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VanillaGorilla · 04-07-2013, 04:33 AM

All three entries caught me by surprise in this class. This is part of what makes it fun, for me.

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Paul Waner gives his induction speech at the age of 78. Drafted by the Royals with the 13th pick in 2000 draft, Waner played 15 seasons in KC.

During those years he was an All Star 5 times and won 5 GGs in RF.

In 2002, his .400 OBP led the league. He batted .307, scored 106 runs, and along with HOFers George Davies, Curt Schilling, Duke Snider, and Jimmy Walsh, brought home the World Series trophy.

In 2004, minus Snider, this core of greats won another WS.

Waner collected 51 hits, including 6 HRs, in 49 career post season games.

For his career, Waner slashed 307/386/445 (52nd/81st/*) for a npa OPS+ of 125. He collected 2526 hits (63rd, 7 ahead of Fred McGriff), 553 of which were doubles (39th, 3 more than Ted Simmons). He hit 138 HRs, scored 1259 times and drove in 1006. He also walked 1028 times before retiring after the 2017 season.

Prior to 2017, he signed a 2 year $20 million deal with the Phillies. He suffered a herniated disk and chose to retire instead of taking money he wasn't earning.

He has a career batting average that is 0.0001 lower than Willie McCovey's and 0.0001 higher than Dick Allen's.

Waner enters the HOF on the Veteran Standard. Waner is the 37th RL HOFer entered into this HOF.

Black Ink: 5 (37)
Gray Ink: 79 (194)
HOFm: 112.5 (252)
HOFs: 43 (61)

Gorilla Composite: 2.3 (5.6)

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Ron Blomberg is the 43rd player to be entered into this HOF that was enshrined in the previous one.

Blomberg was not a software inductee, but when he bubbled to the top of the list, he easilly met the standards for induction into this HOF.

Blomberg is a "Shooting Star" induction. He was just over 11 years ML service time (10 years is minimum for HOF induction). In that time he made his case for enshrinement that is hard to argue against.

Selected with the 7th overall pick by the Edmonton Attackers (formerly the Toronto Blue Jays) in the 2035 draft, Blomberg played about half a season in each of his first two years due to injury. He batted ,356 in 75 games as a rookie and .375 in 97 games his sophomore season. He carried a npa OPS+ over 200 in each of those partial seasons.

In 2038 he played every game and won the league batting title by slashing 384/457/738, which included 60 HRs, for a npa OPS+ of 218 and the league MVP.

The injury bug returned in his next two campaigns, but he was able to accumulate enough PAs to win batting titles in 2039 and 2040, batting .416 with 52 HRs in 113 games in 2039.

In 1334 career games, Blomberg collected 1642 hits. 344 of those were HRs. His career slash line is an upper echelon All Time elite 322/392/591 (13th/49th/11th). This line makes for a npa OPS+ 162. Blonerg enters the HOF 10th on the All Time OPS list, one spot ahead of Ty Cobb...yeah, that is elite.

Blomberg appeared in 6 ASGs, and won 2 GGs, one in LF and one at 1B.

He made 3 post season appearances, but never played in a WS.

Blomberg enters the HOF by virtue of his Black Ink number being above the Hall average.

Blomberg is the 20th entrant in this HOF who has a last name beginning with the letter B.

Black Ink: 27
Gray Ink: 77
HOFm: 163.5
HOFs: 43

Gorilla Composite: 3.6

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Rocky Colavito gets the call at age 66.

He was drafted by the White Sox as the 13th pick overall in the 2011 draft.

The White Sox left him unprotected in the 2018 expansion draft. He was selected by what turns out to be the greatest team in the history of this league, the 123 regular season game winning and World Series champion expansion Dallas Burn.

This team was crazy stacked. And Colavito took it upon himself to lead that stacked team in HRs (52) and RBI (153). These were both career highs for him. He also collected a career high 202 base hits as he slashed 324/403/631 (npa OPS+ 172).

Other HOFers from that Dallas Burn team are: Lance Berkman, Red Ehret, Steve Garvey, Charlie Keller, Harry Salisbury, and George Sisler. There may be more....

A 7 time All Star, Colavito won 2 GGs in RF.

He collected 2100 hits in his career. 495 of those hits were HRs (59th, 1 behind Troy Tulowitski and 3 ahead of Rick Monday). He had 1552 RBI (52nd, 1 behind Bill Melton, 1 ahead of Nap Lajoie) and scored 1226 times as he slashed 278/361/528 for a npa OPS+ of 140.

Colavito enters on the Veteran Standard.

Black Ink: 5 (15)
Gray Ink: 92 (152)
HOFm: 130.5 (82)
HOFs: 47 (30)

Gorilla Composite: 2.6 (2.7)

04-07-2013, 04:33 AM	#90
VanillaGorilla All Star Starter Join Date: Dec 2011 Posts: 1,371 Blog Entries: 2	Class of 2058 (1986): Waner, Blomberg, Colavito All three entries caught me by surprise in this class. This is part of what makes it fun, for me. ------------------------- Paul Waner gives his induction speech at the age of 78. Drafted by the Royals with the 13th pick in 2000 draft, Waner played 15 seasons in KC. During those years he was an All Star 5 times and won 5 GGs in RF. In 2002, his .400 OBP led the league. He batted .307, scored 106 runs, and along with HOFers George Davies, Curt Schilling, Duke Snider, and Jimmy Walsh, brought home the World Series trophy. In 2004, minus Snider, this core of greats won another WS. Waner collected 51 hits, including 6 HRs, in 49 career post season games. For his career, Waner slashed 307/386/445 (52nd/81st/*) for a npa OPS+ of 125. He collected 2526 hits (63rd, 7 ahead of Fred McGriff), 553 of which were doubles (39th, 3 more than Ted Simmons). He hit 138 HRs, scored 1259 times and drove in 1006. He also walked 1028 times before retiring after the 2017 season. Prior to 2017, he signed a 2 year $20 million deal with the Phillies. He suffered a herniated disk and chose to retire instead of taking money he wasn't earning. He has a career batting average that is 0.0001 lower than Willie McCovey's and 0.0001 higher than Dick Allen's. Waner enters the HOF on the Veteran Standard. Waner is the 37th RL HOFer entered into this HOF. Black Ink: 5 (37) Gray Ink: 79 (194) HOFm: 112.5 (252) HOFs: 43 (61) Gorilla Composite: 2.3 (5.6) --------------------------------- Ron Blomberg is the 43rd player to be entered into this HOF that was enshrined in the previous one. Blomberg was not a software inductee, but when he bubbled to the top of the list, he easilly met the standards for induction into this HOF. Blomberg is a "Shooting Star" induction. He was just over 11 years ML service time (10 years is minimum for HOF induction). In that time he made his case for enshrinement that is hard to argue against. Selected with the 7th overall pick by the Edmonton Attackers (formerly the Toronto Blue Jays) in the 2035 draft, Blomberg played about half a season in each of his first two years due to injury. He batted ,356 in 75 games as a rookie and .375 in 97 games his sophomore season. He carried a npa OPS+ over 200 in each of those partial seasons. In 2038 he played every game and won the league batting title by slashing 384/457/738, which included 60 HRs, for a npa OPS+ of 218 and the league MVP. The injury bug returned in his next two campaigns, but he was able to accumulate enough PAs to win batting titles in 2039 and 2040, batting .416 with 52 HRs in 113 games in 2039. In 1334 career games, Blomberg collected 1642 hits. 344 of those were HRs. His career slash line is an upper echelon All Time elite 322/392/591 (13th/49th/11th). This line makes for a npa OPS+ 162. Blonerg enters the HOF 10th on the All Time OPS list, one spot ahead of Ty Cobb...yeah, that is elite. Blomberg appeared in 6 ASGs, and won 2 GGs, one in LF and one at 1B. He made 3 post season appearances, but never played in a WS. Blomberg enters the HOF by virtue of his Black Ink number being above the Hall average. Blomberg is the 20th entrant in this HOF who has a last name beginning with the letter B. Black Ink: 27 Gray Ink: 77 HOFm: 163.5 HOFs: 43 Gorilla Composite: 3.6 --------------------------------- Rocky Colavito gets the call at age 66. He was drafted by the White Sox as the 13th pick overall in the 2011 draft. The White Sox left him unprotected in the 2018 expansion draft. He was selected by what turns out to be the greatest team in the history of this league, the 123 regular season game winning and World Series champion expansion Dallas Burn. This team was crazy stacked. And Colavito took it upon himself to lead that stacked team in HRs (52) and RBI (153). These were both career highs for him. He also collected a career high 202 base hits as he slashed 324/403/631 (npa OPS+ 172). Other HOFers from that Dallas Burn team are: Lance Berkman, Red Ehret, Steve Garvey, Charlie Keller, Harry Salisbury, and George Sisler. There may be more.... A 7 time All Star, Colavito won 2 GGs in RF. He collected 2100 hits in his career. 495 of those hits were HRs (59th, 1 behind Troy Tulowitski and 3 ahead of Rick Monday). He had 1552 RBI (52nd, 1 behind Bill Melton, 1 ahead of Nap Lajoie) and scored 1226 times as he slashed 278/361/528 for a npa OPS+ of 140. Colavito enters on the Veteran Standard. Black Ink: 5 (15) Gray Ink: 92 (152) HOFm: 130.5 (82) HOFs: 47 (30) Gorilla Composite: 2.6 (2.7)