RauL Posted January 6, 2004 Share Posted January 6, 2004 Hitting star Paul Molitor and reliever Dennis Eckersley were elected to baseball's Hall of Fame on Tuesday in their first year of eligibility. Molitor was picked on 431 of 506 ballots (85.2 percent) cast by reporters who have been members of the Baseball Writers' Association of America for 10 or more years. Eckersley was selected on 421 ballots (83.2 percent). To gain election, a player must be chosen by at least 75 percent of the voters (380). Second baseman Ryne Sandberg was third with 309 votes, 61.1 percent, up from 49.2 last year. He was followed by Jim Rice (276), Andre Dawson (253), Rich Gossage (206), Lee Smith (185) and Bert Blyleven (179). Pete Rose, ineligible for the ballot because of his lifetime ban, received 15 write-in votes, three fewer than last year. more on HERE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShawnB Posted January 6, 2004 Share Posted January 6, 2004 So close yet again for Rice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CatnipOligarchy Posted January 6, 2004 Share Posted January 6, 2004 Both very deserving candidates, i still think Lee Smith should be in. Doesnt look like Dale Murphy will ever get in though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soxie Posted January 6, 2004 Share Posted January 6, 2004 This totally rocks my socks off. I got a Molitor autograph a few years back at a red sox game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BroChaos Veteran Posted January 6, 2004 Veteran Share Posted January 6, 2004 ****ing bull**** man, how can the not put sandberg in there?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.... Posted January 6, 2004 Share Posted January 6, 2004 Agreed. Sandberg should have been a first timer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CatnipOligarchy Posted January 7, 2004 Share Posted January 7, 2004 I got a Molitor autograph a few years back at a red sox game. awesome.. i got his rookie card right before he got 3,000 hits, this should boost the value a bit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IndianPimp99 Posted January 7, 2004 Share Posted January 7, 2004 Man, Sandberg not getting in is almost as bad as Santo not being in there. I feel better about Sandberg than I do about Santo since his vote total went up 20% and he'll probably get in next year or the year after. I agree that being a first ballot hall of famer is a very special thing, but how is a player (who is retired and obviously not playing anymore) a better candidate 3 years down the line than when he was first eligible? What really ticks me off though is the Hall has admitted atleast one notable player on his first ballot who in my opinion is definitely not worthy of that honor. Career Offensive stats for Player A: .285 BA, 282 HR, 1061 RBI, 344 SB, 1 NL MVP Player B: .262 BA, 28 HR, 793 RBI, 580 SB, 1 NLCS MVP Career Defensice Stats for Player A: .989 FP, RF of 4.94, 9 Gold Glove Awards Player B: .978 FP, RF of 5.03, 13 Gold Glove Awards Now the way I see it, Player A and B are fairly similar defensively. GG aside, their numbers are within a reasonable limits of each other. However, defense alone shouldn't get you into the HOF and when comparing offensive numbers Player A has a decided advantage. Make guesses as to who the players are (though they'll probably be fairly obvious to some people) and you'll see why Sandberg shouldn't have to wait. Now, Ron Santo is another topic all together. IndianPimp99 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aem4162 Posted January 7, 2004 Share Posted January 7, 2004 excellent...now the rest of those listed need to go in! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.Neil Posted January 7, 2004 Share Posted January 7, 2004 Good for them. Deserve it all the way Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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