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Carlos

RobE

Wow,only one by a long stretch.

3000 hits is a shoe in.

carkim

Okay, who can tell me the Jim Eisenreich story? Didn't he have a nervous breakdown and was out of baseball for a few years?

Carlos

liffeystynx

Maybe I did it wrong but I intended to vote for Molitor and Eckersley.

Eisenreich fought Tourettes (sp?) Syndrome ... & won.

spacktrack

You didn't do it wrong per se, but you can only vote for one player. The poll asked who your top choice would be.

With the exception of a few, this seems like a less than stellar class.

liffeystynx

D'oh

New Year's Resolution: read the question.

helionaut

Eckersley and Molitor I'm sure will go in this year. Gossage and Sutter and maybe Lee Smith will probably also go in eventually, but I can't see more than one reliever elected per year, even with sportswriters' infatuation with the save statistic. Tommy John, Bert Blyleven and maybe Jack Morris could eventually gain entry if there is another lean year like this during their stay on the list. Ryne Sandberg will probably have a groundswell at some point, too. If I had a vote, and assuming Molly and Eck were mortal locks even without my help, I'd pick John, I suppose, or maybe Hernandez.

theBobs

A promising rookie, Eisenreich vaulted through the minors and onto the Twins roster in 1982, but after a .303 start he was placed on the disabled list after suffering symptoms of Tourette's Syndrome, a nervous disorder that causes uncontrollable verbal and physical tics. The illness never left, but medication and Eisenreich's determination not to be ashamed of his condition helped him return with the Royals in 1987.

carkim

Hall of Fame Voting
The complete vote (506 ballots, 380 votes needed to gain election, 26 to remain on the ballot):
Player, Votes, Pct.
Paul Molitor, 431, 85.2%
Dennis Eckersley, 421, 83.2%
Ryne Sandberg, 309, 61.1%
Bruce Sutter, 301, 59.5%
Jim Rice, 276, 54.5%
Andre Dawson, 253, 50%
Rich Gossage, 206, 40.7%
Lee Smith, 185, 36.6%
Bert Blyleven, 179, 35.4%
Jack Morris, 133, 26.3%
Steve Garvey, 123, 24.3%
Tommy John, 111, 21.9%
Alan Trammell, 70, 13.8%
Don Mattingly, 65, 12.8%
Dave Concepcion, 57, 11.3%
Dave Parker, 53, 10.5%
Dale Murphy, 43, 8.5%
Keith Hernandez, 22, 4.3%
Joe Carter, 19, 3.8%
Fernando Valenzuela, 19, 3.8%
Dennis Martinez, 16, 3.2%
Dave Stieb, 7, 1.4%
Jim Eisenreich, 3, 0%
Jimmy Key, 3, 0%
Doug Drabek, 2, 0%
Kevin Mitchell, 2, 0%
Juan Samuel, 2, 0%
Cecil Fielder, 1, 0%
Randy Myers, 1, 0%
Terry Pendleton, 1, 0%
Danny Darwin, 0, 0%
Bob Tewksbury, 0, 0%

Virtualizard

I can't believe that Danny Darwin didn't make it.

Seriously, I voted for Molitor on this poll - obviously the best, and almost the only, clear choice. I'll keep pulling for Jim Rice in the future, though. I was surprised that Sandberg made it that high. He'll probably get in in the next few years.

JEB.