Outrage! Former Phillies Pitcher Terry Mulholland Receives Zero Hall of Fame Votes; Barry Larkin Somehow Finds His Way In
by WholeCamels on Jan 9, 2012 4:14 PM EST
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In one of the most disgraceful turns of events in the history of American professional sport, former Phillies pitcher Terry Mulholland was denied rightful entry into the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, collecting zero votes from the frauds in the Baseball Writers Association of America. This year's sole inductee is Reds shortstop Barry Larkin, who must have bribed a million writers.
Mulholland was the author of one of the greatest moments in Phillies history, a 1990 no-hitter against the San Francisco Giants. He was just a Charlie Hayes error away from a Perfect Game. I bet Hayes feels badly now, knowing that he probably cost his teammate a chance at glory in Cooperstown.
Mulholland was also a member of the superbly adequate 1993 National League Champion Phillies starting rotation, and possessed probably the greatest pick-off move in the history of the Universe. Try stealing on him, Mr. Larkin. What's that? You can't? HA!
The rest of the stupid voting results after the jump...
| Name | Votes | |
| Barry Larkin | 495 (86.4%) | |
| Jack Morris | 382 (66.7%) | |
| Jeff Bagwell | 321 (56.0%) | |
| Lee Smith | 290 (50.6%) | |
| Tim Raines | 279 (48.7%) | |
| Alan Trammell | 211 (36.8%) | |
| Edgar Martinez | 209 (36.5%) | |
| Fred McGriff | 137 (23.9%) | |
| Larry Walker | 131 (22.9%) | |
| Mark McGwire | 112 (19.5%) | |
| Don Mattingly | 102 (17.8%) | |
| Dale Murphy | 83 (14.5%) | |
| Rafael Palmeiro | 72 (12.6%) | |
| Bernie Williams | 55 (9.6%) | |
| Juan Gonzalez | 23 (4.0%) | |
| Vinny Castilla | 6 (1.0%) | |
| Tim Salmon | 5 (0.9%) | |
| Bill Mueller | 4 (0.7%) | |
| Brad Radke | 2 (0.3%) | |
| Javy Lopez | 1 (0.2%) | |
| Eric Young | 1 (0.2%) | |
| Jeromy Burnitz | 0 (0%) | |
| Brian Jordan | 0 (0%) | |
| Terry Mulholland | 0 (0%) | |
| Phil Nevin | 0 (0%) | |
| Ruben Sierra | 0 (0%) | |
| Tony Womack | 0 (0%) |
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“The shoes I wore when I stole six bases in a game [in 1996] are already in the Hall,‘’ Young says. "I won’t be disappointed if I get one vote because that means some one thinks I’m special. My shoes are there, so if I get one vote, that would be icing on the cake.’’
Heck, last time I checked, my great-great-uncle’s equipment was in the Hall. Don’t mean a thang.
Bob.
by The Dark on Jan 9, 2012 9:32 PM EST via Android app up reply actions
While voting for Eric Young is stupid (has to be a favor by a writer for getting interviews during Young’s career), the vote total I REALLY don’t get is Vinny Castilla getting 6 votes. If you are going to give him a HOF vote, then you’ve been spending time in the humidor. Similarly, Bill Mueller must have gotten 4 votes for “most Anglicized pronunciation of a Germanic name.”
GMAT verbal section question, Philadelphia sports version.
In 2015, which one of the following will prove to be a better investment?
(a) Ilya Bryzgalov's contract (b) Ryan Howard's extension (c) Mike Vick's extension (d) Greek bonds from 2009 (e) Papelbon's bloat deal
If I recall correctly, getting less than 5% of the vote permanently eliminates you from the ballot
I’m very, very slightly surprised to see Gonzales go away, and more than a little surprised Bernie Williams was so close to elimination (I don’t think either should be in the hall, just surprised at the low totals. Also, bit of ’roids backlash against McGwire?
...which means Juan Gone is Juan Gone
from the annual PED-HOF debate. You’re next, Raffy!
by cookierojas16 on Jan 9, 2012 4:50 PM EST up reply actions
I'm not so sure
He only has 2 years left on the ballot and the next two years are pretty stacked with new players
But next year’s headliners are Bonds, Clemens, and Piazza, perfect chance for the sanctimonious turds to elect Morris to “make a statement” that they’re going to let BIG EFFORT BULLDOGS in and keep STEROID CHEETERZ out.
http://www.thegoodphight.com
Piazza
“Just look at him!” per, IIRC, Grant at McCovey.
Also, I think next year’s class should be called “the broids.”
Why look'st thou so?' -"With my crossbow
I shot the Albatross."
by RememberthePhitans on Jan 9, 2012 5:49 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
Yeah, it’s all hearsay. Like, for instance some of his old teammates said he had terrible bacne.
by ThinMountainAir on Jan 9, 2012 7:29 PM EST up reply actions
Found it – here you go:
http://mlb.sbnation.com/2011/12/30/2669203/2013-hall-of-fame-class-barry-bonds-roger-clemens
Why look'st thou so?' -"With my crossbow
I shot the Albatross."
by RememberthePhitans on Jan 9, 2012 7:55 PM EST up reply actions
Them saying he had terrible bance would not be hearsay that would be testimony… your repeating that he had terrible bacne based on them saying it as evidence is hearsay.
by Cole_Hamels_Can on Jan 9, 2012 7:57 PM EST up reply actions
Lawyered. Call it circumstantial evidence, I suppose.
by ThinMountainAir on Jan 9, 2012 8:08 PM EST up reply actions
I really hope not. He doesn’t belong at all, not before Raines, Bagwell, Edgar Martinez, or even Trammell.
I dunno. Personally I felt he should have been voted in this year. Sure his ERA is crap but being the #1 pitcher on three different championship franchises, all three of which he played an integral part in the playoffs, that has to count for something.
All things considered, I'd rather be in Philadelphia
by Veni Vidi Vici on Jan 9, 2012 6:21 PM EST up reply actions
His ERA in the 1992 World Series was 8.00.
by ThinMountainAir on Jan 9, 2012 7:25 PM EST up reply actions
Posnanski has a great (as usual) read on the voting, and why some players eventually make it, while others don’t. Thinks Morris doesn’t belong but will get in next year.
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Celebrating over 50 years of slightly more Phils wins than losses: 1961-2011
No wonder Terry got left out. He only had 124 wins.
But Eric Young? Javy Lopez? Who the fuck voted for them? Why were they even on the ballot?
I’m not sure how they decide who does and doesn’t get on the ballot, but considering this year’s first year class I guess they figured they needed quite a few fillers.
All things considered, I'd rather be in Philadelphia
by Veni Vidi Vici on Jan 9, 2012 6:26 PM EST up reply actions
Supposedly they shoot for 30-45 players. A committee meets to remove obvious players who won’t stand any chance to get votes.
Doesn’t matter, got votes.
Some people don't think it be what it is, but it do.
by TheOrangeCone on Jan 9, 2012 10:29 PM EST up reply actions
Perhaps a writer saw the above quote and it warmed their hearts, tilting a single vote to make his wish come true. Or perhaps it was a Colorado beat writer doing a favor for Jr.
His line yesterday “Something’s going down tonight, but it ain’t jobs, sweetheart.” just sounded like it should have one of those Dice Clay “ooooohhhhs” at the end of it. “Little Miss Muffett sat on a tuffett. Get the fuck off the beach. Oooohhhh”
It’s official. 9.6% of voters think “wearing a Yankees uniform” is an automatic qualifier for the HOF
All things considered, I'd rather be in Philadelphia
I’m a little surprised at how much we diverge, in light of this and your Jack Morris comment above. I think Bernie Williams is a pretty respectable HoF candidate, one whose career looks pretty good compared to several guys who are already in there.
http://www.thegoodphight.com
Agreed. If Morris is worthy of the Hall because he was the “ace” of the staff on three different championship teams, then Williams—an All-Star Gold Glove centerfielder on four championship teams—is surely worthy.
I doubt I’d vote for either of them if I had the chance.
Some people don't think it be what it is, but it do.
by TheOrangeCone on Jan 9, 2012 8:56 PM EST up reply actions
I’ll be the first to admit this is definitely a heart over head argument for me. For me Morris being a key part on his three title teams is all the more impressive by the fact that it was with three different franchises and spread out over a relatively long period of time. Sure Bernie had a great run of six or seven years (his OBP during the run of Yankees championship years is especially impressive) but one cannot deny that he was at least helped by the exposure in New York. Once again this is more about emotion but I can’t stand the whole argument that there is some kind of spectrum between “first ballot hall of famer” and “guy who doesn’t belong but should at least get some votes.” In my opinion a player either is a hall of famer or he isn’t.
All things considered, I'd rather be in Philadelphia
by Veni Vidi Vici on Jan 10, 2012 12:29 AM EST up reply actions
Not exactly the point I was going for.
If we’re going to associate HoF worthiness with championships, then Williams is as qualified, if not more so, than Morris. Whether or not the accolades Morris or Williams received were deserved (in 4 postseason starts in ‘92, Morris went 0-3 with a 7.43 ERA), they still received them. If we’re going solely on the basis on their hardware, both are seemingly very worthy.
Some people don't think it be what it is, but it do.
by TheOrangeCone on Jan 12, 2012 1:04 AM EST up reply actions
Adding: I probably wouldn’t vote for Bernie Williams, but the dude had a really good career and probably should have gotten more than 9.6%
http://www.thegoodphight.com
Did you know Bernie’s the only CF since Mantle to average a .300/.400/.500 line over a ten year period?
by 88Lindros88 on Jan 10, 2012 11:41 AM EST up reply actions
This. Although Wayman Tisdale is still the best sports personality to become a jazz musician. Tisdale was truly good (RIP)
/Tisdale might make HOF in jazz, but never basketball
GMAT verbal section question, Philadelphia sports version.
In 2015, which one of the following will prove to be a better investment?
(a) Ilya Bryzgalov's contract (b) Ryan Howard's extension (c) Mike Vick's extension (d) Greek bonds from 2009 (e) Papelbon's bloat deal
You know those times you wish you could eliminate your most recent post due to extreme stupidity?
I just had one. Apologies to Wayman.
GMAT verbal section question, Philadelphia sports version.
In 2015, which one of the following will prove to be a better investment?
(a) Ilya Bryzgalov's contract (b) Ryan Howard's extension (c) Mike Vick's extension (d) Greek bonds from 2009 (e) Papelbon's bloat deal
This is what I meant, so only mildly idiotic.
GMAT verbal section question, Philadelphia sports version.
In 2015, which one of the following will prove to be a better investment?
(a) Ilya Bryzgalov's contract (b) Ryan Howard's extension (c) Mike Vick's extension (d) Greek bonds from 2009 (e) Papelbon's bloat deal
Really? Not that I think he should get in, bu I think the fact that he was a Yankee (and a yankee CF at that) hurts his vote totals more than it helps.
I can totally see a guy like Heyman saying "sure he was a great player, but he was no mantle or DiMaggio.
"Sometimes, the balls that fall in are jam shots"...Hunter Pence, on BABIP
He probably doesn’t feel badly because that would imply that he has a reduced sense of touch. Great article by the way.
by Cole_Hamels_Can on Jan 9, 2012 7:04 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
Yeah the funny thing about my correcting others is that I constantly post typos… I just find the “feel badly” to be a funny instance because it is an overcorrection for our natural tendency to over-use adjectives as in “I did good on the test”.
by Cole_Hamels_Can on Jan 9, 2012 11:36 PM EST up reply actions
Brian Regan would be so proud.
Some people don't think it be what it is, but it do.
by TheOrangeCone on Jan 12, 2012 1:06 AM EST up reply actions
Way back I used to think Ruben Sierra was on his way to big things…
- At the age of 23 in 1989, led the AL in triples (14), RBI (119), SLG (.543), and total bases (344).
- and finished 2nd in the AL MVP voting behind Robin Yount (256 to 228)
- Through his age 29 season in 1995, he had 220 HRs and 952 RBIs
Ended up playing 20 seasons for 9 different teams, and that’s counting his 3 stints in Texas only once.
Got 0 votes today — not surprising given where he ended up, but it would have been quite surprising 20 years ago.
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Celebrating over 50 years of slightly more Phils wins than losses: 1961-2011
I thought about him too when reading the list.
GMAT verbal section question, Philadelphia sports version.
In 2015, which one of the following will prove to be a better investment?
(a) Ilya Bryzgalov's contract (b) Ryan Howard's extension (c) Mike Vick's extension (d) Greek bonds from 2009 (e) Papelbon's bloat deal
I know this is weird on my part but the thing I remember him for most is being the guy who was traded for Jose Conseco. I just remember that being considered a major blockbuster trade in 1992 (some talking head on ESPN even called it the “trade of the decade” at the time) and both players wound up having meh careers more or less after the trade.
All things considered, I'd rather be in Philadelphia
by Veni Vidi Vici on Jan 10, 2012 12:35 AM EST up reply actions
Speaking of Hall of Fame
Grant Brisbee gives us this.
I would rather give Grant a Ford Frick than Bill Conlin.
Why look'st thou so?' -"With my crossbow
I shot the Albatross."
by RememberthePhitans on Jan 9, 2012 8:03 PM EST reply actions
That would be Jon Bois.
It’s still friggin’ funny.
Some people don't think it be what it is, but it do.
by TheOrangeCone on Jan 9, 2012 9:05 PM EST up reply actions
A couple minutes ago, I saw part of a news scroll, and what I caught read “els, Kendrick agree to extension.” I’m all excited…until it rolls around again, and I see it’s about the Angels and Howie Kendrick.
DAGNABBIT!
Bob.
by The Dark on Jan 9, 2012 9:38 PM EST via Android app reply actions
If it were what you thought, wouldn’t it have been “extensions”? As written, it makes it sound like Cole and Kyle made a contractual agreement with each other.
After giving me crap above you post this… hypocrisy thy name is taco-pal. Has anyone even seen you be nice to a Taco… I’m calling shenanigans:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SNxCvDYpmxE&feature=related
Too Silly? Maybe too silly.
by Cole_Hamels_Can on Jan 9, 2012 11:40 PM EST up reply actions
Aww
I’ll always have a soft spot for Terry Mulholland, not just for the reasons above (which have nothing to do with HOF-worthiness, of course), but because he signed an autograph and actually took time to talk to me after a game as a kid. Good guy. I’d have like to have seen him get ONE vote (just for the hell of it, like whoever voted for Young) but it wasn’t meant to be.
Also: Tim McCarver is the gateway drug to Chris Wheeler in the HOF.
Also to be honored over Induction Weekend will be Bob Elliott of the Toronto Sun with the J.G. Taylor Spink Award for baseball writing and television analyst Tim McCarver, the former major league catcher, with the Ford C. Frick Award for broadcasting.
You’ve all been warned.
Crap Campaign Productions present
… though it convenietly fits in the context of the link and j reed’s grammar follies
I’mma hit you!
Some people don't think it be what it is, but it do.
by TheOrangeCone on Jan 10, 2012 1:44 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
“Tim McCarver reporting for duty! And when I say ‘duty’ I’m referring to my announcing duties with FOX television in the ALCS and World Series, along with my partner Joe Buck. The origins of baseball are shrouded in the mists of time…”
http://www.thegoodphight.com
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8xdTYVxzEwI
"I wouldn’t run if there was a fire. I wouldn’t run anywhere. I hate running." - O. Munn
Make of this what you will:
http://misterballz.blogspot.com/2012/01/larkin-named-to-hall-of-fame.html
Sure this was a weak field of eligible players this year (especially first year eligible players), but that doesn’t make Larkin undeserving in my opinion.
All things considered, I'd rather be in Philadelphia
by Veni Vidi Vici on Jan 10, 2012 12:41 AM EST reply actions
bonus points for misspelling Bert Blyleven’s first and last names.
by perfectdepth on Jan 10, 2012 11:56 AM EST up reply actions
Just FYI
If anyone is interested in some humor, check out Randy Miller’s twitter feed over the last day, where he states how he submitted a blank ballot because nobody in this group of candidates—Larkin included—was worthy of inclusion
…and then goes on to talk about how Dave Conception should be in the HoF.
From an AP story on Larkin:
BARRY LARKIN had no idea back in 1982 that he would become a baseball Hall of Famer thanks to Bo Schembechler.
A two-sport standout in his senior year of high school, Larkin went to the University of Michigan on a scholarship to play defensive back for Schembechler’s Wolverines. When he arrived in Ann Arbor, Larkin learned he was being redshirted.
“I was a better football player than a baseball player at the time,” Larkin said. “And that was influential because I just worked on my baseball talent, just that alone. And that was an eye-opener because I got so much better.”
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