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Re: Expansion Era HOF Ballot
<< <i>This is why I don't like WAR. I apologize if this has been mentioned already. The thing about Morgan was that before he joined the Reds, his WAR was miniscule, and after he left the Reds, his WAR was terrible. So how do we know his offensive production and the things that went into his WAR wasn't due to his being on… -
Re: Expansion Era HOF Ballot
<< <i> << <i>This is why I don't like WAR. I apologize if this has been mentioned already. The thing about Morgan was that before he joined the Reds, his WAR was miniscule, and after he left the Reds, his WAR was terrible. So how do we know his offensive production and the things that went into his WAR wasn't due to his… -
Re: Expansion Era HOF Ballot
If your gonna have Concepcion on the list why not mark Belanger?? Neither should ever be remotely considered for the hall both where glove men and I'd say Belanger was better with the leather than Dave was. Garvey falls just short in all areas, how's Tommy John any different than Jim Katt or Luis Tiant? If Johns in than… -
Re: Expansion Era HOF Ballot
<< <i>Interesting that AstroTurf has been said helps both the offense and the defense If Morgan was able to take advantage of the Astrodome in ways others weren't able to, that should be to his credit, not something that should discredit him. All that matters is how much did each hit, walk and steal help his team. When… -
Re: Expansion Era HOF Ballot
<< <i> If you are saying that Morgan's uptick in performance in the Astrodome gave his team an advantage, then his downtick in performance on the road wiped that advantage out. What you end up with is his seasonal stat line. With that seasonal stat line, the metric is then giving him a higher value because his home park… -
Re: Expansion Era HOF Ballot
My thoughts... Players It will be tough for any player to get in. Concepcion came closest last time, but he had help from multiple former teammates on the voting committee. That won't be the case this year. Although he didn't come close last time, I think Ted Simmons is most deserving (and truly only deserving) among the… -
Re: Expansion Era HOF Ballot
Here are a few things that Morgan benefited from. 1) He was a far different player on artificial turf compared to grass. Since the majority of his games were played on teams that had turf, since he played in the NL(where there were more turf fields), and since he played in an era where turf was used most, I agree that an… -
Re: Expansion Era HOF Ballot
<<<<<Here are a few things that Morgan benefited from. 1) He was a far different player on artificial turf compared to grass. Since the majority of his games were played on teams that had turf, since he played in the NL(where there were more turf fields), and since he played in an era where turf was used most, I agree that…
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