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

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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.
 
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
 
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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.
 
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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.
 
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Congrats to them!

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

Yep. My guess it will be a dodger writer

On the flip side the guys who we know did ROIDS to improve their game are losing out runway to get in

 
250 wins/3k SOs is what got sabathia in

+ a Cy Young, ALCS MVP.


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

From 2006-2016 he's 4th in fWAR among pitchers, essentially a top 5 pitcher for a decade. The only guys ahead of him are two first ballot locks (Verlander, Kershaw) and King Felix who very may well make it in too.

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.

CC was likely helped by this being a fairly weak class of first timers. As for the at all part, surprised. I think everyone knew he'd be getting in at some point.
 
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.

Jeter as well.
 
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