zitothebrave
Connoisseur of Minors
Yes. In my book he gets in same as Ozzie Smith or Brooks Robinson, transcendent defender.
And I did not read Drewdat's post before posting, so it looks weird.
Greg Maddux, Tom Glavine, Frank Thomas elected to Cooperstown!
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Yes. In my book he gets in same as Ozzie Smith or Brooks Robinson, transcendent defender.
And I did not read Drewdat's post before posting, so it looks weird.
zitothebrave
Connoisseur of Minors
I get Thomas and Glavine being a bit lower. Glavine wasn't quite as dominant so I can see maybe making a case that he's not a HOF (I think he is of course) Thomas was a DH and DH and HOF are touchy.
Guys like Maddux, Rickey Henderson, and Randy Johnson though there's nothing you can hold against them. Not even a little. It's time to stop the whole "no one got 100%" bull****. I also think that you have to give a detailed opinion on why you voted or didn't vote for certain players, if you can't provide a valid reason, you lose your ability to vote.
CrimsonCowboy
Moderator
Dan LeBatard gave his Hall of Fame vote to the website Deadspin. No really. He did.
http://www.sportingnews.com/mlb/story/2014-01-08/baseball-hall-of-fame-2014-vote-dan-le-batard-deadspin-steroids-barry-bonds-ken-gurnick
http://www.sportingnews.com/mlb/story/2014-01-08/baseball-hall-of-fame-2014-vote-dan-le-batard-deadspin-steroids-barry-bonds-ken-gurnick
zitothebrave
Connoisseur of Minors
Fire them all.
CrimsonCowboy
Moderator
Buster Olney @Buster_ESPN 2m
Braves fans will own Otsego County next July.
Braves fans will own Otsego County next July.
Julio3000
<B>A Chip Off the Old Rock</B>
Love it.
jpx7
Very Flirtatious, but Doubts What Love Is.
Excellent point; somebody change the thread title.
From the Braves Twitter:
Was that taken today!??! Did Maddux take a flight to Atlanta that fast because at the announcement he was in Vegas.
CrimsonCowboy
Moderator
From MLB Memes:
CrimsonCowboy
Moderator
Dan Le Batard Show @LeBatardShow 1m
Max penalty: BBWAA just lifetime banned me from Hall of Fame vote and won't allow me to attend a game as credentialed media for a year.
Max penalty: BBWAA just lifetime banned me from Hall of Fame vote and won't allow me to attend a game as credentialed media for a year.
zitothebrave
Connoisseur of Minors
Good, hopefully next time he won't Be a Tard. 
Good, hopefully next time he won't Be a Tard.
And then the guy says he's never heard 'Tard' used in a derogatory context?
This has been an interesting saga, mainly because all of the MLB beat writers have been flipping their collective little ****s on Twitter the past 24 hours.
The real villain in all of this is Gurnick and his ilk. Le Batard's vote was the fan's vote.
goldfly
<B>if my thought dreams could be seen</B>
CrimsonCowboy
Moderator
Another good one today from MLB Memes:
According to the NYT's Tyler Kepner, Maddux stated unequivocally and without hesitation that this was the best game of his career: http://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/SLN/SLN199508200.shtml
Complete game, 88 pitches, 66 strikes.
****, man.
Complete game, 88 pitches, 66 strikes.
****, man.
jpx7
Very Flirtatious, but Doubts What Love Is.
"Time of Game: 1:50".
Millwood1Hitter
Anytime Now Frankie...
Muhahaha! Why oh why couldn't the baseball gods allowed these guys more than 1 WS.
yeezus
It's OVER 5,000!
SO they ban him, but not the guy who voted for 1 person. Or the guys who had Jacque Jones, Armando Benitez, Hideo Nomo, or Paul LoDuca on their ballots.
LeBatard's was a legit ballot; the guys who got votes deserved them according to a lot of people.
Julio3000
<B>A Chip Off the Old Rock</B>
I scored a great ticket behind home plate for this game vs the Pirates. It was one of my all-time favorite live baseball experiences.
CG shutout for Maddux, 91 pitches, 67 strikes. He walked none, of course, and allowed six hits (1 XBH), at least a couple of which were infield jobs. Just masterful.
Another good one today from MLB Memes:
lol