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tpcurley
Behold the 2015 MOL Hall of Fame ballot! We'll try to leave the voting open throughout the 2015 season instead of cutting it off midseason to see if it generates increased participation, so please cast your ballot here below by season's end. As always, if you prefer to cast your ballot privately, please u2u myself or dough with your selections. Thanks to everyone.
4th Ballot
[url=http://www.simdynasty.com/player.jsp?id=9556750]Paul Danzig[/url] - 7 time All Star and 2002 AL MVP Danzig was certainly one of the best catchers of his generation. At first glance, his career totals seem a little pedestrian, but a longer look reveals that hard luck Danzig's nine injuries accumulated an astounding 229 days injured throughout his career, and for a catcher, that amounts to almost two full seasons lost to injury to be taken into consideration.
3rd Ballot
[url=http://www.simdynasty.com/player.jsp?id=9682445]Nelson Cruz[/url] - Cruz made 10 All Star games and participated in 8 post season campaigns. His 502 stolen bases placed him in a tie for 17th place all time. He finished with a .290 career batting average
2nd Ballot
[url=http://www.simdynasty.com/player.jsp?id=10274503]Kewpie Cato[/url] - 3 time AL Cy Young winner Cato enjoyed five 20 win seasons, and led the entire MOL in ERA 2006-08. His 2840 career strikeouts rank 26th in the MOL all time. The 6 time All Star was a key contributor in 4 World Series Championships with the Los Angeles Edge.
[url=http://www.simdynasty.com/player.jsp?id=9934774]Charlie Chiffer[/url] - Another 3 time AL Cy Young winner, Chiffer was a strikeout machine, leading the MOL in Ks in three separate seasons. His 2935 career strikeouts tally 18th in the MOL all time. The former Cleveland Indians ace enjoyed 10 post season appearances, and finally captured a World Series ring in 2008 after being traded to the Cincinnati Sex Pistols.
1st Ballot - class of 2014
[url=http://www.simdynasty.com/player.jsp?id=9806152]"Handsome" Harly Thomas[/url] - Thomas was a steady fielding infielder for three teams, finally earning a couple of gold gloves at the end of his career. He was also a good slugger, belting 337 home runs, leading the league once. He finished with a .281 career batting average and was on six all star teams.
[url=http://www.simdynasty.com/player.jsp?id=10684450]Curt Rogers[/url] - Rogers was the ace of Cincinnati's bullpen during their glory days, achieving 414 saves (17th all time) and capturing the Fireman Award 4 times. He made it to 8 All Star games and holds a career ERA of 2.85. He helped Cinci to 8 league championship series, advanced to the World Series 4 times, winning one ring.
[url=http://www.simdynasty.com/player.jsp?id=9806083]Orrin Porter[/url] - Another Cinci star during their 8 post seasons, he got one more when he joined Montreal for his final year. He slugged 336 homers, made 4 All Star teams and earned 2 Gold Gloves. Porter was also the 1998 Rookie of the Year.
[url=http://www.simdynasty.com/player.jsp?id=10072780]T E Lawrence[/url] - Is it a surprise that a third nominee is from the great teams Cincinnati assembled? Lawrence was the only MVP in the bunch, winning that honor in 2007 with a magnificent year. Overall he smashed 317 Home Runs, was an All Star 4 times and has 3 gold Gloves.
[url=http://www.simdynasty.com/player.jsp?id=9682440&statsorimps=stats]Tony Rubeling[/url] - Rubeling was key to both Cleveland's and Washington's playoff runs. The great middle infielder won the gold glove the same year he was the league MVP(2005). However it was the following year he had people talking with his league leading .360 batting average. Overall he finished with a .294 career average and swiped 327 bases.
1st Ballot - class of 2015
[url=http://www.simdynasty.com/player.jsp?id=9934798]Wedo Kelly[/url] - yet another member of the Los Angeles dynasty of the last decade has earned a spot on the Hall of Fame ballot. Three time AL MVP Kelly was a powerful do-it-all cog in a juggernaut Edge lineup, and has black ink in virtually every offensive category, leading the MOL in:
Hits - 2008
Doubles - 1998
RBI - 2007, 2010
Runs scored - 2007-8
BB - 2010
SB - 2000, 2010
OPS - 2007-8
OBP - 2007, 2010
SLG - 2007
AVG - 2007, 2010
The 1998 AL ROY and 8 time All Star earned four World Series rings with Los Angeles, and his career .303 batting average and career .375 OBP rank 12th and 17th in the MOL all time, respectively.
[url=http://www.simdynasty.com/player.jsp?id=10274521]Bob Mora[/url] - 8 time All Star Mora played his entire 17 year career under the bright lights in the Big Apple. The slugging OF was the MOL HR king three separate times (2005, 2007, 2011) and had 9 straight 100 RBI seasons, leading the MOL in RBI in 2007 and 2008. Mora mashed a career total of 442 HRs which puts him tied for 18th on the all time MOL leaderboard, while his prodigious 1548 career RBI mark rank him at 29th in MOL history.
[url=http://www.simdynasty.com/player.jsp?id=10587624]Billy Wilson[/url] - Washington ace Wilson led a resurgence in the capitol city, leading the Crooks in their two World Series championships in 2007 and 2011. The 5 time All Star won 20 games in three separate seasons, earning AL CY Young honors in 2011. Wilson led the MOL in complete games in 2011 with a whopping 14, and also led the MOL is strikeouts in 2004 and 2011, finishing his 15 year career all with Washington, and with a total of 2805 strikeouts.
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[Edited on 3-4-2016 by tpcurley]
2015 Hall of Fame Ballot ***VOTING ENDS 3/10***
January 13, 2016 at 06:46AM View BBCode
Alright gentleman!Behold the 2015 MOL Hall of Fame ballot! We'll try to leave the voting open throughout the 2015 season instead of cutting it off midseason to see if it generates increased participation, so please cast your ballot here below by season's end. As always, if you prefer to cast your ballot privately, please u2u myself or dough with your selections. Thanks to everyone.
4th Ballot
[url=http://www.simdynasty.com/player.jsp?id=9556750]Paul Danzig[/url] - 7 time All Star and 2002 AL MVP Danzig was certainly one of the best catchers of his generation. At first glance, his career totals seem a little pedestrian, but a longer look reveals that hard luck Danzig's nine injuries accumulated an astounding 229 days injured throughout his career, and for a catcher, that amounts to almost two full seasons lost to injury to be taken into consideration.
3rd Ballot
[url=http://www.simdynasty.com/player.jsp?id=9682445]Nelson Cruz[/url] - Cruz made 10 All Star games and participated in 8 post season campaigns. His 502 stolen bases placed him in a tie for 17th place all time. He finished with a .290 career batting average
2nd Ballot
[url=http://www.simdynasty.com/player.jsp?id=10274503]Kewpie Cato[/url] - 3 time AL Cy Young winner Cato enjoyed five 20 win seasons, and led the entire MOL in ERA 2006-08. His 2840 career strikeouts rank 26th in the MOL all time. The 6 time All Star was a key contributor in 4 World Series Championships with the Los Angeles Edge.
[url=http://www.simdynasty.com/player.jsp?id=9934774]Charlie Chiffer[/url] - Another 3 time AL Cy Young winner, Chiffer was a strikeout machine, leading the MOL in Ks in three separate seasons. His 2935 career strikeouts tally 18th in the MOL all time. The former Cleveland Indians ace enjoyed 10 post season appearances, and finally captured a World Series ring in 2008 after being traded to the Cincinnati Sex Pistols.
1st Ballot - class of 2014
[url=http://www.simdynasty.com/player.jsp?id=9806152]"Handsome" Harly Thomas[/url] - Thomas was a steady fielding infielder for three teams, finally earning a couple of gold gloves at the end of his career. He was also a good slugger, belting 337 home runs, leading the league once. He finished with a .281 career batting average and was on six all star teams.
[url=http://www.simdynasty.com/player.jsp?id=10684450]Curt Rogers[/url] - Rogers was the ace of Cincinnati's bullpen during their glory days, achieving 414 saves (17th all time) and capturing the Fireman Award 4 times. He made it to 8 All Star games and holds a career ERA of 2.85. He helped Cinci to 8 league championship series, advanced to the World Series 4 times, winning one ring.
[url=http://www.simdynasty.com/player.jsp?id=9806083]Orrin Porter[/url] - Another Cinci star during their 8 post seasons, he got one more when he joined Montreal for his final year. He slugged 336 homers, made 4 All Star teams and earned 2 Gold Gloves. Porter was also the 1998 Rookie of the Year.
[url=http://www.simdynasty.com/player.jsp?id=10072780]T E Lawrence[/url] - Is it a surprise that a third nominee is from the great teams Cincinnati assembled? Lawrence was the only MVP in the bunch, winning that honor in 2007 with a magnificent year. Overall he smashed 317 Home Runs, was an All Star 4 times and has 3 gold Gloves.
[url=http://www.simdynasty.com/player.jsp?id=9682440&statsorimps=stats]Tony Rubeling[/url] - Rubeling was key to both Cleveland's and Washington's playoff runs. The great middle infielder won the gold glove the same year he was the league MVP(2005). However it was the following year he had people talking with his league leading .360 batting average. Overall he finished with a .294 career average and swiped 327 bases.
1st Ballot - class of 2015
[url=http://www.simdynasty.com/player.jsp?id=9934798]Wedo Kelly[/url] - yet another member of the Los Angeles dynasty of the last decade has earned a spot on the Hall of Fame ballot. Three time AL MVP Kelly was a powerful do-it-all cog in a juggernaut Edge lineup, and has black ink in virtually every offensive category, leading the MOL in:
Hits - 2008
Doubles - 1998
RBI - 2007, 2010
Runs scored - 2007-8
BB - 2010
SB - 2000, 2010
OPS - 2007-8
OBP - 2007, 2010
SLG - 2007
AVG - 2007, 2010
The 1998 AL ROY and 8 time All Star earned four World Series rings with Los Angeles, and his career .303 batting average and career .375 OBP rank 12th and 17th in the MOL all time, respectively.
[url=http://www.simdynasty.com/player.jsp?id=10274521]Bob Mora[/url] - 8 time All Star Mora played his entire 17 year career under the bright lights in the Big Apple. The slugging OF was the MOL HR king three separate times (2005, 2007, 2011) and had 9 straight 100 RBI seasons, leading the MOL in RBI in 2007 and 2008. Mora mashed a career total of 442 HRs which puts him tied for 18th on the all time MOL leaderboard, while his prodigious 1548 career RBI mark rank him at 29th in MOL history.
[url=http://www.simdynasty.com/player.jsp?id=10587624]Billy Wilson[/url] - Washington ace Wilson led a resurgence in the capitol city, leading the Crooks in their two World Series championships in 2007 and 2011. The 5 time All Star won 20 games in three separate seasons, earning AL CY Young honors in 2011. Wilson led the MOL in complete games in 2011 with a whopping 14, and also led the MOL is strikeouts in 2004 and 2011, finishing his 15 year career all with Washington, and with a total of 2805 strikeouts.
[Edited on 1-13-2016 by tpcurley]
[Edited on 1-14-2016 by tpcurley]
[Edited on 3-4-2016 by tpcurley]
Steelsmith
Danzig, Chiffer, Wedo Kelly & Bob Mora. Good Luck to the candidates.
January 14, 2016 at 02:24PM View BBCode
I vote yes to:Danzig, Chiffer, Wedo Kelly & Bob Mora. Good Luck to the candidates.
tpcurley
Kewpie Cato
Charlie Chiffer
Wedo Kelly
Bob Mora
January 20, 2016 at 01:28AM View BBCode
Paul DanzigKewpie Cato
Charlie Chiffer
Wedo Kelly
Bob Mora
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