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— A Look at Baseball's All-Time Best Tuesday, December 17, 20192020 Hall of Merit BallotWelcome to the 2019 Hall of Merit Ballot thread. Balloting is open from now (December 17) through January 9, 2020 at 8 p.m. EST. As a reminder: Thursday, December 12, 2019Mock Hall of Fame Ballot 2020 ResultsBBTF would induct Derek Jeter, Larry Walker, Scott Rolen, Curt Schilling, Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens and Manny Ramirez into the Hall of Fame. votes 393 Player Name Votes Percent Derek Jeter 41 98% Larry Walker 41 98% Scott Rolen 39 93% Curt Schilling 39 93% Barry Bonds 38 90% Roger Clemens 38 90% Manny Ramírez 32 76% Gary Sheffield 30 71% Todd Helton 21 50% Sammy Sosa 18 43% Andruw Jones 16 38% Jeff Kent 16 38% Andy Pettitte 11 26% Bobby Abreu 8 19% Billy Wagner 3 7% Jason ...Read More... Thursday, December 05, 2019Mock Hall of Fame Ballot 2020IMPORTANT: Please read: This election should follow BBWAA rules, not Hall of Merit rules. However, we hope to see only players that each voter feels belong on their ballots. Leaving 1st-year candidates off your ballot is also frowned upon. IOW, we would like to see an absence of some of the silliness that permeates Hall of Fame voting by the writers. The election will end on Thursday, December 12, 2019 (1 PM EST). Results will be posted a short time later. Please don’t post any vote ... Read More...Wednesday, December 04, 2019Most Meritorious Player: 2019 ResultsCongratulations to 2019 Most Meritorious Player Alex Bregman! Player Name pts ballots 1sts Alex Bregman 114 8 4 Mike Trout 108 8 1 Cody Bellinger 106 8 2 Marcus Semien 92 8 1 Christian Yelich 73 8 0 Anthony Rendon 66 8 0 Justin Verlander 62 8 0 Gerrit Cole 61 7 0 Ketel Marte 44 6 0 Mookie Betts 37 7 0 Jacob deGrom 36 5 0 Stephen Strasburg 19 4 0 DJ LeMahieu 19 3 0 Zack Greinke 16 3 0 George Springer 13 5 0 Max Scherzer 13 2 0 Lance Lynn 12 2 0 Matt Chapman 11 4 0 Mike Minor 11 2 0 Xander ...Read More... Monday, November 25, 2019Most Meritorious Player: 1922 DiscussionThe US Supreme Court declared that baseball games are not interstate commerce and are exempt from anti-trust laws. Babe Ruth was suspended for illegal barnstorming until May 20. The Giants beat the Yankees in 5 games where one was declared a tie (4-0-1). All World Series games are played at the Polo Grounds. The Chicago American Giants and Indianapolis ABCs are the top teams in the Negro National League. Vote for 10. Player SH WS BBR WAR Rogers Hornsby 47.2 10.0 Ken ...Read More... Friday, November 22, 2019Most Meritorious Player: 2019 BallotHere are the specific rules for this election: Candidate Eligibility: Any North American professional baseball player is eligible for the Most Meritorious Player (MMP) award including players on independent teams. Voters should consider the player’s on-field contribution to Major League Baseball (MLB) team(s) in that season only. If part of the season was spent outside MLB, that value may be considered as well. However, the player’s on-field contribution should be judged in relation to the ... Read More...Monday, November 11, 2019Mock 2020 Modern Baseball BallotCandidates Dwight Evans See full descriptions here Vote for zero to four candidates Voting will end Friday 11/15/2019 at 2pm EDT. To make tallying easier please vote in the order above (alphabetical). Wednesday, November 06, 2019Most Meritorious Player: 1921 ResultsCongratulations to Babe Ruth on his unanimous selection as the 1921 Most Meritorious Player! Player Name pts ballots 1sts Babe Ruth 105 7 7 Rogers Hornsby 96 7 0 Red Faber 83 7 0 Bullet Rogan 67 6 0 Oscar Charleston 63 6 0 Burleigh Grimes 47 6 0 Frankie Frisch 37 4 0 Ty Cobb 36 4 0 Carl Mays 33 4 0 Dave Bancroft 32 4 0 Alejandro Oms 32 3 0 Harry Heilmann 29 3 0 Dave Brown 14 1 0 Dobie Moore 11 1 0 Urban Shocker 10 1 0 Dick Whitworth 8 1 0 Joe Williams 7 1 0 Tris Speaker 7 1 0 George ...Read More... Friday, October 25, 2019Most Meritorious Player: 1921 BallotFor 1921 each voter should rank the top 10 players from all leagues combined. Balloting is scheduled to close at 4pm EDT on 6 November 2019. Anyone can vote, even if you do not normally participate in Hall of Merit discussions. If you have never participated in an MMP election, just post a preliminary ballot in the discussion thread by 5 November 2019. For detailed rules see one of our previous ballots. Thursday, October 10, 2019Most Meritorious Player: 2019 DiscussionVote for 15. Player WS bWAR Cody Bellinger 33.9 9.0 Alex Bregman 34.7 8.4 Mike Trout 33.5 8.3 Marcus Semien 33.2 8.1 Christian Yelich 33.0 7.1 Ketel Marte 28.2 6.9 Mookie Betts 27.0 6.8 Matt Chapman 23.9 6.7 Trevor Story 22.4 6.4 Anthony Rendon 30.4 6.3 George Springer 24.1 6.2 Josh Donaldson 25.9 6.1 DJ LeMahieu 28.9 6.0 Nolan Arenado 24.4 5.7 Max Muncy 23.2 5.7 Jorge Polanco 25.0 5.7 Ronald Acuna 27.3 5.5 Aaron Judge 17.4 5.4 Rafael Devers 23.4 5.3 Xander ...Read More... Wednesday, October 09, 2019Most Meritorious Player: 1921 DiscussionWalter Johnson set the new career strikeouts record with 2835 and Ruth broke the career HR mark of 139. The Giants beat the Yankees 5 games to 3 Vote for 10. Player SH WS BBR WAR Babe Ruth 52.5 12.5 Rogers Hornsby 40.2 10.8 Frankie Frisch 31.6 6.9 Dave Bancroft 30.5 7.4 Ty Cobb 25.8 6.7 Joe Sewell 26.3 4.9 Tris Speaker 27.0 6.5 Harry Heilmann 28.1 6.8 George Sisler 27.3 5.7 Austin McHenry 24.7 5.0 Larry Gardner 23.2 4.6 Bobby Veach 22.6 5.4 Eddie ...Read More... Thursday, October 03, 2019Most Meritorious Player: 1920 ResultsCongratulations to Babe Ruth, our unanimous pick for 1920 Most Meritorious Player! Player Name pts ballots 1sts Babe Ruth 90 6 6 Rogers Hornsby 76 6 0 Pete Alexander 73 6 0 Tris Speaker 65 6 0 George Sisler 63 5 0 Eddie Collins 51 6 0 Stan Coveleski 39 5 0 Joe Jackson 34 4 0 Jim Bagby 31 4 0 Oscar Charleston 30 3 0 Cristobal Torriente 23 2 0 Ross Youngs 22 3 0 Burleigh Grimes 12 1 0 John Henry Lloyd 8 1 0 Sam Rice 7 1 0 Dave Bancroft 6 1 0 Monday, September 23, 2019Most Meritorious Player: 1920 BallotFor 1920 each voter should rank the top 10 players from all leagues combined. Friday, September 06, 2019Most Meritorious Player: 1920 DiscussionBabe Ruth became a Yankee in January. The Negro National League was founded in February with teams in Chicago, Cincinnati, Dayton, Detroit, Indianapolis, Kansas City and St. Louis. In July Walter Johnson threw his only no-hitter. In August Ray Chapman was hit by a Carl Mays pitch and killed. The Chicago American Giants won the first pennant in the Negro National League. The Cleveland Indians defeated the Brooklyn Robins in the World Series 5 games to 2. In November Kenesaw Mountain ... Read More...Wednesday, September 04, 2019Most Meritorious Player: 1919 ResultsCongratulations to Babe Ruth, our 1919 Most Meritorious Player! This is his first MMP award. Player Name pts ballots 1sts Babe Ruth 99 7 6 Walter Johnson 95 7 1 Eddie Cicotte 73 6 0 Bobby Veach 52 5 0 Pete Alexander 51 6 0 Dick Redding 49 5 0 Dick Whitworth 47 4 0 Hippo Vaughn 45 5 0 Oscar Charleston 39 3 0 Ty Cobb 33 4 0 Rogers Hornsby 21 3 0 Joe Jackson 15 2 0 Joe Williams 14 1 0 Edd Roush 13 2 0 Stan Coveleski 12 2 0 Heinie Groh 11 1 0 Babe Adams 11 1 0 George Sisler 11 1 0 Cristobal ...Read More... Monday, August 26, 2019Most Meritorious Player: 1919 BallotFor 1919 each voter should rank the top 10 players from all leagues combined. Balloting is scheduled to close at 4pm EDT on 4 September 2019. Anyone can vote, even if you do not normally participate in Hall of Merit discussions. If you have never participated in an MMP election, just post a preliminary ballot in the discussion thread by 3 September 2019. Tuesday, August 13, 2019Most Meritorious Player: 1918 ResultsCongratulations to Walter Johnson, our 1918 Most Meritorious Player! Player Name pts ballots 1sts Walter Johnson 102 7 5 Babe Ruth 95 7 2 Hippo Vaughn 80 7 0 Tyrus Cobb 79 7 0 Stan Coveleski 68 7 0 Joe Williams 50 5 0 George Sisler 49 5 0 Tris Speaker 34 4 0 Scott Perry 28 3 0 Cristobal Torriente 28 3 0 George H Burns 23 3 0 Heinie Groh 18 2 0 Oscar Charleston 17 2 0 John Henry Lloyd 10 1 0 Dick Redding 9 1 0 Harry Hooper 9 1 0 Dick Whitworth 8 1 0 Lefty Tyler 8 1 0 Max Carey 7 1 0 Charlie ...Read More... Tuesday, August 06, 2019Most Meritorious Player: 1919 DiscussionPlayers returned from the war. Sunday baseball starts in New York. Ray Caldwell gets hit by lightning and finishes the game anyway. The Giants and Phillies played a 51 minute 9 inning game. The White Sox threw the World Series to the Reds losing 5 games to 3 in a best of 9 contest. The Atlantic City Bacharach Giants defeated Hilldale 5 games to 4 in the “Colored Championship of the East”. The Detroit Stars and Chicago American Giants were the best teams in the West. Vote for 10. Player SH ...Read More... Monday, July 29, 2019Most Meritorious Player: 1918 BallotFor 1918 each voter should rank the top 10 players from all leagues combined. Balloting is scheduled to close at 4pm EDT on 7 August 2019. Anyone can vote, even if you do not normally participate in Hall of Merit discussions. If you have never participated in an MMP election, just post a preliminary ballot in the discussion thread by 6 August 2019. For detailed rules see one of our previous ballots. Tuesday, July 09, 2019Most Meritorious Player: 1917 ResultsCongratulations to Ty Cobb - our unanimous pick for 1917 Most Meritorious Player! Player Name pts ballots 1sts Ty__ Cobb 105 7 7 Pete Alexander 89 7 0 Eddie Cicotte 83 7 0 Rogers Hornsby 74 6 0 Joe Williams 66 7 0 Tris Speaker 66 7 0 Ray Chapman 33 4 0 Babe Ruth 28 3 0 Heinie Groh 26 3 0 Jim Bagby 22 3 0 Louis Santop 20 2 0 Dick Redding 20 2 0 John H Lloyd 19 2 0 Art Fletcher 17 2 0 Stan Coveleski 16 2 0 Walter Johnson 12 1 0 Crist Torriente 10 1 0 Bobby Veach 8 1 0 John Donaldson 8 1 0 Joe ...Read More... Tuesday, July 02, 2019Most Meritorious Player: 1918 DiscussionBy the end of the season over 250 players were participating in military service for World War I. The exodus of players accelerated in July and MLB shut down in September to support the war effort. The Boston Red Sox defeated the Chicago Cubs in the World Series four games to two in the only World Series to take place entirely in September. It is also one of the lowest scoring World Series ever played with the Red Sox winning despite scoring only 9 runs. Rube Foster’s Chicago American Giants ... Read More...Thursday, June 27, 2019Most Meritorious Player: 1917 BallotFor 1917 each voter should rank the top 10 players from all leagues combined. Balloting is scheduled to close at 4pm EDT on 3 July 2019. (Let me know if you need an extension due to the holiday) Anyone can vote, even if you do not normally participate in Hall of Merit discussions. If you have never participated in an MMP election, just post a preliminary ballot in the discussion thread by 2 July 2019. For detailed rules see one of our previous ballots. Thursday, June 06, 2019Most Meritorious Player: 1917 DiscussionThe Chicago White Sox defeated the New York Giants in the World Series four games to two. As the season went on many players enlisted in military service for World War I. John Thorn lists 76 players enlisted in 1917. The “Colored Championship” exhibition featured the Chicago American Giants and the New York Lincoln Stars despite the fact that the New York Lincoln Giants were the best team in the East. Vote for 10. Player SH WS BBR WAR Ty Cobb 46.8 11.3 Rogers Hornsby 37.0 9.9 Tris ...Read More... Wednesday, June 05, 2019Most Meritorious Player: 1916 ResultsCongratulations to Pete Alexander, our 1916 Most Meritorious Player. This election went to the tiebreaker of most first place votes. Alexander had 5 first place votes and Tris Speaker had zero. Player Name pts ballots 1sts Pete Alexander 96 7 5 Tris Speaker 96 7 0 Tyrus Cobb 85 7 0 Walter Johnson 84 7 1 Babe Ruth 77 7 0 Joe Williams 43 4 1 J H Lloyd 40 4 0 Joe Jackson 32 4 0 Harry Coveleski 25 3 0 Zack Wheat 23 3 0 Eddie Collins 22 3 0 Jeff Pfeffer 22 3 0 Art Fletcher 19 2 0 Reb ...Read More... Thursday, May 23, 2019Most Meritorious Player: 1916 BallotFor 1916 each voter should rank the top 10 players from all leagues combined. Balloting is scheduled to close at 4pm EDT on 5 June 2019. Anyone can vote, even if you do not normally participate in Hall of Merit discussions. If you have never participated in an MMP election, just post a preliminary ballot in the discussion thread by 4 June 2019. For detailed rules see one of our previous ballots. Friday, May 03, 2019Most Meritorious Player: 1916 DiscussionThe Red Sox defeated the Brooklyn Robins in the World Series four games to one. The Indianapolis ABC’s defeated the Chicago American Giants for the Colored Champion of the West. The Lincoln Stars were probably the best team in the East. Vote for 10. Player SH WS BBR WAR Tris Speaker 40.7 8.6 Ty Cobb 42.4 8.0 Zack Wheat 30.9 6.0 Eddie Collins 31.6 7.0 Joe Jackson 34.0 7.0 Art Fletcher 24.2 6.3 Heinie Groh 23.5 5.3 Max Carey 27.1 5.1 George Sisler 24.4 5.1 (includes ...Read More... Thursday, May 02, 2019Most Meritorious Player: 1915 ResultsCongratulations to Grover Cleveland “Pete” Alexander for winning the 1915 Most Meritorious Player award! Player Name pts ballots 1sts Pete Alexander 116 8 5 Ty Cobb 111 8 2 Eddie Collins 99 8 0 Walter Johnson 98 8 0 Tris Speaker 78 8 0 Gavy Cravath 77 7 0 Jack Fournier 59 7 0 John Henry Lloyd 32 4 0 Larry Doyle 25 3 0 Joe Williams 16 2 0 Dick Redding 15 1 1 Fred Toney 14 2 0 Bobby Veach 12 2 0 Honus Wagner 9 1 0 Benny Kauff 9 1 0 Jim Scott 9 1 0 Heinie Groh 8 1 0 Jeff Pfeffer 8 1 0 Tom ...Read More... Tuesday, April 23, 2019Most Meritorious Player: 1915 BallotFor 1915 each voter should rank the top 10 players from all leagues combined. Thursday, April 04, 2019Most Meritorious Player: 1915 DiscussionThe Boston Red Sox beat the Philadelphia Phillies in 1915 which means Boston topped Philly in consecutive seasons with different teams. The New York Lincoln Stars and Chicago American Giants met in Chicago for a championship series. After four wins apiece the final game of the series was called after four innings with the Lincoln Stars ahead 1-0. Rube Foster of the Chicago American Giants declared the series a tie. The Lincoln Stars claimed a series victory 5 games to 4. The Chicago Whales ... Read More...Wednesday, April 03, 2019Most Meritorious Player: 1914 ResultsCongratulations to Tris Speaker, our 1914 Most Meritorious Player! Player Name pts ballots 1sts Tris Speaker 116 8 4 Eddie Collins 108 8 3 Walter Johnson 104 8 1 Dutch Leonard 86 8 0 Bill James 66 6 0 Frank Baker 59 7 0 Joe Williams 52 6 0 Pete Alexander 45 5 0 Jose Mendez 25 2 0 Sam Crawford 18 2 0 Benny Kauff 18 2 0 George Burns 17 2 0 JH Lloyd 17 2 0 Ben Taylor 15 2 0 Rabbit Maranville 15 2 0 Jeff Pfeffer 14 2 0 Sherry Magee 11 1 0 Ty Cobb 10 1 0 Cy Falkenberg 9 1 0 Tillie Walker 8 1 0 Gavy ...Read More... Page 6 of 56 pages ‹ First < 4 5 6 7 8 > Last › | Site Archive
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