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Barnes, Bill: Only 1 AS appearance in 7 years and a 4.45 ERA. Decent player, but didnâ??t even get 100 wins. Vote: NO.
Burkhart, Billy: Similar stats to Barnes. Better ERA, slightly worse record. Only 1 AS appearance. Vote: NO.
Carlin, Barney: .500 career record means youâ??re not HOF material. Only 1 AS appearance. Vote: NO.
Eaton, Freddy: 3 AS appearances and finished in the top 5 in the Cy Young voting 3 times. 117-99 career record with a 2.94 ERA. I think heâ??s close, but I just donâ??t think heâ??s quite at the HOF level. Vote: NO.
Goldsmith, Fred: Remarkably similar stats to Eaton, so I vote the same way. Close, but no cigar. Vote: NO.
Grant, Fernando: Heâ??s one of those guys who somehow got onto one AS team, so he gets included on the nomination list. But heâ??s not even close to a HOF pitcher. Vote: NO.
Martin, Rocky â??Popsâ??: Similar to Grant â?? not a HOFer. Vote: NO.
Radbourn, Hoss: Definitely the best of the lot. Career record of 134-59, with a 0.98 WHIP and a 2.04 ERA. 5 time AS and 2 time Cy Young winner. Even finished in the top 5 for the Fireman award late in his career. The only thing holding him back was that the beta league started when he was 33 and he was only able to pitch 9 years. Still, he was so dominant that I think he should get in. Vote: YES.
Starting Pitchers
November 18, 2002 at 02:41PM View BBCode
There are eight starting pitchers that met my (very liberal) nomination criteria â?? they played in an All Star game and theyâ??ve retired. In my opinion there are three strong candidates â?? Eaton, Goldsmith and Radbourn. Here are all the nominees (in alphabetical order), along with my votes.Barnes, Bill: Only 1 AS appearance in 7 years and a 4.45 ERA. Decent player, but didnâ??t even get 100 wins. Vote: NO.
Burkhart, Billy: Similar stats to Barnes. Better ERA, slightly worse record. Only 1 AS appearance. Vote: NO.
Carlin, Barney: .500 career record means youâ??re not HOF material. Only 1 AS appearance. Vote: NO.
Eaton, Freddy: 3 AS appearances and finished in the top 5 in the Cy Young voting 3 times. 117-99 career record with a 2.94 ERA. I think heâ??s close, but I just donâ??t think heâ??s quite at the HOF level. Vote: NO.
Goldsmith, Fred: Remarkably similar stats to Eaton, so I vote the same way. Close, but no cigar. Vote: NO.
Grant, Fernando: Heâ??s one of those guys who somehow got onto one AS team, so he gets included on the nomination list. But heâ??s not even close to a HOF pitcher. Vote: NO.
Martin, Rocky â??Popsâ??: Similar to Grant â?? not a HOFer. Vote: NO.
Radbourn, Hoss: Definitely the best of the lot. Career record of 134-59, with a 0.98 WHIP and a 2.04 ERA. 5 time AS and 2 time Cy Young winner. Even finished in the top 5 for the Fireman award late in his career. The only thing holding him back was that the beta league started when he was 33 and he was only able to pitch 9 years. Still, he was so dominant that I think he should get in. Vote: YES.
rickoshea
Also, I'd like to see a "Special Induction" for Kilroy "Killer" Monteray. Anybody have his stats handy?
November 18, 2002 at 02:59PM View BBCode
Radbourn: Yes.Also, I'd like to see a "Special Induction" for Kilroy "Killer" Monteray. Anybody have his stats handy?
dawgfan
Freddy Eaton - very close; in a few more seasons, as we have more pitchers to choose from, we should get a clearer picture as to whether he's HoF-worthy; at this moment though, he's a NO
Fred Goldsmith - see comments for Eaton above; NO
November 18, 2002 at 04:36PM View BBCode
Hoss Radbourn - this one is easy - 2 Cy Youngs, most wins, best ERA and WHIP by a good margin; he's a YESFreddy Eaton - very close; in a few more seasons, as we have more pitchers to choose from, we should get a clearer picture as to whether he's HoF-worthy; at this moment though, he's a NO
Fred Goldsmith - see comments for Eaton above; NO
celamantia
November 18, 2002 at 05:10PM View BBCode
I think Radbourn is going to pale compared to pitchers soon to retire. NO to all SP.
andrew
November 18, 2002 at 05:52PM View BBCode
Radborn may not be close to the guys we have now but for his era (50' -52') he was dominate. YES on Radburn.
geoffrey13
Radbourn
November 18, 2002 at 06:03PM View BBCode
YES for Radbourn...and isn't the award being named after Monteray?
knoxville
November 20, 2002 at 02:06AM View BBCode
i saw billy burkhardt, was that my monster pitcher?? and i noticed bill toland wasnt listed, his stats were pretty impressive up until his last couple.Pages: 1