First recorded Hall-of-Fame ballot is awful news for Curt Schilling

[Demovictory9]

repubs blaming "woke mob" for keeping him out

https://www.msn.com/en-us/tv/news/first-recorded-hall-of-fame-ballot-is-awful-news-for-curt-schilling/ar-AAReDkz

Will Curt Schilling make it into the Hall-of-Fame this year? He's in his final year of eligibility to make it and one early ballot isn't exactly going to be something that gives many folks who want him in hope that he'll actually make it.

Jack McCaffery submitted the first ballot for this year's round of Hall-of-Fame voting and Schilling wasn't a player McCaffery picked despite previously voting for him.

[acantharchus]

1. No pity here. nt

[Freddie]

2. He's an asshole but one hell of a pitcher

To quote the late great Phillies manager Jim Fregosi, “every five days he’s a real horse on the mound. The other four days he’s just a horse’s ass.” And that’s from before he got involved with politics.

[Sherman A1]

5. I don't know about his pitching as I don't follow the sport

But I had one exchange with him via email many years ago when he ventured into the historical gaming business. He was and I suspect is still truly the south end of a north bound horse.

[Casady1]

6. If you look at

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his stats he is basically a .500 pitcher with 3 great seasons. If he is HOF material so is Hershiser. They have almost identical stats and Hershiser was equally dominant in post season baseball. He was in an era that he should have 250 wins.

[Tomconroy]

3. Big Papi is in my personal Hall of Fame. He should be an easy

First ballot win.

[secondwind]

4. He han an apt right above mine in Santo Domingo.

Ritzy building, kept two cars in the garage, one of them white. Kept his mistress in that apartment, I visited once with her, very young and holding a newborn baby boy.

[Casady1]

7. roid user

either they all get in or none. same with pudge.

[Tomconroy]

8. Ah. A Yankees fan.

[Casady1]

15. nope

I have been a national league fan since my dad took me to Ebbets field in 1955. I just think the sportswriters are selective on who they like. Ortiz and Pudge both used steroids. You also can't convince me that Piazza and Bagwell weren't users.

[rampartc]

9. hall of fame pitchers

at one time the braves had tom glavine, greg maddox, and john smoltz on the roster. i think phil niekro nay have been on that same team. at any rate, has any other team had 3 or 4 hall of fame pitchers on the roster?

[LakeVermilion]

11. I would suggest the Baltimore Orioles in the late 60's - early 70's.

Quality starters:

Mike Cuellar
Dave McNally
Jim Palmer

Also suggest late 50's New York Yankees:

Whitey Ford
Bob Turley
Don Larsen

[rampartc]

14. rhose are some legendary pitchers

don larson's perfect game in the 1956 world series will always be remembered. alas, neither larson nor "bullet bob" turley are in the hall of fame.

likewise, only palmer of those great orioles made it to cooperstown.

[MyOwnPeace]

19. The '71 Orioles......

had 4 20-game winners!!!!!

(And the Pirates, let by Roberto Clemente, beat them in the '71 World Series! )



((Sorry, just HAD to throw that in there! ))

[Casady1]

16. Neirkro was not.

[rampartc]

17. thanks. he may have retired a year or 2 before maddox joined the team.

i wonder if niekro is the only knuckle baller in cooperstown?

[Elwood P Dowd]

21. Hoyt Wilhelm is in the Hall of Fame. (nt)

[czarjak]

10. Has White Supremacy to spare though.

[MrsCoffee]

12. Womp womp.

[Princess Turandot]

13. The last time around, Schitting told the Hall and the BBWA to shove it...

I hope that they oblige him.

[PJMcK]

18. Schlling is an ass

It's difficult for me to work up any enthusiasm for retired multi-millionaire ballplayers getting their egos stroked.

I love baseball as a sport but the business of MLB has ruined that part of the game for me. I'd rather watch a local high school or college team play.

An additional thought: Schilling is a jackass as a person. He did pitch well, especially for 3 seasons. But his public comments and persona reveal a stupid jerk.

[SKKY]

20. In my opinion, the Hall-of-Fame is way too crowded.

So, I have no issues with Schilling not making it in.