed my Hall of Fame ballot, made my predictions of how the vote would turn out and then looked at the class that will include Ivan Rodriguez, Jeff Bagwell and finally Tim Raines.
Good things come to those who wait on this episode of The Sully Baseball Daily Podcast.
To see my Ballot Post, click HERE
Sully Baseball Daily Podcast – January 4, 2017
Stephen Dunn – Getty Images Sports
Curt Schilling and I may not see eye to eye on many things. But I do think his Hall of Fame candidacy should be debated and his politics should stay out of it.
Opinions versus stats are debated on this episode of The Sully Baseball Daily Podcast.
Sully Baseball Daily Podcast – December 5, 2016
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Well… Bud Selig is in the Hall of Fame. And with his election, my reverence for the honor Hall of Famers get has been a little diminished.
Let’s not do TOO much revisionist history on episode of The Sully Baseball Daily Podcast.
Sully Baseball Daily Podcast – December 4, 2016
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It is Sunday and time for the Sunday Request.
@sullybaseball Should Bud Selig make the Hall of Fame?
— Wesley Hofmann (@wesjoke) December 2, 2016
No way. No f—ing way. Yeah, I know good things happened on his watch. But he also was involved with one of the most shameful episode in the history of baseball.
I am not talking about steroids or the strike.
One word: Collusion.
I am thinking about the good of the game on episode of The Sully Baseball Daily Podcast.
Vin Scully’s Final Game Is Coming
By Josh:
Yesterday Vin Scully officially announced that his final game calling baseball will be October 2nd. Even if the Dodgers make the playoffs he is not going to call any of those games. I have to be honest this makes me pretty sad and honestly as I sit here trying to figure out what to write my thoughts are so scattered because of what Vin’s retirement means for fans and for baseball.
Read the rest of Vin Scully’s Final Game Is Coming via 9 Inning Know It All
Sully Baseball Daily Podcast – January 6, 2016
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Mike Piazza and Ken Griffey Jr. are in. Tim Raines came oh so close.
These are my Hall of Fame predictions and reactions are thoughts.
Those plus my Alex Gordon observations on this episode of;
Sully Baseball Daily Podcast – January 3, 2016
Photo: Julian H. Gonzalez Detroit Free Press
It is time for The Sunday Request.
@sullybaseball Can I make a Sunday request this early? Do a podcast on Lou Whitaker’s career/HOF result. Singular, result. One year & done.
— Nazywam się bagno (@swampudlian) December 30, 2015
It is odd that Lou Whitaker, who matches up with so many great second basemen, was a one and done candidate.
His Cooperstown case should have earned at least a healthy debate.
That and other Hall of Fame topics on this episode of The Sully Baseball Daily Podcast.
Sully Baseball Daily Podcast – December 21, 2015
Topps
Today’s podcast is a message to Cornelius NC Mayor Chuck Travis and the board of commissioners to honor Hoyt Wilhelm and preserve the baseball diamond where he began his Hall of Fame journey.
It is a call to action episode of The Sully Baseball Daily Podcast.
Sully Baseball Daily Podcast – December 1, 2015
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Barry Bonds could be the Marlins new hitting coach?
That is great but they should take it a step further. He should be a PLAYER coach!
It is a return of the King episode of The Sully Baseball Daily Podcast.
Sully Baseball Daily Podcast – May 17, 2015
Sitting in the Dodger Stadium parking lot, I decided to record a podcast.
After talking about Don Mattingly and some of the odd things in Saturday night’s game,
And then I addressed the Sunday Request.
@sullybaseball idk if you would be interested in covering it, but what about a discussion about Adrian Beltre and his HOF case?
— Noah K. (@Noah_kenn13) May 16, 2015
Lots of topics to address while stuck in traffic for Episode 934 of The Sully Baseball Daily Podcast.
Brandon Crawford, Jorge de la Rosa, Eduardo Escobar, Matt Shoemaker, Brad Miller and Chris Owings all added to their totals for Who Owns Baseball?
Sully Baseball Daily Podcast – January 15, 2015
Photo: Rob Grabowski – USA Today Sports
The Oscar nominations are out. I find a way to tie them into the Hall of Fame vote and Paul Konerko.
How do I do that?
It is what I do on The Sully Baseball Daily Podcast
A Early Look at Future Hall of Fame Candidates
Craig Biggio finally got his “call to the hall” and should set an example for players who didn’t get that call on their first try. Other notable players are still on the ballot, and should receive legitimate consideration for induction in the future.
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The BBWAA elected four players into the Baseball Hall of Fame for the class of 2015: Randy Johnson, Pedro Martinez, John Smoltz and Craig Biggio. This is the first time that the BBWAA has elected four players in 60 years, as these four players truly exemplify what the MLB Hall of Fame is all about.
Now that the official results have been released, we can now take a look at not only some of the guys who will return on the ballot in the upcoming years, but also some future eligible players who present a very interesting case for their enshrinement into the Hall of Fame.
Sully Baseball Daily Podcast – January 7, 2015
High Heat Stats
Andy of High Heat Stats joins the podcast to discuss the Hall of Fame vote, Tim Raines, Edgar Martinez and putting aside any steroid policing by voters.
It is a meeting of baseball Twitter minds on The Sully Baseball Daily Podcast.
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Sully Baseball Daily Podcast – January 6, 2015
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It is the Hall of Fame episode!
I take a look at my predictions BEFORE the announcement, then I listened to the announcement on MLB Network, then I reacted to the election of Randy Johnson, Craig Biggio, Pedro Martinez and John Smoltz.
It is a Cooperstown bound episode of The Sully Baseball Daily Podcast.
2015 MLB Hall of Fame Voting: Who Deserves to Get In?
The MLB Hall of Fame will announce which players will be part of the Class of 2015. With players such as Randy Johnson and Pedro Martinez being added to the ballot this year, the question remains as to which players will ultimately make the final cut this year?
By Nicholas Delahanty (MLB Reports Writer) Follow @Nick_Delahanty
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It is very possible that history is made with regards to this year’s MLB Hall of Fame induction class. In the past, the committee has been hesitant to vote in more than three players in one class, and it has been very rare to see more than three voted in at one time. In the past, the committee voted in four players twice (1947 and 1955) and five players only once (1936- the first year of the voting process).
As the decision day quickly approaches, there is speculation that the BBWAA could possibly end the long drought and elect five players this year. With this year’s ballot having a ton of players who could make a legitimate case to be inducted, I decided to go to the process of picking my own ballot (which doesn’t count for the BBWAA), and after taking the time and effort to research my ballet, I realized that it was a much harder process then I anticipated it would be.
Sully Baseball Daily Podcast – December 29, 2014
David Goldman – AP
John Smoltz has a great case for the Hall of Fame. Hopefully the numbers game won’t push him off.
Meanwhile the best way to see Bonds and Clemens inducted is for them to keep living and a few other people to die off.
It is a life and death episode of The Sully Baseball Daily Podcast.
Sully Baseball Daily Podcast – December 25, 2014
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It is December 25th. HAPPY RICKEY HENDERSON’S BIRTHDAY!
The second best leadoff hitter of his time, Tim Raines, deserves to join Rickey in the Hall of Fame in 2015.
Did collusion help keep him out so far?
Tidings of comfort and joy in this episode of The Sully Baseball Daily Podcast.
Sully Baseball Daily Podcast – December 13, 2014
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Dick Allen was kept out of the Hall of Fame by a single Veterans Committee vote.
That didn’t sit well with me nor with author Dan Epstein. The creator of such classic books as Big Hair and Plastic Grass and Stars and Strikes joined me to discuss Allen’s legacy.
It is an honor the past episode of The Sully Baseball Daily Podcast.
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Sully Baseball Daily Podcast – December 8, 2014
The Veterans Committee failed to vote Dick Allen and Tony Oliva to the Hall of Fame by one vote.
That didn’t sit well with me on today’s episode of The Sully Baseball Daily Podcast.
Sully Baseball Daily Podcast – December 6, 2014
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Buster Olney wants to take a stand on the Hall of Fame vote. Really? Just cast a vote or not. It isn’t a brave stance.
Plus why you should be glad I’m NOT Jon Lester.
That and more on this episode of The Sully Baseball Daily Podcast.
Sully Baseball Daily Podcast – December 1, 2014
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Barry Bonds belongs in the Hall of Fame!
There! I said it! And I want him in.
Don’t agree? Then first listen to today’s episode of The Sully Baseball Daily Podcast.
I Give The Captain More Accolades: Jeter To Play Last Game In The Bronx + Last Series In Boston
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I understand the “Jeter Fatigue” that has gone on all year, and half of me just wishes that he never mentioned that he was done after the 2014 campaign. I just hate giving any ammunition to the ‘hater’s’, and definitely when I have agreed it was overkill at some points.
But then I would have missed his brilliant series at Safeco Field, that was worth the price of admission, if I hadn’t known it was his last year.
While he has struggled for some of this season, he had hits in his 1st AB, all three games of that series I attended, and reached base 9 times in 3 straight Yankee wins, giving me yet more memories for my favorite current Pinstriper.
I was there in person for that, and bought my only t-shirt of the year from a street vendor afterwards.
While everyone is not a Yankees fan. and are growing tired of the talk, this is the greatest Yankees player in my years of watching the sport. So, because I have a forum to write about him, Damnit I will!!
Sure I had grown up on Don Mattingly (the last captain of the team prior to #2).. Heck…he is still my favorite player of ALL – Time, but Jeter came into the mix about the same time I graduated from high school.
I am sure I can say this about a lot of “Bronx Bombers’ fans my age. I wanted to be a New York Yankee while playing organized baseball. It was my dream.
Derek Jeter has lived the life all of us would have wanted as a Yankee Stadium ‘hero’. Read the rest of this entry
Sully Baseball Daily Podcast – July 28, 2014
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It was Hall of Fame weekend.
Frank Thomas thanked everyone including YOU, Greg Maddux made an interesting joke, Tony LaRussa failed to mention Canseco and Joe Torre‘s legacy is worth marveling over.
Plus talk about the rule changes for voting on today’s episode of The Sully Baseball Daily Podcast.
Carlos Santana, Yohan Pino, Josh Harrison, Doug Fister, Rick Porcello, Mike Zunino. Jimmy Nelson and Charlie Blackmon all added to their totals for Who Owns Baseball?
Sully Baseball Daily Podcast – July 26, 2014
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Talking Hall of Fame on today’s episode of The Sully Baseball Daily Podcast.
Looking forward to the speeches, next year’s ballot and when Barry Bonds eventually gets in (and he will.)
Yasiel Puig, Zack Greinke, David Price, Ben Zobrist, Yovani Gallardo, Matt Holliday, Jose Bautista and the amazing Felix Hernandez all added to their totals for Who Owns Baseball?
Sully Baseball Daily Podcast – June 16, 2014
Jeff Topping Reuters
Today’s episode of The Sully Baseball Daily Podcast. is a tribute to Tony Gwynn, the best hitter of his generation and one of the easiest players to root for in baseball history.
May he rest in peace.
Derek Norris, Travis Wood, Troy Tulowitzki, Hisashi Iwakuma, Mike Trout, Chris Tillman, Jonathan Lucroy and Madison Bumgarner all added to their totals for Who Owns Baseball
Sully Baseball Daily Podcast – February 21, 2014
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What current managers belong in the Hall of Fame?
Which current managers are a World Series title away from Cooperstown?
And why doesn’t Ron Roenicke get any respect? Read the rest of this entry
Sully Baseball Daily Podcast – January 24, 2014
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Greg Maddux… people will remember you as a Brave… not a Cub.
Maybe that’s why I picked a picture of you pitching as a Dodger for the website.
Writers… a unanimous Hall of Fame vote is NOT a vote for best player of all time.
That and a few other things have my goat on today’s episode of The Sully Baseball Daily Podcast.
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Sully Baseball Daily Podcast – January 10, 2014
Photo: Susie Felber
Author, comedian and my good friend Ritch Duncan joined me on today’s episode of The Sully Baseball Daily Podcast.
We discussed what he would do differently to elect players in the Hall of Fame and other topics including exploding birds and throwing potatoes.
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