Will Jeter be unanimous? Should he be unanimous?

[section314 5,573]

I will be shocked if he's not. He basically had a perfect career. Throw in the crap that has been dominating baseball for the last few months, and I think it's a done deal. And that's the way it should be. Let baseball celebrate the greatest ambassador they have had in years.

[Maxman 532,246]

He should be, factor is he played in the height of the steroid scandal and now all these cheaters. The league needs more Derek Jeters.

[#27TheDominator 208,687]

I remember when he was the 4th best young shortstop in the game behind A-Rod, Nomar, and Rey Ordonez. 

[Scott Dierking 132,319]

He will be and should be.

Except for the idiocy of crotchety old baseball writers, there should have been around 50 unanimous inductees.

[section314 5,573]

16 minutes ago, Scott Dierking said:

He will be and should be.

Except for the idiocy of crotchety old baseball writers, there should have been around 50 unanimous inductees.

#41😁

[T0mShane 121,414]

4 hours ago, Maxman said:

He should be, factor is he played in the height of the steroid scandal and now all these cheaters. The league needs more Derek Jeters.

The league has teams full of Derek Jeters. You just don’t hear about them because they’re in last place.

[Kleckineau 11,500]

Jeter is baseball's version of Curtis Martin.

Is that a compliment?

[14 in Green 5,475]

Fell one vote short of unanimous

[southparkcpa 6,154]

8 minutes ago, Kleckineau said:

Jeter is baseball's version of Curtis Martin.

Is that a compliment?

Curtis won a bunch of world championships??? Played at the highest level in the playoffs?    

[southparkcpa 6,154]

3 minutes ago, 14 in Green said:

Fell one vote short of unanimous

I bet its some arse hole from Boston.

[TuscanyTile2 7,563]

9 minutes ago, 14 in Green said:

Fell one vote short of unanimous

Can't wait for induction to be over so we don't have to hear about him anymore outside of whatever he's doing with the Marlins.

[14 in Green 5,475]

11 minutes ago, TuscanyTile2 said:

Can't wait for induction to be over so we don't have to hear about him anymore outside of whatever he's doing with the Marlins.

I know you're a Mets fan like me, so here's a little tidbit you'll get a kick out of.

St. Derek's career WAR is akin to Alan Trammel, as per the ESPN induction article tonight.

[southparkcpa 6,154]

21 minutes ago, TuscanyTile2 said:

Can't wait for induction to be over so we don't have to hear about him anymore outside of whatever he's doing with the Marlins.

 

10 minutes ago, 14 in Green said:

I know you're a Mets fan like me, so here's a little tidbit you'll get a kick out of.

St. Derek's career WAR is akin to Alan Trammel, as per the ESPN induction article tonight.

Greatest Yankee in 60 years.  Number 6 all time in my list.  Just enjoy the talent, leadership and class he brought.  

[TuscanyTile2 7,563]

3 minutes ago, southparkcpa said:

Greatest Yankee in 60 years.  Number 6 all time in my list.  Just enjoy the talent, leadership and class he brought.  

Hey look!  It's a Yankee fan bragging about their team!

[14 in Green 5,475]

2 minutes ago, southparkcpa said:

 

Greatest Yankee in 60 years.  Number 6 all time in my list.  Just enjoy the talent, leadership and class he brought.  

I hear you, Jeter has a legacy every athlete dreams of having.

But you know how the Yankee/ Met fan dynamic works...

 

[southparkcpa 6,154]

9 minutes ago, 14 in Green said:

I hear you, Jeter has a legacy every athlete dreams of having.

But you know how the Yankee/ Met fan dynamic works...

 

He is no Daryl Strawberry or Dwight Gooden.   

[14 in Green 5,475]

12 minutes ago, southparkcpa said:

He is no Daryl Strawberry or Dwight Gooden.   

Horace Clark says hello...

You could've gone Tom Seaver or DeGrom, but yeah, be a Yankee fan. Which is the baseball version of a NY Giants fan. 😉

[Maxman 532,246]

2 hours ago, T0mShane said:

The league has teams full of Derek Jeters. You just don’t hear about them because they’re in last place.

What's his name on the Mets?

[T0mShane 121,414]

5 minutes ago, Maxman said:

What's his name on the Mets?

Dave Magadan

[southparkcpa 6,154]

1 hour ago, 14 in Green said:

Horace Clark says hello...

You could've gone Tom Seaver or DeGrom, but yeah, be a Yankee fan. Which is the baseball version of a NY Giants fan. 😉

You should have said Jerry Kenny, that was number 2 back in the early 70s. 

[The Crimson King 1,888]

I predict that Jeter will miss 100% by 1 vote (predictions are soooo much easier after the fact)

Meanwhile, c'mon sportswriters, Bonds, Clemens and Rose are three of the greatest players in history (plus Sosa with 600+ HR's) and Bill Mazeroski with a .667 OPS is in your hall. Now don't give me "he was a great fielder" crap because of his 8 GG's. Keith had 11 and a .821 OPS. Not that I feel strongly about this.

Larry Walker? Kind of on the cusp. Helped by the ballpark more than Bonds and Sosa were helped by the juice.

Good call on Schilling, He was a good pitcher but just not a hall of famer.

How about Sheffield? 509HR . Manny? also 500+. Kent? 377HR as the dominant 2B of his era

The biggest mystery is, how the $%#$ did Chone Figgins get on the ballot in the first place.

 

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[Maxman 532,246]

5 hours ago, T0mShane said:

Dave Magadan

40 homers and 1000 hits. Don't make me call you Shirley.

[Philc1 7,717]

On 1/21/2020 at 7:14 PM, 14 in Green said:

Fell one vote short of unanimous

Which jealous met or Red Sox fan voted?

[Philc1 7,717]

On 1/21/2020 at 9:05 PM, T0mShane said:

Dave Magadan

If Dave Magadan had 3400 hits

[Warfish 24,509]

No doubt he deserves to be in.

But it's a bit hypocritical to let Jeter, almost assuredly a roid user, in the Hall, and keep other all-time greats (also roid users) out.

 

[Apache 51 4,141]

Congrats to another great Yankee.

[section314 5,573]

4 hours ago, Warfish said:

No doubt he deserves to be in.

But it's a bit hypocritical to let Jeter, almost assuredly a roid user, in the Hall, and keep other all-time greats (also roid users) out.

 

Now you really did it!😁

[JustEndTheSuffering 851]

On 1/21/2020 at 7:51 PM, TuscanyTile2 said:

Hey look!  It's a Yankee fan bragging about their team!

We’ve earned the right. 

[JustEndTheSuffering 851]

23 hours ago, Philc1 said:

Which jealous met or Red Sox fan voted?

If the person truly thinks there’s a reason to leave Jeter off their ballot then they should come out and say why. Otherwise they look like a jealous loser. 

[Scott Dierking 132,319]

10 hours ago, JustEndTheSuffering said:

If the person truly thinks there’s a reason to leave Jeter off their ballot then they should come out and say why. Otherwise they look like a jealous loser. 

I am sure that "jealousy" is not the issue here.

The issue is that there remains a curmudgeonly perception among sportswriters that no player deserves to be unanimously voted in because:

a). There are true all time greats that did not get unanimous votes. 

and

b). Some writers even feel that players should not be elected in their first year.

This is not a Jeter thing. Far greater players received less votes. It is a conditioning of voters. Social media has shamed many to toe a line. 

[section314 5,573]

1 hour ago, Scott Dierking said:

I am sure that "jealousy" is not the issue here.

The issue is that there remains a curmudgeonly perception among sportswriters that no player deserves to be unanimously voted in because:

a). There are true all time greats that did not get unanimous votes. 

and

b). Some writers even feel that players should not be elected in their first year.

This is not a Jeter thing. Far greater players received less votes. It is a conditioning of voters. Social media has shamed many to toe a line. 

Yes it has. Look no further than the Beltran firing.

[Philc1 7,717]

On 1/21/2020 at 1:49 PM, Scott Dierking said:

He will be and should be.

Except for the idiocy of crotchety old baseball writers, there should have been around 50 unanimous inductees.

Are you implying people not voting for Willie Mays, Hank Aaron and Babe Ruth didn’t make sense?

[Philc1 7,717]

On 1/23/2020 at 8:15 PM, JustEndTheSuffering said:

If the person truly thinks there’s a reason to leave Jeter off their ballot then they should come out and say why. Otherwise they look like a jealous loser. 

Let’s be fair Jeter only had 3,400 hits

[Scott Dierking 132,319]

27 minutes ago, Philc1 said:

Are you implying people not voting for Willie Mays, Hank Aaron and Babe Ruth didn’t make sense?

You think?

 

[chirorob 3,353]

On 1/21/2020 at 1:49 PM, Scott Dierking said:

He will be and should be.

Except for the idiocy of crotchety old baseball writers, there should have been around 50 unanimous inductees.

Makes no sense.

Recent guys.   How was Ken Griffey Jr. not unanimous?   No whiff of PEDs, one of the greatest, purest players I ever saw.