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VanillaGorilla · 06-25-2013, 07:11 PM

The converted tractor shed that is this HOF has been expanded to accommodate the bigger than life presence that is the one, and only, Reginald Martinez Jackson.

A guy I loved to hate when he played IRL, I have nothing but respect for what this guy did as a ball player. Here, he was truly extraordinary and well deserving of this honor.

Selected by the Indianapolis Stroipes (formerly the San Diego Padres) with the 8th pick of the 2016 draft, Reggie took the Rookie of the Year in 2017 be hitting 35 HR, driving in 84, and batting .311..........in 98 games. OBP/SLG of 447/704 gave him a npa OPS+ of 206. And he was just learning.

Injuries limited his playing time throughout his career. In 19 major league seasons he played in 100 games only 10 times. One of those seasons was 2019, which may be the most amazing offensive season in league history.

Jackson won his only MVP in 2019 by hitting 63 HR and knocking in 140 RBI, both would stand as career highs. He also posted career highs in runs (106) and walks (74). His slash line of 340/447/860 represented career highs in each category and translated to a npa OPS+ of 240. He attained these totals in 118 games played....frickin amazing.

In 2020 he followed up with a 50 HR season as he played in 133 games, the most he would play during a season. In his 19 years he suffered 20 injuries that caused him to miss 4 weeks or more.

Still, he hit 542 HR (14th, between Billy Williams and Tony Perez) in 5953 AB. He collected 1343 RBI (34th, one slot ahead of Jim Ray Hart) and scored 1191 runs (41st). 289/392/621 (*/34th, one spot behind Chipper Jones/11th, one spot behind Dutch Zwilling) was his career slash line which is a npa OPS+ of 169. He enters the HOF with 1719 base hits. Of course, he struck out a lot, 1715 times, but he is not the all time leader, as IRL.

Mr October never won a WS, he appeared in one, though. He hit .370 with 6 HR in 13 post season games in 2024, but came out on the losing end. He was a career .303 post season hitter with 12 HR in 109 AB.

A 7 time All Star, Jackson enters the HOF at the age 46 ranking 9th on the All Time OPS list.

Black Ink: 10 (35)
Gray Ink: 75 (175)
HOFm: 131 (170)
HOFs: 49 (54)

Gorilla Composite: 2.8 (4.7)

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Pablo Sandoval, Kung Fu Panda, is the first active RL player to be inducted into this HOF. He has been inducted into all three OOTP HOF, and is probably my favorite active RL player. Heck, I stopped to watch an episode of Kung Fu Panda when channel surfing the other day and smiled the whole time thinking of Pablo.

Fat Ichiro (maybe the best nick name of any current player) was selected with the 14th overall pick by the San Diego Padres in 2012. He left the team before they moved to Indy, or drafted Reggie.

He played through the 2033 season and collected 2539 hits (21st, between Tim Wallach and Frank Robinson), belted 436 HR (37th) and drove in 1534 runs (18th). He slashed 310/351/544 (47th, one slot ahead of Mickey Mantle/*/67th) for a npa OPS+ of 137. He hit 518 doubles (20th, one more than Tim Wallach) and somehow hit 46 triples (97th).

Third base is the least represented position in the RL HOF. With Sandoval's entry, there are now 6 3Bmen enshrined, the same number 1Bmen.

At the age of 37, in 2030, Sandoval was a part time player. However, he was big time when the post season started as he batted .400 with 3 HR in 20 AB as he led the Athletics to a WS win.

A 4 time All Star, Sandoval won a GG at 3B. He enters the HOF at the age of 51.

Black Ink: 4
Gray Ink: 86
HOFm: 129
HOFs: 61

Gorilla Composite: 2.8

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Lou Galvin, not Pud, is the final entry in this largest class ever.

If Matt Kilroy demonstrated that giving up HRs donn't matter, but the guys you walk before the HRs, the Galvin proves the convers to be true also...it really doesn't matter how many guys you walk, as long as you don't let guys that follow hit HRs.

In his last year with his fates in the hands of the VBBWAA, the writers chose to have him entered along with Ben Tincup, who is the only other player with 188 career wins (28th). Galvin was 188-165 with an OOTP ERA of 4.04 for his career (npa ERA+ 108). He struck out 2941 men (27th) in 3057 innings (27th). He walked an all time league high of 1865 men, but only gave up 184 HR. He ranks 19th on the all time OppSlg list.

Galvin was the 432nd pick of the 2004 Inaugural draft. Selected by the Cardinals, he was a member of their 2007 WS championship team, but he really didn't establish himself until the next season when he won 12 games, starting a string of 13 straight years with 10 or more wins, and all but one of those seasons winning years.

In spite of his walk total, Galvin did not have a control problem. He used the walk to pick his battles during games. He did this for 22 years.

Like the selection of Mike J McCormick, Galvin's selection is a nontraditional one, but quite interesting. Galvin showed that there is more than one way to skin cat and pitch effectively for decades.

Galvin made one All Star appearance and enters the HOF at the age of 61.

Black Ink: 1
Gray Ink: 43
HOFm: 43.5
HOFs: 28

Gorilla Composite: 1.1

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Mike Donlin, Tim Wallach, John H Murphy, Mike J McCormick, Lou Galvin, Willie McGill and Ben Tincup enter their first OOTP HOF.

Vic Saier, Chipper Jones, Reggie Jackson, Hal Chase and Hack Miller enter their second OOTP HOF.

Pete Rose Sr, Tim Keefe, Pablo Sandoval and Matt Kilroy have entered all three OOTP HOF.

06-25-2013, 07:11 PM	#46
VanillaGorilla All Star Starter Join Date: Dec 2011 Posts: 1,371 Blog Entries: 2	Class of 2044 VBBWAA Selections, Part 3: Jackson, Sandoval, Galvin The converted tractor shed that is this HOF has been expanded to accommodate the bigger than life presence that is the one, and only, Reginald Martinez Jackson. A guy I loved to hate when he played IRL, I have nothing but respect for what this guy did as a ball player. Here, he was truly extraordinary and well deserving of this honor. Selected by the Indianapolis Stroipes (formerly the San Diego Padres) with the 8th pick of the 2016 draft, Reggie took the Rookie of the Year in 2017 be hitting 35 HR, driving in 84, and batting .311..........in 98 games. OBP/SLG of 447/704 gave him a npa OPS+ of 206. And he was just learning. Injuries limited his playing time throughout his career. In 19 major league seasons he played in 100 games only 10 times. One of those seasons was 2019, which may be the most amazing offensive season in league history. Jackson won his only MVP in 2019 by hitting 63 HR and knocking in 140 RBI, both would stand as career highs. He also posted career highs in runs (106) and walks (74). His slash line of 340/447/860 represented career highs in each category and translated to a npa OPS+ of 240. He attained these totals in 118 games played....frickin amazing. In 2020 he followed up with a 50 HR season as he played in 133 games, the most he would play during a season. In his 19 years he suffered 20 injuries that caused him to miss 4 weeks or more. Still, he hit 542 HR (14th, between Billy Williams and Tony Perez) in 5953 AB. He collected 1343 RBI (34th, one slot ahead of Jim Ray Hart) and scored 1191 runs (41st). 289/392/621 (/34th, one spot behind Chipper Jones/11th, one spot behind Dutch Zwilling) was his career slash line which is a npa OPS+ of 169. He enters the HOF with 1719 base hits. Of course, he struck out a lot, 1715 times, but he is not the all time leader, as IRL. Mr October never won a WS, he appeared in one, though. He hit .370 with 6 HR in 13 post season games in 2024, but came out on the losing end. He was a career .303 post season hitter with 12 HR in 109 AB. A 7 time All Star, Jackson enters the HOF at the age 46 ranking 9th on the All Time OPS list. Black Ink: 10 (35) Gray Ink: 75 (175) HOFm: 131 (170) HOFs: 49 (54) Gorilla Composite: 2.8 (4.7) ---------------------------------------------- Pablo Sandoval, Kung Fu Panda, is the first active RL player to be inducted into this HOF. He has been inducted into all three OOTP HOF, and is probably my favorite active RL player. Heck, I stopped to watch an episode of Kung Fu Panda when channel surfing the other day and smiled the whole time thinking of Pablo. Fat Ichiro (maybe the best nick name of any current player) was selected with the 14th overall pick by the San Diego Padres in 2012. He left the team before they moved to Indy, or drafted Reggie. He played through the 2033 season and collected 2539 hits (21st, between Tim Wallach and Frank Robinson), belted 436 HR (37th) and drove in 1534 runs (18th). He slashed 310/351/544 (47th, one slot ahead of Mickey Mantle//67th) for a npa OPS+ of 137. He hit 518 doubles (20th, one more than Tim Wallach) and somehow hit 46 triples (97th). Third base is the least represented position in the RL HOF. With Sandoval's entry, there are now 6 3Bmen enshrined, the same number 1Bmen. At the age of 37, in 2030, Sandoval was a part time player. However, he was big time when the post season started as he batted .400 with 3 HR in 20 AB as he led the Athletics to a WS win. A 4 time All Star, Sandoval won a GG at 3B. He enters the HOF at the age of 51. Black Ink: 4 Gray Ink: 86 HOFm: 129 HOFs: 61 Gorilla Composite: 2.8 --------------------------------- Lou Galvin, not Pud, is the final entry in this largest class ever. If Matt Kilroy demonstrated that giving up HRs donn't matter, but the guys you walk before the HRs, the Galvin proves the convers to be true also...it really doesn't matter how many guys you walk, as long as you don't let guys that follow hit HRs. In his last year with his fates in the hands of the VBBWAA, the writers chose to have him entered along with Ben Tincup, who is the only other player with 188 career wins (28th). Galvin was 188-165 with an OOTP ERA of 4.04 for his career (npa ERA+ 108). He struck out 2941 men (27th) in 3057 innings (27th). He walked an all time league high of 1865 men, but only gave up 184 HR. He ranks 19th on the all time OppSlg list. Galvin was the 432nd pick of the 2004 Inaugural draft. Selected by the Cardinals, he was a member of their 2007 WS championship team, but he really didn't establish himself until the next season when he won 12 games, starting a string of 13 straight years with 10 or more wins, and all but one of those seasons winning years. In spite of his walk total, Galvin did not have a control problem. He used the walk to pick his battles during games. He did this for 22 years. Like the selection of Mike J McCormick, Galvin's selection is a nontraditional one, but quite interesting. Galvin showed that there is more than one way to skin cat and pitch effectively for decades. Galvin made one All Star appearance and enters the HOF at the age of 61. Black Ink: 1 Gray Ink: 43 HOFm: 43.5 HOFs: 28 Gorilla Composite: 1.1 ------------------------------------------ Mike Donlin, Tim Wallach, John H Murphy, Mike J McCormick, Lou Galvin, Willie McGill and Ben Tincup enter their first OOTP HOF. Vic Saier, Chipper Jones, Reggie Jackson, Hal Chase and Hack Miller enter their second OOTP HOF. Pete Rose Sr, Tim Keefe, Pablo Sandoval and Matt Kilroy have entered all three OOTP HOF. Last edited by VanillaGorilla; 06-25-2013 at 10:54 PM.