Bert Blyleven

• killdeer

  

  the latest HOF elections have once again pointed out ...
  1. the baseball HOF is one very exclusive and hard nut to crack, and...
  2. the BBWA are some seriously misguided individuals.
  
  although only a 20 game winner once; you have to consider that Blyleven pitched for some extremely marginal teams.
  287 wins, .534 win pct.
  Top 10 in ERA in the league 10 times.
  Top 5 in K's 13 times
  Top 10 in IP's 11 times
  Top 5 in shut-outs 9 times
  Consider that he pitched for some poor offensive teams in AL bandboxes...
  
  Clearly his stats stack up with those of other HOF pitchers.
  Plus, he was born in the Netherlands, which is kind of cool.
  
  Just my two cents.
• hasbeen

  

  pro sports forum is talking bout it
• TBone14

  

  No reason for him not to be in.
  
  Also a note..did anyone see on PTI that Jay Marietti said that he would not vote for Robbie Alomar this year because he didn't think he deserved to be a "first ballot HOFer" but still considers him a HOFer and will vote for him next year?
• Laley23

  

  Home by eleven will be in next year, as will Alomar.
• 4cards

  

  ...Bert should have been in years ago, maybe next year.
• queencitybuckeye

  TBone14 wrote: No reason for him not to be in.
  
  Also a note..did anyone see on PTI that Jay Marietti said that he would not vote for Robbie Alomar this year because he didn't think he deserved to be a "first ballot HOFer" but still considers him a HOFer and will vote for him next year?

  Personally, I feel the hall of fame is binary. You is or you ain't.
  
  The people who won't vote for a completely obvious candidate to keep the "tradition" alive of no unanimous choices deserve a special place in hell. That's not tradition, it's perpetual stupidity.
• fan_from_texas

  Laley23 wrote: Home by eleven will be in next year, as will Alomar.

  This was, I think, the best Berman-ism ever.
• RedRider1

  

  For the shirt alone....he should be in.