Larry Walker finally makes the Hall!

[Memento]

Oh, and I guess that Jeter missed unanimous election by one vote. He got in as well.

I still think it's a travesty that Edmonds fell off the ballot. Hoping they do the smart thing and elect him at a later date like what happened with Ted Simmons (except hopefully sooner.)

Hopefully Rolen makes it next year.

Fuck Bonds and Clemens, though.

 

[OldSchool]

Oh, and I guess that Jeter missed unanimous election by one vote. He got in as well.

I still think it's a travesty that Edmonds fell off the ballot. Hoping they do the smart thing and elect him at a later date like what happened with Ted Simmons (except hopefully sooner.)

Hopefully Rolen makes it next year.

Fuck Bonds and Clemens, though.

Rolen should be in the hall of very good. Also it's time to put Schilling Clemens and Bonds in.

 

[Memento]

Rolen should be in the hall of very good. Also it's time to put Schilling Clemens and Bonds in.

Hall of Very Good doesn't properly define who could very well be the best defensive third basemen of all time. And he had great offensive numbers throughout his career to back it up. Same with Edmonds.

I'm fine with putting Schilling in. When unrepentant assholes like Ty Cobb made it in (and I do believe that someone or more than one in the Hall from a long time ago actually killed or raped, I'm not sure who or what the details are), Schilling's transgressions are minor.

But Bonds and Clemens are the ones who not only cheated the game, but lied, denied, and never expressed the slightest remorse for anything they did. Think of it this way: if Altuve continues on his current path and is up for election five years after he retires, do you let him in? Of course not; he cheated the game, lied, denied, and played the victim card. Like Rose. Like Bonds and Clemens.

 

[RhodyRams]

Oh, and I guess that Jeter missed unanimous election by one vote. He got in as well.

I wonder who that 1 person was and how they are feeling right now LOL

 

[OldSchool]

I wonder who that 1 person was and how they are feeling right now LOL

Knowing idiot sports reporters he's probably happy as shit he did it.

 

[dieterbrock]

If they are putting in Larry Walker, they may as well let the steroid guys in. Coors Field is Walkers HGH. He’s not in the conversation if he doesn’t play in that silly ball park

 

[coconut]

If they are putting in Larry Walker, they may as well let the steroid guys in. Coors Field is Walkers HGH. He’s not in the conversation if he doesn’t play in that silly ball park

I disagree. Walker hit well wherever he played. Same for Matt Holliday. Just because players didn't play their career in a big media market isn't an excuse to ignore them for Cooperstown.

 

[dieterbrock]

I disagree. Walker hit well wherever he played. Same for Matt Holliday. Just because players didn't play their career in a big media market isn't an excuse to ignore them for Cooperstown.

He hit everywhere? Yeah, no...
Career road BA .278, OB % .370, slg .495 for OPS of .865
That’s not even Hall of Very Good worthy
It’s got nothing to do with big media market, his numbers were inflated by that silly stadium and even with that he only got in because the voters won’t vote for the steroid guys

 

[coconut]

If they are putting in Larry Walker, they may as well let the steroid guys in. Coors Field is Walkers HGH. He’s not in the conversation if he doesn’t play in that silly ball park

Nonsense. BTW why don't you subtract all the 190 ft. homers hit in Fenway Park? Certainly pop outs for homers inflate the stats of the AL hitters!

I posted this when his name was announced in November.

Walker clearly belongs in the HOF. Lifetime .313 batter, league MVP and over 2000 hits. He provided the extra late season pop in a Cardinals lineup that went on to win 105 games and the LCS. He was also gold that year in the playoffs. From wikipedia-

"In three playoff rounds in 2004, Walker combined to hit .293/.379/.707 with a pair of home runs in each tournament,[5] setting a franchise record for home runs hit by a left-handed batter in one postseason.[112] Walker made his playoff debut with the Cardinals in Game 1 of the NLDS versus the Dodgers, homering twice and scoring four runs in an 8−3 Cardinals win.[113] He became the first Cardinal with a multi-home run game in LDS play. In Game 1 of the National League Championship Series(NLCS) versus the Houston Astros, he was a home run short of hitting for the cycle.

St. Louis advanced to the World Series to face the Boston Red Sox − the first and only of Walker's playing career. In his debut, he collected four hits in five at bats with a home run and two doubles.[114] His four-hit outing tied a Cardinals World Series record, becoming the seventh overall and first to so since Lou Brock in 1967.[17] Boston won the Series by sweeping St. Louis.[5] The Cardinals struggled to hit, batting .190 with a .562 OPS, while Walker batted .357 with a 1.366 OPS. His two home runs accounted for the only two hit by the entire Cardinals team.[115] In the 2004 postseason, Walker scored 21 percent (14 of 68) of Cardinals runs."

Rival right fielder and longtime San Diego Padre Tony Gwynn epitomized Walker as "the most complete player in the National League," and "best baserunner in the game" in a 2002 profile for ESPN. He observed that, in addition to his obvious athletic gifts, Walker approaches the game very cerebrally and is always thinking ahead, unearthing a wide array of advantages that he applied to the game.[53]

Tony Gwynn is a great reference.