2016 MLB Hall of Fame Ballot

actionjackson · 12-02-2015, 12:34 PM

Can't post a poll for this as poll options are limited to 15 on this forum, and there are 32 players on this year's ballot. Without further ado, here are my ten:

1. Barry Bonds
2. Roger Clemens
3. Curt Schilling
4. Ken Griffey Jr.
5. Jeff Bagwell
6. Mike Mussina
7. Larry Walker
8. Mike Piazza
9. Alan Trammell
10. Edgar Martinez

Due to how overcrowded the ballot is with qualified (IMHO) candidates, I would add six further players to my list if I could. They are as follows: Tim Raines, Mark McGwire, Jim Edmonds, Sammy Sosa, Gary Sheffield, and Jeff Kent.

Questdog · 12-02-2015, 02:28 PM

These are the only guys I think deserve it this year:

Griffey
Schilling
Trammell
Raines
Hoffman
Wagner

actionjackson · 12-03-2015, 01:49 PM

2016 Official Hall of Fame Ballot is here.

Bluenoser · 12-03-2015, 01:55 PM

Griffey
Shoeless Joe - don't care if he's not on the ballot, BBWAA voting is a load of crap anyway so I use my own ballot

CONN CHRIS · 12-03-2015, 02:03 PM

Ken Griffey Jr
Barry Bonds
Roger Clemens
Jeff Bagwell
Mike Piazza
Gary Sheffield
Mike Mussina
Tim Raines
Alan Trammell
Edgar Martinez

Lukas Berger · 12-03-2015, 02:46 PM

Bonds
Clemens
Griffey
Raines
Trammell
Piazza
Bagwell
Mussina
Edmonds
Sheffield

Lukas Berger · 12-03-2015, 02:47 PM

Just noticed that Chris and I have exactly the same lists except that I have Edmonds and Chris has Edgar!

jaxmagicman · 12-03-2015, 06:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lukasberger

Bonds
Clemens
Griffey
Raines
Trammell
Piazza
Bagwell
Mussina
Edmonds
Sheffield

Any reason you'd put Edmonds on over say Sosa or Kemp?

actionjackson · 12-03-2015, 08:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jaxmagicman

Any reason you'd put Edmonds on over say Sosa or Kemp?

Who's Kemp?

Lukas Berger · 12-04-2015, 02:33 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jaxmagicman

Any reason you'd put Edmonds on over say Sosa or Kemp?

I think there are maybe 18-20 guys who deserve to get in, including Sosa and Kent.

Since I can only vote for 10, I gave Edmonds the last spot since I think he's totally deserving but will probably get the least votes of any of those 20 guys.

The Game · 12-04-2015, 06:00 AM

Raines
Schilling
L. Smith
Gar
Trammell
Moose
Crime Dog
Walker
Jr
Hoffman

ZiggyPop · 12-07-2015, 10:49 AM

Piazza
Raines
Griffey

actionjackson · 12-14-2015, 03:34 PM

Here is an update for our voting so far on the 2016 Official Hall of Fame Ballot based on the 7 votes received so far:

J. Bagwell 42.9%
B. Bonds 42.9%
R. Clemens 42.9%
J. Edmonds 14.3%
K. Griffey Jr. 100.0%
T. Hoffman 28.6%
E. Martinez 42.9%
F. McGriff 14.3%
M. Mussina 57.1%
M. Piazza 57.1%
T. Raines Sr. 71.4%
C. Schilling 42.9%
G. Sheffield 28.6%
L. Smith 14.3%
A. Trammell 71.4%
B. Wagner 14.3%
L. Walker 28.6%
Write-In (J. Jackson) 14.3%

All other candidates (on or off the ballot) have received 0 votes so far. Candidates require 75% to get into the HoF. Therefore, we only have Ken Griffey Jr. going in so far. Happy to see the support for Trammell and Raines Sr. (even though I wasn't able to squeeze him in on my ballot

). Keep your votes coming. I'll keep doing updates as required. MLB will be announcing the Class of 2016 in the first week of January, so I'll close the voting at that time.

Cobra Mgr · 12-14-2015, 04:57 PM

Crime Dog
Griff
Bags
Pizza
Rains
Edgar
Hoff

stormfall · 12-14-2015, 05:50 PM

I think only Junior and Edgar this season, but Raines, Piazza, Hoffman, Bags, and the Rocket should all be in within a couple years. I would vote for Bonds, but there seems to be some value still attached to sportsmanship.

CONN CHRIS · 12-14-2015, 06:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by stormfall

I think only Junior and Edgar this season, but Raines, Piazza, Hoffman, Bags, and the Rocket should all be in within a couple years. I would vote for Bonds, but there seems to be some value still attached to sportsmanship.

I have never understood how players can be HOFer's later on after a few more years of retirement but not now. I mean, I've heard people try to explain that line of thinking a whole bunch of times, but it never really makes any sense to me.

Cobra Mgr · 12-14-2015, 11:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CONN CHRIS

I have never understood how players can be HOFer's later on after a few more years of retirement but not now. I mean, I've heard people try to explain that line of thinking a whole bunch of times, but it never really makes any sense to me.

Never to me either. It's like waiting until someone is a little more dead before you bury them.

actionjackson · 12-15-2015, 01:20 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by stormfall

I think only Junior and Edgar this season, but Raines, Piazza, Hoffman, Bags, and the Rocket should all be in within a couple years. I would vote for Bonds, but there seems to be some value still attached to sportsmanship.

Shall I count this as a vote for just Griffey and Martinez then?

ThatSeventiesGuy · 12-15-2015, 01:20 AM

Griffey Jr.
McGriff
Raines
Baines
Bagwell
Piazza
Schilling
E. Martinez
Hoffman
Whitaker (only because Trammell has gotten enough love here already)

actionjackson · 12-15-2015, 01:23 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ThatSeventiesGuy

Griffey Jr.
McGriff
Raines
Baines
Bagwell
Piazza
Schilling
E. Martinez
Hoffman
Whitaker (only because Trammell has gotten enough love here already)

Trammell and Whitaker should've sailed into the HoF long ago. But that might be for another thread.

12-02-2015, 12:34 PM	#1
actionjackson Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Toronto, ON Posts: 6,181	2016 MLB Hall of Fame Ballot Can't post a poll for this as poll options are limited to 15 on this forum, and there are 32 players on this year's ballot. Without further ado, here are my ten: 1. Barry Bonds 2. Roger Clemens 3. Curt Schilling 4. Ken Griffey Jr. 5. Jeff Bagwell 6. Mike Mussina 7. Larry Walker 8. Mike Piazza 9. Alan Trammell 10. Edgar Martinez Due to how overcrowded the ballot is with qualified (IMHO) candidates, I would add six further players to my list if I could. They are as follows: Tim Raines, Mark McGwire, Jim Edmonds, Sammy Sosa, Gary Sheffield, and Jeff Kent. Last edited by actionjackson; 12-02-2015 at 12:35 PM.

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actionjackson Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Toronto, ON Posts: 6,181	2016 Official Hall of Fame Ballot is here.

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Lukas Berger OOTP Developments Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Nice, Côte d'Azur, France Posts: 21,363	Just noticed that Chris and I have exactly the same lists except that I have Edmonds and Chris has Edgar!

12-14-2015, 03:34 PM	#13
actionjackson Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Toronto, ON Posts: 6,181	Here is an update for our voting so far on the 2016 Official Hall of Fame Ballot based on the 7 votes received so far: J. Bagwell 42.9% B. Bonds 42.9% R. Clemens 42.9% J. Edmonds 14.3% K. Griffey Jr. 100.0% T. Hoffman 28.6% E. Martinez 42.9% F. McGriff 14.3% M. Mussina 57.1% M. Piazza 57.1% T. Raines Sr. 71.4% C. Schilling 42.9% G. Sheffield 28.6% L. Smith 14.3% A. Trammell 71.4% B. Wagner 14.3% L. Walker 28.6% Write-In (J. Jackson) 14.3% All other candidates (on or off the ballot) have received 0 votes so far. Candidates require 75% to get into the HoF. Therefore, we only have Ken Griffey Jr. going in so far. Happy to see the support for Trammell and Raines Sr. (even though I wasn't able to squeeze him in on my ballot ). Keep your votes coming. I'll keep doing updates as required. MLB will be announcing the Class of 2016 in the first week of January, so I'll close the voting at that time.

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stormfall Minors (Rookie Ball) Join Date: Jul 2015 Posts: 44	I think only Junior and Edgar this season, but Raines, Piazza, Hoffman, Bags, and the Rocket should all be in within a couple years. I would vote for Bonds, but there seems to be some value still attached to sportsmanship.

12-15-2015, 01:20 AM	#19
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