tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8308814967611371361.post3101495814347896420..comments2009-08-18T13:35:17.902-05:00Comments on wezen-ball.com: Through the Years: Mike Mussinalarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17314820003835656973noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8308814967611371361.post-74876416647158766042009-03-30T16:40:00.000-05:002009-03-30T16:40:00.000-05:00Oh, I totally agree, but I was just using the term...Oh, I totally agree, but I was just using the terminology that's thrown around. In my mind, I've never known how a guy wasn't a HOFer his first year on the ballot and was in a following year. In my opinion, you're on the ballot once and the voters can vote for as many people as they want. If you don't get in, you don't get in. I realize there are problems with this, but I think it would keep out the HOVeryGood players that nostalgically get put in.tHeMARksMiThhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16445834941960575715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8308814967611371361.post-41766892166098855732009-03-30T13:21:00.000-05:002009-03-30T13:21:00.000-05:00I agree, Mark, though I still don't like calling s...I agree, Mark, though I still don't like calling some guys "first-ballot HOFers" and not others. I know the difference and I know what people are (generally) trying to say when they say that (they're saying that the player is so obvious a HOFer that there will be no debate, not even on the first ballot). At some point, if we keep calling people "first ballot HOFers", the distinction will itself become a sign of honor.<BR/><BR/>I know, I know... we're probably there already. I just don't like it. If it were up to me, Moose would be in on the first ballot, of course, but so would a lot of other people.larhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17314820003835656973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8308814967611371361.post-55019772642033390352009-03-30T08:39:00.000-05:002009-03-30T08:39:00.000-05:00To me, he's a Hall of Famer. It might take him 5-1...To me, he's a Hall of Famer. It might take him 5-10 tries, but I think he should be in. Guys like Johnson, Maddux, Glavine, and Martinez are first-ballot guys, and guys like Schilling, Mussina, and Smoltz are just a tier below but still excellent pitchers. I think if you asked for the top 10 pitchers of the last 20 years, he has to make that list, and if you can consistently make a list like that, you are a Hall of Famer.tHeMARksMiThhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16445834941960575715noreply@blogger.com