This post is for voting and discussion in the 81st round of balloting for the Circle of Greats (COG). This round completes the addition (begun in last week’s round) to the ballot of those players born in 1907. Rules and lists are after the jump. Continue reading
Even against a couple of popular birth-year classmates, Jimmie Foxx dominated this week’s vote to easily win induction as the 80th member of the High Heat Stats Circle of Greats. More on Foxx and the voting after the jump Continue reading
This Circle of Greats (COG) vote is not to induct anyone into the Circle, but only to select two players who will be restored back on to the main ballot after having been previously been dropped from eligibility. This seventh “redemption round” (we’ve been holding such redemption votes interspersed among the regular voting rounds every tenth voting round or so) gives voters a chance to reconsider past candidates who have previously fallen off the regular induction ballots. Continue reading
‘Tis the season to be voting, this post being for voting and discussion in the 80th round of balloting for the Circle of Greats (COG). This round begins to add to the ballot those players born in 1907. Rules and lists are after the jump. Continue reading
The last time the Cleveland Indians won a World Series, their shortstop, Lou Boudreau, was both the indisputable MVP of the league as well as the team’s manager. Boudreau has come very close to COG induction in the past, and this vote was in doubt until the last day of balloting. But in the end it was indeed Boudreau who earned induction as the 79th member of the High Heat Stats Circle of Greats. More on Lou, and the voting, after the jump. Continue reading
This post is for voting and discussion in the 79th round of balloting for the Circle of Greats (COG). This round adds to the list of candidates eligible to receive your votes those players born in 1908. Rules and lists are after the jump. Continue reading
Mel Ott’s great years were before World War II; he died as a relatively young man almost sixty years ago; his franchise left New York, where he played his whole career, before most current fans were born; and his career total of 511 homers no longer seems as stupendous as it once did. All these factors mean he may not be remembered by casual fans (other than crossword puzzle aficionados) as much as other ballplayers of comparable stature. But that didn’t stop the Circle’s voters from embracing Ott overwhelmingly. By a wide margin, Mel becomes the 78th inductee into the High Heat Stats Circle of Greats. More on Master Melvin, and the voting, after the jump. Continue reading
Happy Thanksgiving! This post is for voting and discussion in the 78th round of balloting for the Circle of Greats (COG). This round adds to the list of candidates eligible to receive your votes those players born in 1909. Rules and lists are after the jump. Continue reading
In one of the closest and latest-decided elections in Circle of Greats history, Joe Gordon just edged out his contemporary Lou Boudreau, and slugger Harmon Killebrew as well, each by a single vote. Gordon becomes, just barely, the 77th inductee into the High Heat Stats Circle of Greats. More on “Flash” Gordon, and the voting, after the jump. Continue reading
This post is for voting and discussion in the 77th round of balloting for the Circle of Greats (COG). This round completes the addition to the ballot of those players born in 1910. Rules and lists are after the jump. Continue reading