Abe Froman Posted January 21, 2020 Share Posted January 21, 2020 Shortstop Derek Jeter and outfielder Larry Walker were elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame on Tuesday. Jeter's induction has long been considered a foregone conclusion since the Yankees' captain retired after the 2014 seasons. It was his first year of Hall eligibility and he garnered all but one of the 397 votes cast by the Baseball Writers' Association of America. Jeter just missed joining teammate and 2019 Hall inductee Mariano Rivera as unanimous choices. It was not immediately known which voter didn't choose Jeter https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/28533311/derek-jeter-larry-walker-elected-baseball-hall-fame Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phillyb Posted January 21, 2020 Share Posted January 21, 2020 Hate to the that guy! hahaa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keirik Posted January 22, 2020 Share Posted January 22, 2020 Who was the one asshat that doesn’t vote for Jeter lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abe Froman Posted January 22, 2020 Author Share Posted January 22, 2020 Probably some Masshole. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunny Posted January 22, 2020 Share Posted January 22, 2020 Larry Walker was ten times the player Jeter was and barely got in. One of the most underrated players of all time, glad he got his due. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunny Posted January 22, 2020 Share Posted January 22, 2020 -243 DRS 5 Gold Gloves LMAO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted January 22, 2020 Share Posted January 22, 2020 Larry Walker was ten times the player Jeter was and barely got in. One of the most underrated players of all time, glad he got his due.Colorado effect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted January 22, 2020 Share Posted January 22, 2020 -243 DRS 5 Gold Gloves LMAONo one looks at those dumb stats. Like p/60 in hockey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunny Posted January 22, 2020 Share Posted January 22, 2020 Colorado effect. Not really, his splits are really good. It's not like Jeter was playing in Oakland. Yankee stadium, Fenway, Camden and Skydome are all launch pads. Anyways, I hope it was the Marlins beat guy that didn't vote for him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunny Posted January 22, 2020 Share Posted January 22, 2020 No one looks at those dumb stats. Like p/60 in hockey. The old cranky men that vote for this don't, you got that right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick Bateman Posted January 22, 2020 Share Posted January 22, 2020 I still can't believe the best baseball player ever, Barry Bonds, isn't in Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunny Posted January 22, 2020 Share Posted January 22, 2020 That's another excellent point. Take away the last couple of juice years, he was still the best OF'er in the NL for over a decade. Clemens, too. Both Clemens and Bond were literally as good as Walker and Jeter combined, according to WAR. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick Bateman Posted January 22, 2020 Share Posted January 22, 2020 Baseball writers are the biggest group of nerds goin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted January 22, 2020 Share Posted January 22, 2020 The old cranky men that vote for this don't, you got that right.Sure. They're wise enough to ignore obscure cherry picked stats based on arbitrary numbers some schmuck who never played deemed worthy of paying attention to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunny Posted January 22, 2020 Share Posted January 22, 2020 Funny, all the GM's use this stat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted January 22, 2020 Share Posted January 22, 2020 Funny, all the GM's use this stat. I was trolling you. I don't know what that stat is, and IDGAF about baseball. But Jeter is a HoFer and deserves Gold Gloves not necessarily because of range but making plays that other SS weren't making at the time. Over the shoulder catches, going to his right, backhand, jumping throw back to the left. I know you're a Jays fan, but c'mon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vodka Drunkenski Posted January 22, 2020 Share Posted January 22, 2020 I don?t understand why so many people are in an uproar that it wasn?t unanimous. Who gives a fuck, he?s in and lucky to have played for the Yankees. If he had those stats with any other teams, minus the championships, he?s not even considered. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrooksBurner Posted January 22, 2020 Share Posted January 22, 2020 I don’t understand why so many people are in an uproar that it wasn’t unanimous. Who gives a fuck, he’s in and lucky to have played for the Yankees. If he had those stats with any other teams, minus the championships, he’s not even considered. He's HOF regardless of jersey. 3k hits, and a .300+ avg to boot, always gets you in. He had almost 3500 hits. Lock. I'd argue he wasn't unanimous simply because of the jersey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaveByRichter35 Posted January 24, 2020 Share Posted January 24, 2020 GOAT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niko Posted January 31, 2020 Share Posted January 31, 2020 GOAT Dude, I like Jeter and I’m glad he got in, but no way. He isn’t the greatest short stop of all time. He’ll, he wasn’t even the greatest short stop of his era or on his team. A-Rod, whom I hate, was a better hitter, better fielding short stop. 3200 hits, 700 homers, .295 average, etc. Jeter was just way more likable, clutch as can be and wasn’t marred by steroid abuse. But pound for pound, by stats, Arod was the better short stop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaveByRichter35 Posted January 31, 2020 Share Posted January 31, 2020 Dude, I like Jeter and I’m glad he got in, but no way. He isn’t the greatest short stop of all time. He’ll, he wasn’t even the greatest short stop of his era or on his team. A-Rod, whom I hate, was a better hitter, better fielding short stop. 3200 hits, 700 homers, .295 average, etc. Jeter was just way more likable, clutch as can be and wasn’t marred by steroid abuse. But pound for pound, by stats, Arod was the better short stop. Sure thing. Thumbs up for seriously taking a stupid term that everyone calls every athlete they like :rolleyes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keirik Posted February 1, 2020 Share Posted February 1, 2020 I don’t understand why so many people are in an uproar that it wasn’t unanimous. Who gives a fuck, he’s in and lucky to have played for the Yankees. If he had those stats with any other teams, minus the championships, he’s not even considered. What planet are you on that u think the guy doesn’t make it to the HOF in any uniform that finished with the 6th most hits in the history of a sport that goes back over 100 years? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phillyb Posted February 1, 2020 Share Posted February 1, 2020 Planet Vodka Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen Posted February 1, 2020 Share Posted February 1, 2020 Probably some Masshole. Might've been a writer from Boston. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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