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VanillaGorilla · 10-22-2012, 06:12 AM

There are some easy first ballot inductees that are active. However, with the 5 year wait, it will be a while before they become eligible. On the pitching side, there are still lots of candidates ready to take a spot in the Hall. On the hitting side, not so much. The hitters will continue to pull down the standards over the next several classes. This will entry available for even more pitchers.

I mentioned this a while back, and it is more true now: If you are a pitcher and you don't get in on the First Ballot Standard, it will be a crap shoot if you get in at all.

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Daisy Davis, like Frank Robinson in the last class, gets in on the First Ballot Standard, but is not an official First Ballot inductee because no pitcher's entered in his first year of eligibility (no hitter's entered in Frank's).

A pitcher with 300 wins and 3000 strikeouts should be a first ballot inductee, and Davis is both.

Another RL player from 1884 with a short career, he was treated well by the development engine (does the AI have a thing for 1884 pitchers?) and is a no brainer to enter.

Taken 5th in the 1939 draft, Davis pitched in the Bigs from 1940 to 1960. He amassed 345 wins (tied with fellow 1884er Ed Dugan for 12th all-time) vs 294 defeats. He struck out 3204 batters placing him 7th on the all-time list sandwiched between Pedro and The Unit...nice company for that. His OOTP ERA of 3.45 is good for a npa ERA+ of 122.

In 1945 he led the league in ERA with a 2.31 mark, one of 7 times he led the league in that category. He Won the CYA that year with a 23-10 record.

He was 15-6 with a 1.91 ERA when he suffered the dreaded partially torn labrum. He recovered to post a 141-114 after the injury.

He appeared in 7 WS and won 3 titles. In 13 WS starts he went 9-4. In 1954 he took the hill 3 times in the Series and won all 3 games while posting a 1.54 ERA over a Detroit Tiger team that featured Ed Lopat and Curt Schilling.

Black Ink: 56
Gray Ink: 296
HOFm: 196
HOFs: 47

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No, the post heading is not a typo. Span, not Spahn, gets in this year. Denard Span is the newest active RL player to find his way into the HOF.

A late 2nd rd pick in 1907, Span logged over 22 years of ML service time before retiring in 1928.

In 2242 games he collected 2120 hits and posted a slash line of 282/350/400 for a npa OPS+ of 120.

He appeared in 3 straight WS with the Giants, winning consecutive crowns in 1920 and 1921. Fellow HOFers Gabby Hartnett and Buddy Bell were also on those teams. Span also won a WS for the Phillies in 1909 with HOFers Bert Campaneris, Nap Lajoie, Pablo Sandoval, and Hippo Vaughn.

Span enters for being 4th place on the all-time triple list. When HRs were rare, triples were of great importance, and no player with more 3 baggers is not in the Hall (Joe Jackson, Clemente, Cobb) and now 8 of the top 10 place holders in that category are in.

And, yes, Span is a floor breaker...more will be coming.

Black: 5
Gray: 27
HOFm: 36.5
HOFs: 32

10-22-2012, 06:12 AM	#50
VanillaGorilla All Star Starter Join Date: Dec 2011 Posts: 1,371 Blog Entries: 2	Class of 1967: Davis, Span There are some easy first ballot inductees that are active. However, with the 5 year wait, it will be a while before they become eligible. On the pitching side, there are still lots of candidates ready to take a spot in the Hall. On the hitting side, not so much. The hitters will continue to pull down the standards over the next several classes. This will entry available for even more pitchers. I mentioned this a while back, and it is more true now: If you are a pitcher and you don't get in on the First Ballot Standard, it will be a crap shoot if you get in at all. --------------- Daisy Davis, like Frank Robinson in the last class, gets in on the First Ballot Standard, but is not an official First Ballot inductee because no pitcher's entered in his first year of eligibility (no hitter's entered in Frank's). A pitcher with 300 wins and 3000 strikeouts should be a first ballot inductee, and Davis is both. Another RL player from 1884 with a short career, he was treated well by the development engine (does the AI have a thing for 1884 pitchers?) and is a no brainer to enter. Taken 5th in the 1939 draft, Davis pitched in the Bigs from 1940 to 1960. He amassed 345 wins (tied with fellow 1884er Ed Dugan for 12th all-time) vs 294 defeats. He struck out 3204 batters placing him 7th on the all-time list sandwiched between Pedro and The Unit...nice company for that. His OOTP ERA of 3.45 is good for a npa ERA+ of 122. In 1945 he led the league in ERA with a 2.31 mark, one of 7 times he led the league in that category. He Won the CYA that year with a 23-10 record. He was 15-6 with a 1.91 ERA when he suffered the dreaded partially torn labrum. He recovered to post a 141-114 after the injury. He appeared in 7 WS and won 3 titles. In 13 WS starts he went 9-4. In 1954 he took the hill 3 times in the Series and won all 3 games while posting a 1.54 ERA over a Detroit Tiger team that featured Ed Lopat and Curt Schilling. Black Ink: 56 Gray Ink: 296 HOFm: 196 HOFs: 47 --------------- No, the post heading is not a typo. Span, not Spahn, gets in this year. Denard Span is the newest active RL player to find his way into the HOF. A late 2nd rd pick in 1907, Span logged over 22 years of ML service time before retiring in 1928. In 2242 games he collected 2120 hits and posted a slash line of 282/350/400 for a npa OPS+ of 120. He appeared in 3 straight WS with the Giants, winning consecutive crowns in 1920 and 1921. Fellow HOFers Gabby Hartnett and Buddy Bell were also on those teams. Span also won a WS for the Phillies in 1909 with HOFers Bert Campaneris, Nap Lajoie, Pablo Sandoval, and Hippo Vaughn. Span enters for being 4th place on the all-time triple list. When HRs were rare, triples were of great importance, and no player with more 3 baggers is not in the Hall (Joe Jackson, Clemente, Cobb) and now 8 of the top 10 place holders in that category are in. And, yes, Span is a floor breaker...more will be coming. Black: 5 Gray: 27 HOFm: 36.5 HOFs: 32 Last edited by VanillaGorilla; 10-23-2012 at 07:08 AM.