Ichiro Suzuki, CC Sabathia and Billy Wagner inducted into the baseball HOF

[Marc the Habs Fan]

Congrats to them!

Ichiro misses out by 1 vote on unanimous election. Who is the idiot?

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[Memento]

The idiot is probably the same idiot who denied Griffey Jr. I detailed what should happen to him on another thread because it's bullshit that a f***ing reliever gets a unanimous vote while Ichiro, Griffey Jr. (and likely Pujols when he's eligible, because why the f*** wouldn't he have some idiot ruin things?) don't.

Speaking as a Cardinals fan who has absolutely no dog in this fight and respects Ichiro's career.

 

[DaveG]

I had the same question. There's been a number of players that deserve to be unanimous selections but there's always some dumb mother f***er that leaves them off for whatever reason.

Also think Beltran and maybe Jones get in next year, nobody else in this group looks all that close

 

[gstommylee]

Jeter had the same thing happen too. 1 vote shy and jeter called that person out during his speech.

 

[BigBadBruins7708]

Sabathia getting in and so quick is a joke.

What makes him better than Santana, Blue, Hershiser, Tiant, Schilling?

 

[DaveG]

Sabathia getting in and so quick is a joke.

What makes him better than Santana, Blue, Hershiser, Tiant, Schilling?

Nothing, though in Schilling's case it comes down to (literally) politics. Not going to dig into it much further but it is what it is in that regard.

 

[Scandale du Jour]

Nothing, though in Schilling's case it comes down to (literally) politics. Not going to dig into it much further but it is what it is in that regard.

Being an obnoxious asshole about his politics, yeah. Plenty of people with similar ideas in the MLB and in the HoF.

That being said, I am also very surprised that CC got in so quick... and at all.

 

[Terry Yake]

Sabathia getting in and so quick is a joke.

What makes him better than Santana, Blue, Hershiser, Tiant, Schilling?

250 wins/3k SOs is what got sabathia in

 

[BigBadBruins7708]

250 wins/3k SOs is what got sabathia in

Pinstripes is what got him in. 1st ballot is a joke

 

[eojsmada]

Sabthia lucky because there aren't a lot of candidates this year who aren't being "delayed". Nice to see Wagner get in. Shouldn't have waited until his last ballot. If he was good enough to get in, eventually, then what is the point of delaying all these guys.

 

[EpochLink]

Johan Santana had such a great career, his peak was as good a they come.