2019 HOF Class

[Proven Veteran]

And is no contest the best closer in MLB history. There are discussions about who the best player was at each MLB position throughout history. Not so for closer.

Closer is not a position. Its like lead-off man or clean up hitter. Ricky Henderson was the best Lead off man ever without question. So I am not sure your argument is valid.

Can't wait for the first Super Utility Man to be enshrined!

Zobrist has found his loophole.

[biittner77]

And is no contest the best closer in MLB history. There are discussions about who the best player was at each MLB position throughout history. Not so for closer.

Closer is not a position. Its like lead-off man or clean up hitter. Ricky Henderson was the best Lead off man ever without question. So I am not sure your argument is valid.

Can't wait for the first Super Utility Man to be enshrined!

 

Mick Kelleher?

[bukie]

Trying to argue that closer is not a position is just being willfully ignorant. If you want to argue that there's no difference between a closer and any other reliever, then fine, Rivera is no doubt the best reliever of all time.

 

Arguing that anyone does or doesn't deserve every vote is just being stupidly cynical, but hey, apparently that's just the best anyone can expect around here these days.

 

Getting 100% of the vote just removes one of the dumbest stigmas of hall of fame voting, and the efforts to make voting public probably contributes more than anything else to that. Next step would be to have the writers get over themselves and vote in two of the 10 best players of all time.

[jersey cubs fan]

 

Arguing that anyone does or doesn't deserve every vote is just being stupidly cynical.

What?

[Ding Dong Johnson]

 

Arguing that anyone does or doesn't deserve every vote is just being stupidly cynical.

What?

that's just the best anyone can expect around here these days

[Clem Fandango]