SB Nation User Blog: MurphyHOF

Hall of Fame Ballot

MurphyHOF — Tue, 01 Jan 2008 01:50:59 -0000

I took the list from espn.com and decided to list who I would vote for. I put guys into 4 categories: lock, debatable + might deserve it, debatable but probably not, and should be off the ballot. Here is my list:

LOCK
Goose Gossage
Dale Murphy (OK, he doesn't belong here but it is a Braves site)

DEBATABLE--MAYBE
Bert Blyleven
Andre Dawson
Tommy John
Mark McGuire
Jack Morris
Tim Raines
Jim Rice
Lee Smith

DEBATABLE--PROBABLY NOT
Harold Baines
Don Mattingly
Dale Murphy
Dave Parker

OFF THE BALLOT
Brady Anderson
Rod Beck
Dave Concepcion
Shawon Dunston
Mike Finley
Travis Fryman
David Justice
Chuck Knoblach
Rob Nen
Jose Rijo
Todd Stottlemeyer
Alan Trammell

Let the debate begin

80's Hall of Famers

MurphyHOF — Wed, 26 Dec 2007 19:04:53 -0000

As most of us would agree, Dale Murphy belongs in the Hall of Fame. For the decade of the 1980's he was as good as it got. If I remember correctly, he was 2nd in some voting for best National League player in the 1980's behind Mike Schmidt. If you are the 2nd best player in the league for a decade, you should be in there. This brings me to my original point. It seems that players who played the majority of their careers during the 80's get no respect. Very few have been elected to the Hall of Fame. It doesn't make sense to me because neither position players nor pitchers are making it in. Any ideas on why?

Texiera's future?

MurphyHOF — Mon, 10 Dec 2007 03:57:09 -0000

Is there a realistic chance that Texiera will sign with the Braves long term? What are people hearing or seeing on this topic? I just don't see how he stays beyond this year. I guess some older players (Smoltz, Glavine, Jones) have to retire sometime, but where will the money come from? I wouldn't even trust Boras if he were standing right in front of me, so I don't have a lot of confidence in him being locked up before becoming a free agent. If he does become a free agent, I just don't think we can compete with the money that will be thrown his way