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First-timers Ichiro, CC and elite closer Wagner elected to Hall

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First-timers Ichiro, CC and elite closer Wagner elected to Hall - Lemmy.World

That one person who didn’t vote for Ichiro better fess up…

Jan 21 at 11:46pmWeb
Show threadVeedemJan 22
All great inductees. Ichiro was a machine and I can’t believe someone didn’t vote for him.
Show threadthemokenJan 22

Wagner was off my radar, but just based on stats I’m not super impressed? Like, I understand relievers aren’t held to the same standard as SPs, and a 2.3 career ERA is damn good… But half as much bWAR as Mariano? How is that not Hall of Very Good material?

Like Adam Wainwright, who didn’t even whiff the hall, provided more WAR in half the games just by eating innings…

Show threadVeedemJan 22
He’s 8th in overall career saves. That’s pretty elite.
Show threadthemokenJan 23
Fair enough. I’m not really a fan of saves as a stat, like wins they seem a bit too arbitrary/contextual vs. actually measuring the outcome of pitching, but I’m also not a small hall type so sure.
Show threadheadie_sageJan 22
CC was already a HoFer in my heart. Didn’t know his stats stacked up so well against other lefty starters already in the hall though. Don’t think we’ll see another 3k strikeout pitcher for a while, if ever.
Show threadmeant2live218Jan 23
Five bucks says that the guy who didn’t vote for Ichiro didn’t hand out 10 votes, and that the snub is purely because they don’t believe anyone should be unanimous.