Jeff Kent to the HOF and not Murphy

44 war outfielders just aren't gonna make it. He's the Johan sanatana of position players.

Kent was always borderline and it's hilarious he got in before bonds considering their issues.

I will say this bodes well for andruw in a future committee vote if the writers don't get him in this year or next.
 
The Tariff King said:
Lou Whitaker never gonna get in at 75 WAR lol
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He def should be in. Wild that he's not. Not sure what eras committe he belongs to at this point but the next one should vote him in.

edit: Looks like he belongs in the cotemporary era. No idea why he wasn't even on this ballot. Kinda absurd.
 
Murphy is in my pantheon of all-time Braves' favorites and I think he deserves HoF recognition, but (and everyone has a big but) Kent's numbers were better. Part of that is longevity, but as great as Murphy was in the early-1980s, he fell off pretty badly later. Still and all, Murphy is one of baseball's nice guys and that should give him a few bonus points.
 
thewupk said:
44 war outfielders just aren't gonna make it. He's the Johan sanatana of position players.

Kent was always borderline and it's hilarious he got in before bonds considering their issues.

I will say this bodes well for andruw in a future committee vote if the writers don't get him in this year or next.
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I know this isn't the way it should be done objectively, but I'm always going to look at it this way and a Braves and a Dale Murphy fan.

Any hall of fame that includes Jim Rice, and Harold f**cking Baines should also include Dale Murphy. If Murph had played the bulk of his career in NY, CHI, LA, or BOS he would have been in easily on the writer's vote.
 
DirkPiggler said:
I know this isn't the way it should be done objectively, but I'm always going to look at it this way and a Braves and a Dale Murphy fan.

Any hall of fame that includes Jim Rice, and Harold f**cking Baines should also include Dale Murphy. If Murph had played the bulk of his career in NY, CHI, LA, or BOS he would have been in easily on the writer's vote.
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No real argument there since Rice and Baines are in. But id rather not just keep putting in the hall of good players in
 
DirkPiggler said:
Why does Murphy have to be the dividing line though? Let him in and then raise the bar.
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Just because he's a Brave? Murph just wasn't good enough for long enough. For an OF the Andruw/Lofton types are my diving line and anything below that level shouldn't be in.
 
thewupk said:
44 war outfielders just aren't gonna make it. He's the Johan sanatana of position players.

Kent was always borderline and it's hilarious he got in before bonds considering their issues.

I will say this bodes well for andruw in a future committee vote if the writers don't get him in this year or next.
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Gotta compare Murphy to players in his era. Dude was pretty good
 
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