Miller is long overdue. Simmons is a surprise a la Harold Baines
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Marvin Miller & Ted Simmons Elected to the HOF
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Originally posted by revo View PostMiller is long overdue. Simmons is a surprise a la Harold Baines
I imagine he was seen as the most likely selection of all - well, aside from Whitaker.
but Baines I think came from nowherefinished 10th in this 37th yr in 11-team-only NL 5x5
own picks 1, 2, 5, 6, 9 in April 2022 1st-rd farmhand draft
won in 2017 15 07 05 04 02 93 90 84
SP SGray 16, TWalker 10, AWood 10, Price 3, KH Kim 2, Corbin 10
RP Bednar 10, Bender 10, Graterol 2
C Stallings 2, Casali 1
1B Votto 10, 3B ERios 2, 1B Zimmerman 2, 2S Chisholm 5, 2B Hoerner 5, 2B Solano 2, 2B LGarcia 10, SS Gregorius 17
OF Cain 14, Bader 1, Daza 1
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in 2017, when Jack Morris and Alan Trammell were elected by this same committee, Simmons got 11 votes when 12 were needed.
Morris and Trammell came off the ballot, obviously. so......
Baines never got that close on a Vet Committee ballot.
also, the fact that Simmons only lasted one ballot by BBWAA diminishes the BBWAA - not Simmons, who very much belongs. it was a stupid mistake that is a byproduct of a stupid system by folks who are bad at math.
I suspect plenty of writers didn't expect Simmons to get bounced, though they themselves didn't vote for him because he obviously wasn't a "FIRST-BALLOT HALL OF FAMER."finished 10th in this 37th yr in 11-team-only NL 5x5
own picks 1, 2, 5, 6, 9 in April 2022 1st-rd farmhand draft
won in 2017 15 07 05 04 02 93 90 84
SP SGray 16, TWalker 10, AWood 10, Price 3, KH Kim 2, Corbin 10
RP Bednar 10, Bender 10, Graterol 2
C Stallings 2, Casali 1
1B Votto 10, 3B ERios 2, 1B Zimmerman 2, 2S Chisholm 5, 2B Hoerner 5, 2B Solano 2, 2B LGarcia 10, SS Gregorius 17
OF Cain 14, Bader 1, Daza 1
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