Hall of Fame Ballot

[Tano]

Is this the weakest Hall of Fame ballet ever?

Only Gary Jeter imo merits Hall of Fame votes.

The others that would have merited votes are disqualified imo due to steroids abuse.

 

[Memento]

Larry Walker deserves to get in for certain, along with Derek Jeter. Other than that...well, yeah, I think you're right.

 

[dieterbrock]

Larry Walker deserves HOF?
Man. The Hall of Pretty Good lowers its standards every year

 

[Memento]

Larry Walker deserves HOF?
Man. The Hall of Pretty Good lowers its standards every year

Larry Walker was one of the most feared hitters of his generation, and won eleven Gold Gloves in right. I don't see why he can't get in.

 

[dieterbrock]

Larry Walker was one of the most feared hitters of his generation, and won eleven Gold Gloves in right. I don't see why he can't get in.

Feared by who? Sure he had inflated numbers in Colorado but even with that his numbers are decent but not earth shattering. Heck, his numbers in 16 seasons are no better than Albert Belle in his 11 seasons

 

[coconut]

Larry Walker was one of the most feared hitters of his generation, and won eleven Gold Gloves in right. I don't see why he can't get in.

Walker clearly belongs in the HOF. Lifetime .313 batter, league MVP and over 2000 hits. He provided the extra late season pop in a Cardinals lineup that went on to win 105 games and the LCS. He was also gold that year in the playoffs. From wikipedia-

"In three playoff rounds in 2004, Walker combined to hit .293/.379/.707 with a pair of home runs in each tournament,[5] setting a franchise record for home runs hit by a left-handed batter in one postseason.[112] Walker made his playoff debut with the Cardinals in Game 1 of the NLDS versus the Dodgers, homering twice and scoring four runs in an 8−3 Cardinals win.[113] He became the first Cardinal with a multi-home run game in LDS play. In Game 1 of the National League Championship Series(NLCS) versus the Houston Astros, he was a home run short of hitting for the cycle.

St. Louis advanced to the World Series to face the Boston Red Sox − the first and only of Walker's playing career. In his debut, he collected four hits in five at bats with a home run and two doubles.[114] His four-hit outing tied a Cardinals World Series record, becoming the seventh overall and first to so since Lou Brock in 1967.[17] Boston won the Series by sweeping St. Louis.[5] The Cardinals struggled to hit, batting .190 with a .562 OPS, while Walker batted .357 with a 1.366 OPS. His two home runs accounted for the only two hit by the entire Cardinals team.[115] In the 2004 postseason, Walker scored 21 percent (14 of 68) of Cardinals runs."

Rival right fielder and longtime San Diego Padre Tony Gwynn epitomized Walker as "the most complete player in the National League," and "best baserunner in the game" in a 2002 profile for ESPN. He observed that, in addition to his obvious athletic gifts, Walker approaches the game very cerebrally and is always thinking ahead, unearthing a wide array of advantages that he applied to the game.[53]

Tony Gwynn is a great reference.