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Thursday, January 05, 2023

Ranking Left Fielders in the Hall of Merit - Discussion thread

It has been 15 years since the last time we did our rankings. Results can be found here.

There are 26 Left Fielders in the Hall of Merit

Lance Berkman
Barry Bonds
Jesse Burkett
Fred Clarke
Ed Delahanty
Goose Goslin
Rickey Henderson
Charley Jones
Charlie Keller
Joe Kelley
Ralph Kiner
Monte Irvin
Sherry Magee
Joe Medwick
Minnie Minoso
Stan Musial
Tim Raines
Manny Ramirez
Jimmy Sheckard
Al Simmons
Willie Stargell
Harry Stovey
Zack Wheat
Billy Williams
Ted Williams
Carl Yastrzemski

DL from MN Posted: January 05, 2023 at 12:16 PM | 96 comment(s)
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Wednesday, January 04, 2023

Chase Utley

Eligible 2024

DL from MN Posted: January 04, 2023 at 08:42 PM | 17 comment(s)
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Joe Mauer

Eligible 2024

DL from MN Posted: January 04, 2023 at 08:42 PM | 19 comment(s)
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Adrian Beltre

Eligible 2024

DL from MN Posted: January 04, 2023 at 08:41 PM | 14 comment(s)
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Tuesday, December 13, 2022

Mock 2023 Hall of Fame Election Results

BBTF would elect Scott Rolen, Carlos Beltran, Alex Rodriguez, Gary Sheffield, Manny Ramirez and Todd Helton to the Hall of Fame.

Player Name	Votes	Percent
Scott Rolen	28	93.3%
Carlos Beltran	27	90.0%
Alex Rodriguez	26	86.7%
Gary Sheffield	26	86.7%
Manny Ramirez	25	83.3%
Todd Helton	24	80.0%
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Andruw Jones	22	73.3%
Andy Pettitte	18	60.0%
Bobby Abreu	15	50.0%
Mark Buehrle	13	43.3%
Jeff Kent	10	33.3%
Billy Wagner	3	10.0%
Francisco Rodriguez	1	3.3%
Jimmy ...
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DL from MN Posted: December 13, 2022 at 04:29 PM | 8 comment(s)
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Wednesday, December 07, 2022

Most Meritorious Player: 2022 Results

Congratulations to Aaron Judge, our unanimous pick for 2022 Most Meritorious Player!

DL from MN Posted: December 07, 2022 at 04:14 PM | 2 comment(s)
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Tuesday, December 06, 2022

Mock Hall of Fame Ballot 2023

IMPORTANT: 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 Tuesday, December 13, 2022 (1 PM EST). Results will be posted a short time later.

Please don’t post any vote tallies ...

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DL from MN Posted: December 06, 2022 at 03:50 PM | 35 comment(s)
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Tuesday, November 22, 2022

Mock Hall of Fame 2023 Contemporary Baseball Results

BBTF would pick Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens and Curt Schilling for the Contemporary Baseball ballot.

Player	VOTES	Percentage
Bonds	23	96%
Clemens	23	96%
Schilling	21	88%
McGriff	4	17%
Murphy	1	4%
Belle	0	0%
Mattingly	0	0%
Palmeiro	0	0%
DL from MN Posted: November 22, 2022 at 02:38 PM | 3 comment(s)
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Sunday, November 13, 2022

Mock Hall of Fame 2023 Contemporary Baseball Ballot

Albert Belle
Barry Bonds
Roger Clemens
Don Mattingly
Fred McGriff
Dale Murphy
Rafael Palmeiro
Curt Schilling

Selected Rules

“Those whose careers entailed involvement in multiple categories will be considered for their overall contribution to the game of Baseball; however, the specific category in which these individuals shall be considered will be determined by the role in which they were most prominent.” (you are allowed to consider Mattingly’s managerial record for this vote)

Voting - The ...

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DL from MN Posted: November 13, 2022 at 11:17 AM | 30 comment(s)
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Saturday, November 05, 2022

Most Meritorious Player: 2022 Ballot

Here 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 ...

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DL from MN Posted: November 05, 2022 at 12:39 PM | 17 comment(s)
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Wednesday, October 19, 2022

Most Meritorious Player: 2022 Discussion

Player Name	bWAR
Aaron Judge	10.6
JT Realmuto	6.5
Nolan Arenado	7.9
Andres Gimenez	7.2
Manny Machado	6.8
Paul Goldschmidt	7.8
Adley Rutschman	5.2
Tommy Edman	6.3
Mike Trout	6.3
Austin Riley	6.5
Dansby Swanson	5.7
Francisco Lindor	5.4
Julio Rodriguez	6
Yordan Alvarez	6.8
Xander Bogaerts	5.7
Mookie Betts	6.4
Jose Ramirez	6
Jeff McNeil	5.7
Carlos Correa	5.4
Jose Altuve	5.1
Marcus Semien	5.7
Michael Harris	5.3
Trea Turner	4.9
Freddie Freeman	5.9
Brandon Nimmo	5
Ha-Seong Kim	4.9
Will ...
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DL from MN Posted: October 19, 2022 at 02:45 PM | 29 comment(s)
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Wednesday, July 06, 2022

Most Meritorious Player: 1900 Results

Congratulations to Honus Wagner, our 1900 Most Meritorious Player!

Player Name	pts	ballots	1sts
Honus Wagner	103	7	5
Elmer Flick	97	7	1
Kip Selbach	66	7	0
Cy Young	62	5	1
Bill Dinneen	60	6	0
John McGraw	53	5	0
Jesse Burkett	51	5	0
Billy Hamilton	45	5	0
Joe McGinnity	44	4	0
Napoleon Lajoie	43	5	0
Noodles Hahn	28	3	0
Jesse Tannehill	18	2	0
Deacon Phillippe	17	2	0
Willie Keeler	12	2	0
Roy Thomas	9	1	0
Grant Johnson	7	1	0
George Davis	7	1	0
Sam Leever	7	1	0
Jimmy Barrett	6	1	0
DL from MN Posted: July 06, 2022 at 04:03 PM | 6 comment(s)
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Wednesday, June 22, 2022

Most Meritorious Player: 1900 Ballot

Here 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 ...

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DL from MN Posted: June 22, 2022 at 01:26 PM | 11 comment(s)
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Wednesday, June 01, 2022

Most Meritorious Player: 1899 Results

Congratulations to our 1899 Most Meritorious Player, Ed Delahanty!

DL from MN Posted: June 01, 2022 at 04:55 PM | 6 comment(s)
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Tuesday, May 31, 2022

Most Meritorious Player: 1900 Discussion

No World Series yet so no postseason consideration. Roughly 140 game schedule with only 8 teams so replacement level is high and compiled stats will be low.

Player			BBR WAR
Honus Wagner		6.5
Elmer Flick		5.9
John McGraw		5.3
Jesse Burkett		5.3
Kip Selbach		5.2
Jake Beckley		4.3
Napoleon Lajoie		4.2
Billy Hamilton		4.2
George Davis		4.1
Willie Keeler		3.7
Joe Kelley		3.5
George Van Haltren	3.4
Bill Dahlen		3.2
Jimmy Barrett		3.1
Jimmy Collins		3.1
Roy Thomas		3.0
Ed Delahanty		2.9
Dan ...
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DL from MN Posted: May 31, 2022 at 08:56 AM | 9 comment(s)
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Monday, May 23, 2022

Most Meritorious Player: 1899 Ballot

Here 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 ...

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DL from MN Posted: May 23, 2022 at 02:20 PM | 10 comment(s)
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Friday, May 06, 2022

Most Meritorious Player: 1899 Discussion

No World Series yet so no postseason consideration.

Player			BBR WAR
John McGraw		8.0
Ed Delahanty		8.0
Jimmy Williams		6.9
Chick Stahl		5.6
Jesse Burkett		5.8
Honus Wagner		5.8
Bobby Wallace		5.5
George Davis		4.9
Joe Kelley		4.5
Willie Keeler		4.8
Napoleon Lajoie		3.8
Tom Daly		4.6
Roy Thomas		4.9
Bill Dahlen		4.6
Fred Tenney		5.3
Jake Beckley		4.6
Lave Cross		3.6
Ed McFarland		4.0
Jimmy Collins		3.9
Kip Selbach		3.7
Jimmy Sheckard		3.6
Elmer Flick		4.2
Mike Grady		3.2
Ginger ...
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DL from MN Posted: May 06, 2022 at 03:18 PM | 9 comment(s)
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Thursday, May 05, 2022

Most Meritorious Player: 1898 Results

Congratulations to Kid Nichols, the Most Meritorious Player of 1898!

DL from MN Posted: May 05, 2022 at 10:11 AM | 4 comment(s)
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Tuesday, April 26, 2022

Most Meritorious Player: 1898 Ballot

Here 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 ...

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DL from MN Posted: April 26, 2022 at 01:30 PM | 8 comment(s)
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Wednesday, April 06, 2022

Most Meritorious Player: 1897 Results

Congratulations to our 1897 Most Meritorious Player: Kid Nichols!

DL from MN Posted: April 06, 2022 at 04:15 PM | 2 comment(s)
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Tuesday, April 05, 2022

Most Meritorious Player: 1898 Discussion

No World Series yet so no postseason consideration.

Player			BBR WAR
Hughie Jennings		7.5
John McGraw		7.1
Jimmy Collins		6.9
Bill Dahlen		5.7
Billy Hamilton		4.6
Gene DeMontreville	5.0
Ed Delahanty		6.2
Willie Keeler		4.5
Bobby Wallace		4.7
Napoleon Lajoie		3.7
Dan McGann		5.2
Elmer Flick		4.9
Lave Cross		4.5
Bill Lange		3.9
Joe Kelley		3.8
Elmer Smith		4.2
Jimmy Ryan		4.3
Mike Grady		2.3
Hugh Duffy		3.3
Lou Criger		3.0
Monte Cross		2.1
Chick Stahl		3.1
Bill Joyce		4.3
Jesse ...
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DL from MN Posted: April 05, 2022 at 10:27 AM | 7 comment(s)
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Friday, March 25, 2022

Most Meritorious Player: 1897 Ballot

Here 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 ...

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DL from MN Posted: March 25, 2022 at 10:42 AM | 11 comment(s)
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Thursday, March 03, 2022

Most Meritorious Player: 1896 Results

Congratulations to our 1896 Most Meritorious Player - Hughie Jennings!

Player Name	pts	ballots	1sts
Hughie Jennings	97	7	3
Cy Young	85	6	4
George Cuppy	79	7	0
Ed Delahanty	79	7	0
Bill Dahlen	66	6	0
Joe Kelley	61	6	0
Cupid Childs	41	4	0
Kid Nichols	37	3	0
Frank Killen	36	4	0
Bill Hoffer	29	4	0
Billy Hamilton	27	4	0
Jesse Burkett	25	3	0
Bill Joyce	23	3	0
Elmer Smith	15	2	0
Willie Keeler	14	2	0
Frank Dwyer	13	1	0
Clark Griffith	8	1	0
DL from MN Posted: March 03, 2022 at 01:42 PM | 2 comment(s)
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Monday, February 28, 2022

Most Meritorious Player: 1897 Discussion

No World Series yet so no postseason consideration.

Player			BBR WAR
Hughie Jennings		7.3
Willie Keeler		7.1
George Davis		6.9
Jimmy Collins		5.3
Fred Clarke		6.6
Napoleon Lajoie		5.2
Joe Kelley		5.1
Ed Delahanty		5.7
Jesse Burkett		4.2		
Bobby Wallace		4.2
Cupid Childs		3.7
Billy Hamilton		4.9
John McGraw		4.4
Hugh Duffy		4.1
Kip Selbach		4.5
Bill Dahlen		2.7
Mike Griffin		4.4
Heinie Reitz		3.4
George Van Haltren	3.1
Chick Stahl		3.0
Jake Stenzel		3.8
Jack Doyle		3.7
Deacon McGuire		2.6
Mike ...
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DL from MN Posted: February 28, 2022 at 05:56 PM | 6 comment(s)
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Wednesday, February 23, 2022

Most Meritorious Player: 1896 Ballot

Here 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 ...

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DL from MN Posted: February 23, 2022 at 11:06 AM | 10 comment(s)
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Monday, February 07, 2022

Hall of Merit Book Club

Several Hall of Merit participants have written books. This thread will be for discussion / promotion of those books.

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My book “Black Stats Matter” is now available for pre-order from McFarland:

https://mcfarlandbooks.com/product/black-stats-matter/
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“Player Won-Lost Records in Baseball: Measuring Performance in Context”

https://mcfarlandbooks.com/product/player-won-lost-records-in-baseball/
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Baseball Player Won-Lost Records
150 Players, 50 Years

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DL from MN Posted: February 07, 2022 at 01:02 PM | 16 comment(s)
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Thursday, February 03, 2022

Hurley McNair and Bill Pettus

McNair eligible 1942
Pettus eligible 1928

DL from MN Posted: February 03, 2022 at 08:10 AM | 4 comment(s)
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Wednesday, February 02, 2022

Most Meritorious Player: 1895 Results

Congratulations to Pink Hawley, our 1895 Most Meritorious Player!

Player Name	pts	ballots	1sts
Pink Hawley	113	8	2
Cy Young	111	8	3
Kid Nichols	89	8	0
Hughie Jennings	89	8	2
Ed Delahanty	86	8	0
Jesse Burkett	51	6	0
Billy Hamilton	51	6	0
Bill Hoffer	51	5	1
Sam Thompson	47	5	0
George Cuppy	46	5	0
Clark Griffith	36	4	0
Bill Lange	23	3	0
Joe Kelley	21	3	0
Ted Breitenstein	11	1	0
Amos Rusie	8	1	0
Mike Griffin	7	1	0
DL from MN Posted: February 02, 2022 at 04:03 PM | 3 comment(s)
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Most Meritorious Player: 1896 Discussion

No World Series yet so no postseason consideration.

Player			BBR WAR
Hughie Jennings		8.3
Bill Dahlen		7.1
Cupid Childs		6.2
Ed Delahanty		7.3
Joe Kelley		7.0
Jesse Burkett		5.3
Bill Joyce		6.2
Willie Keeler		5.3
Elmer Smith		5.7
Mike Tiernan		5.5
Billy Hamilton		5.8
Bill Lange		4.2
George Davis		4.6
George Van Haltren	4.0
Gene DeMontreville	3.5
Ed McKean		3.7
Tom McCreery		3.6
Herman Long		4.0
Bid McPhee		3.3
Jake Stenzel		3.8
Jack Clements		2.5

Frank Grant		No statistics
Grant Johnson		No ...
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DL from MN Posted: February 02, 2022 at 09:23 AM | 11 comment(s)
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Sunday, January 23, 2022

Most Meritorious Player: 1895 Ballot

Here 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 ...

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DL from MN Posted: January 23, 2022 at 10:48 AM | 10 comment(s)
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