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Hall of Fame voting is open. As you can see due to missing a year (we lost the ballots) and some old vets getting a second look the ballot is stacked. Due to the size it has been separated into two categories, New Class and Veterans Class. So even though the voting is all together is one place, please treat them as two different ballots.
As many of you know over the years our HofF voting has been quite stringent and combined with other factors a few good players have been left out of BLB immortality. Please take the time to review each class and vote for as many of those as you feel worthy. Last time several ballots had 15+ players.
In order to get into the HofF a player must receive 75% of the vote. In order to stay on the ballot the player must earn 40% of the vote. In case you're unaware, you can change your ballot if you already voted. Just go back to the utility and add/remove names and hit submit ballot again.
http://www.simgamingnetwork.com/blb/..._fame_vote.php
New Class
1B Lucca Memmoli
1B Joe Rojas
SS Dani Trujillo
RF Al Hamilton
LF Zak Gaston
SP RJ Curtis
SP Raulo Gutierrez
SP Pat Dimmick
CL Clarence Ortiz
CL Hans Gordinho
Veteran Class
C Jared Kirby
5x AS, 43 HOF Standards, .276/.361/.472/.833, 383 HR, 1578 RBI, 769.5 VORP
Jared Kirby split his career between catcher and first base. Five All-Star appearances. Really great player for Windy City for a decade. 383 career home runs, which is currently the 13th-most all-time. 2,659 career hits, which ranks him 16th all-time. I was leaning no at first. After more consideration, he's 14th all-time in WAR among hitters. Put another way, using WAR as a metric, he's the 14th best position player in league history.
C Harry Elliott
5x AS, 31 HOF Standards, .305/.424/.385/.809, 82 HR, 679 RBI, 541.5 VORP
Harry Elliott was a fucking beast on-base machine. .305 career batting average with a .424 on-base percentage. Six-time All-Star. He hit .335 with a .league-leading 466 OBP (!!!) for me as a 36 year old. He led the league in OBP six times. Very good defensive catcher who threw out over 40% of base-stealers in his prime. He has the highest career batting average and on-base percentage of any catcher in league history!
C Mike Murdock
6x AS, 49 HOF Standards, .288/.356/.477/.834, 271 HR, 1174 RBI, 437.9 VORP
Mike Murdock is one of the best Bats ever, which is saying something. Six-time All-Star. One of the very best catchers, if not players, in the league during his prime. He was productive through age 33, which is maybe about normal for a catcher, although he didn't have the longevity of other candidates. Again, he was absolutely terrific in his prime.
2B Robert Abbott
5x AS, 45 HOF Standards, .295/.382/.404/.786, 38 HR, 725 RBI, 367 SB, 507.9 VORP
Robert Abbott was a very good second baseman in Washington for at least a decade. He's the next best second baseman in league history after Scott and Durham. Five All-Star appearances, 2,287 career hits, 561 doubles, 367 stolen bases.
2B Wilton Harcourt
9x AS, 23 HOF Standards, .262/.361/.469/.831, 306 HR, 1024 RBI, 5 DWI, 494.6 VORP
Wilton Harcourt is an interesting case. He could really fucking hit. Nine-time All-Star! Don't ignore that. He won the Stout Slugger, which only a couple infielders have done. Below-average with the glove. His career numbers are a little low compared to others simply because he was already 26 years old when the BLB began, so I'd caution against penalizing him for career numbers.
2B José Sanchez
6x AS, 30 HOF Standards, .309/.379/.438/.816, 110 HR, 963 RBI, 5 DWI, 452.7 VORP
Jose Sanchez made six All-Star teams and won five DWIs. He has a career .309 average as a shortstop. He was a productive player until he was 39 years old. He was a pillar of the Maine dynasty that won several championships. He lost some time to injuries in there. 2,169 career hits.
3B Vincent Nino
5x AS, 31 HOF Standards, .279/.343/.483/.825, 332 HR, 1336 RBI, 5 DWI, 468.4 VORP
Vincent Nino was a wonderful two-way third baseman. He won five consecutive DWIs and made consecutive five All-Star teams. (The DWI and All-Star streaks overlapped but weren't the exact same years.) His best year was probably 1985, in which he hit .295 with 40 home runs and 130 RBI. He was a great slugger in his peak who gobbled up ground balls at third base. For me, he always passed the "This guy is a Hall of Famer" test while he was playing. He didn't start producing until he was 25 years old and he wasn't very good after age 33. He also played first base some later in his career. Not quite the same career value as others.
SS Dale O'Hegarty
7x AS, 35 HOF Standards, .265/.385/.389/.773, 101 HR, 824 RBI, 484 SB, 534.7 VORP
Dale O'Hegarty is a Virginia player who appears to be clean, as in not fucked with by Clay. Seven-time All-Star shortstop. Won a glove award. OPS in Virginia of about .800 (.773 career). 534 career doubles and 484 career steals.
RF Ken Cahill
5x AS, 44 HOF Standards, .306/.405/.449/.854, 196 HR, 1343 RBI, 769.9 VORP
Ken Cahill made five All-Star appearances, including one in 1981 and another in 1994 — 13 years apart! Great all-around hitter for Los Lunas. Career .306/.405/.449 guy. Very good and very steady. 2,547 career hits. His franchise was around .500 most of his time there and it hurt his visibility. He was one of the 5-10 best players in the Domestic League almost every year in the 1980s.
SP Joe Ponte
6x AS, 35 HOF Standards, 179 W, 132 L, 1896 K, 3.02 ERA, 1.13 WHIP, .576 WPCT, 603.8 VORP
Joe Ponte is a guy we whiffed on in the earlier voting. I believe he won back-to-back Pale Ale Pitchers in 1979 and 1980, though it doesn't seem to be showing up on his player page due to a bug, so make note of this. 1.88 ERA the first year, 1.82 ERA with 23 wins the second year. He also lasted a long enough time, making an All-Star team with a 2.48 ERA at age 34 in Philadelphia
SP Brian Hanrahan
7x AS, 33 HOF Standards, 144 W, 110 L, 312 S, 1812 K, 2.97 ERA, 1.10 WHIP, .567 WPCT, 580.2 VORP
The Giant Killer Brian Hanrahan is sort of a John Smoltz, having been both an elite starting pitcher and an elite closer. 144 career wins and 312 career saves. He made seven All-Star teams. In a crazy partial season at age 41, he had a 2.17 ERA as a starting pitcher. 2.97 career ERA.
SP Joe Aurillo
6x AS, 41 HOF Standards, 175 W, 101 L, 2125 K, 3.10 ERA, 1.16 WHIP, .634 WPCT, 473.2 VORP
Joe "Bluto" Aurillo had one of the best pitching seasons in BLB history, going 22-1 with a 1.50 ERA in his 1983 Pale Ale Pitcher season. His best seasons were all before age 30, a stretch during which he was always one of the league's best. Great southpaw who made six All-Star games. Weird career in that he wasn't the same pitcher after age 30, but he still accumulated 175 wins, 2,125, and the 13th best pitcher WAR to date.
Ezequiel Parongao
4x AS, 46 HOF Standards, 215 W, 155 L, 2746 K, 3.28 ERA, 1.10 WHIP, .581 WPCT, 702.5 VORP
Ezequiel Parongao is a four-time All-Star southpaw. 215 career wins — 9th all-time. He's also 8th all-time in pitching WAR. Best years as a Carolina Tob. 3.28 career ERA. Total workhorse — 200+ innings every year in the 1980s, often over 220 innings. Maybe the best control in league history, as he had the best walks per nine innings in the league five times. With his control, he was dominant in a way other pitchers weren't.
As many of you know over the years our HofF voting has been quite stringent and combined with other factors a few good players have been left out of BLB immortality. Please take the time to review each class and vote for as many of those as you feel worthy. Last time several ballots had 15+ players.
In order to get into the HofF a player must receive 75% of the vote. In order to stay on the ballot the player must earn 40% of the vote. In case you're unaware, you can change your ballot if you already voted. Just go back to the utility and add/remove names and hit submit ballot again.
http://www.simgamingnetwork.com/blb/..._fame_vote.php
New Class
1B Lucca Memmoli
1B Joe Rojas
SS Dani Trujillo
RF Al Hamilton
LF Zak Gaston
SP RJ Curtis
SP Raulo Gutierrez
SP Pat Dimmick
CL Clarence Ortiz
CL Hans Gordinho
Veteran Class
C Jared Kirby
5x AS, 43 HOF Standards, .276/.361/.472/.833, 383 HR, 1578 RBI, 769.5 VORP
Jared Kirby split his career between catcher and first base. Five All-Star appearances. Really great player for Windy City for a decade. 383 career home runs, which is currently the 13th-most all-time. 2,659 career hits, which ranks him 16th all-time. I was leaning no at first. After more consideration, he's 14th all-time in WAR among hitters. Put another way, using WAR as a metric, he's the 14th best position player in league history.
C Harry Elliott
5x AS, 31 HOF Standards, .305/.424/.385/.809, 82 HR, 679 RBI, 541.5 VORP
Harry Elliott was a fucking beast on-base machine. .305 career batting average with a .424 on-base percentage. Six-time All-Star. He hit .335 with a .league-leading 466 OBP (!!!) for me as a 36 year old. He led the league in OBP six times. Very good defensive catcher who threw out over 40% of base-stealers in his prime. He has the highest career batting average and on-base percentage of any catcher in league history!
C Mike Murdock
6x AS, 49 HOF Standards, .288/.356/.477/.834, 271 HR, 1174 RBI, 437.9 VORP
Mike Murdock is one of the best Bats ever, which is saying something. Six-time All-Star. One of the very best catchers, if not players, in the league during his prime. He was productive through age 33, which is maybe about normal for a catcher, although he didn't have the longevity of other candidates. Again, he was absolutely terrific in his prime.
2B Robert Abbott
5x AS, 45 HOF Standards, .295/.382/.404/.786, 38 HR, 725 RBI, 367 SB, 507.9 VORP
Robert Abbott was a very good second baseman in Washington for at least a decade. He's the next best second baseman in league history after Scott and Durham. Five All-Star appearances, 2,287 career hits, 561 doubles, 367 stolen bases.
2B Wilton Harcourt
9x AS, 23 HOF Standards, .262/.361/.469/.831, 306 HR, 1024 RBI, 5 DWI, 494.6 VORP
Wilton Harcourt is an interesting case. He could really fucking hit. Nine-time All-Star! Don't ignore that. He won the Stout Slugger, which only a couple infielders have done. Below-average with the glove. His career numbers are a little low compared to others simply because he was already 26 years old when the BLB began, so I'd caution against penalizing him for career numbers.
2B José Sanchez
6x AS, 30 HOF Standards, .309/.379/.438/.816, 110 HR, 963 RBI, 5 DWI, 452.7 VORP
Jose Sanchez made six All-Star teams and won five DWIs. He has a career .309 average as a shortstop. He was a productive player until he was 39 years old. He was a pillar of the Maine dynasty that won several championships. He lost some time to injuries in there. 2,169 career hits.
3B Vincent Nino
5x AS, 31 HOF Standards, .279/.343/.483/.825, 332 HR, 1336 RBI, 5 DWI, 468.4 VORP
Vincent Nino was a wonderful two-way third baseman. He won five consecutive DWIs and made consecutive five All-Star teams. (The DWI and All-Star streaks overlapped but weren't the exact same years.) His best year was probably 1985, in which he hit .295 with 40 home runs and 130 RBI. He was a great slugger in his peak who gobbled up ground balls at third base. For me, he always passed the "This guy is a Hall of Famer" test while he was playing. He didn't start producing until he was 25 years old and he wasn't very good after age 33. He also played first base some later in his career. Not quite the same career value as others.
SS Dale O'Hegarty
7x AS, 35 HOF Standards, .265/.385/.389/.773, 101 HR, 824 RBI, 484 SB, 534.7 VORP
Dale O'Hegarty is a Virginia player who appears to be clean, as in not fucked with by Clay. Seven-time All-Star shortstop. Won a glove award. OPS in Virginia of about .800 (.773 career). 534 career doubles and 484 career steals.
RF Ken Cahill
5x AS, 44 HOF Standards, .306/.405/.449/.854, 196 HR, 1343 RBI, 769.9 VORP
Ken Cahill made five All-Star appearances, including one in 1981 and another in 1994 — 13 years apart! Great all-around hitter for Los Lunas. Career .306/.405/.449 guy. Very good and very steady. 2,547 career hits. His franchise was around .500 most of his time there and it hurt his visibility. He was one of the 5-10 best players in the Domestic League almost every year in the 1980s.
SP Joe Ponte
6x AS, 35 HOF Standards, 179 W, 132 L, 1896 K, 3.02 ERA, 1.13 WHIP, .576 WPCT, 603.8 VORP
Joe Ponte is a guy we whiffed on in the earlier voting. I believe he won back-to-back Pale Ale Pitchers in 1979 and 1980, though it doesn't seem to be showing up on his player page due to a bug, so make note of this. 1.88 ERA the first year, 1.82 ERA with 23 wins the second year. He also lasted a long enough time, making an All-Star team with a 2.48 ERA at age 34 in Philadelphia
SP Brian Hanrahan
7x AS, 33 HOF Standards, 144 W, 110 L, 312 S, 1812 K, 2.97 ERA, 1.10 WHIP, .567 WPCT, 580.2 VORP
The Giant Killer Brian Hanrahan is sort of a John Smoltz, having been both an elite starting pitcher and an elite closer. 144 career wins and 312 career saves. He made seven All-Star teams. In a crazy partial season at age 41, he had a 2.17 ERA as a starting pitcher. 2.97 career ERA.
SP Joe Aurillo
6x AS, 41 HOF Standards, 175 W, 101 L, 2125 K, 3.10 ERA, 1.16 WHIP, .634 WPCT, 473.2 VORP
Joe "Bluto" Aurillo had one of the best pitching seasons in BLB history, going 22-1 with a 1.50 ERA in his 1983 Pale Ale Pitcher season. His best seasons were all before age 30, a stretch during which he was always one of the league's best. Great southpaw who made six All-Star games. Weird career in that he wasn't the same pitcher after age 30, but he still accumulated 175 wins, 2,125, and the 13th best pitcher WAR to date.
Ezequiel Parongao
4x AS, 46 HOF Standards, 215 W, 155 L, 2746 K, 3.28 ERA, 1.10 WHIP, .581 WPCT, 702.5 VORP
Ezequiel Parongao is a four-time All-Star southpaw. 215 career wins — 9th all-time. He's also 8th all-time in pitching WAR. Best years as a Carolina Tob. 3.28 career ERA. Total workhorse — 200+ innings every year in the 1980s, often over 220 innings. Maybe the best control in league history, as he had the best walks per nine innings in the league five times. With his control, he was dominant in a way other pitchers weren't.
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