co_daddy
A note about the HOF ballot
October 28, 2016 at 02:32PM View BBCode
I know there are a lot of players on the ballot this year. Last ballot was a strange one because so many people got carried over. Please take the time to go through all the nominees and hopefully most of these guys either get put over the top and get in, or get taken off.
co_daddy
November 04, 2016 at 02:38PM View BBCode
To bring a comment by SIRKERRETH from the ballot thread to here for discussion purposes.
"Sorry I'm late, but let me explain my problem. I don't know if I've changed my thinking or this just occurred to me, but why are we voting for guys that barely played in the ACL into our HOF? I get that we've all got guys we want to see make it, some great players, but does this mean we should want our foreign players stats from Japan or where ever to see if they should make it? If I only take the stats from the ACL into account, no one has earned the honor."
I don't agree with the comparison of the premerger leagues to the Japanese league for HOF purposes. The Japanese league in real baseball is a lesser league, and that is why players stats from that league are not factored in when considering someone for the Hall of Fame. The previous stats of these players are not stats accumulated from a lesser league.
I think a NFL comparison is a better one. If a player is being considered for the NFL Hall of Fame, and that player played in the AFL before the NFL merger, their stats are factored in because they played against comparable competition in the AFL. That is not the case in Japan.
You are entitled to your opinion though.
SIRKERRETH
November 04, 2016 at 05:28PM View BBCode
No, please don't misunderstand me, It wasn't meant to be taken literally. I agree with everything you said and was just using it as an example. My point was more to illustrate my confusion. I agree with yuribach in the other post about it being weird to change direction now, and we're not going to go back and undo anything, so I'm going to come to terms with it. It's not my intention to make a big deal out of it, I just wanted to get it out on the table. We're almost done with our 14th post merge season, so it's a problem with a short shelf life. Thanks, KW
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