This post is for voting and discussion in the 140th round of balloting for the Circle of Greats (COG). This is the last of three rounds of balloting adds to the list of candidates eligible to receive your votes those players born in 1979. Rules and lists are after the jump.
Continue readingThis post is for voting and discussion in the 139th round of balloting for the Circle of Greats (COG). This is the second of three rounds of balloting adding to the list of candidates eligible to receive your votes those players born in 1979. Rules and lists are after the jump.
Continue readingThis post is for voting and discussion in the 138th round of balloting for the Circle of Greats (COG). This is the first of three rounds of balloting adding to the list of candidates eligible to receive your votes those players born in 1979. Rules and lists are after the jump.
Continue readingFor the second year in a row, there was a tie vote in the annual Circle of Greats Balloting, so we will have a run-off election between the two tied players, Carlos Beltran and Bill Dahlen.
Beltran was bested in last year’s run-off against Roy Halladay, a contest that presented the challenge of evaluating an everyday player against a pitcher. This year’s contest is equally as challenging if not more so, comparing two everyday players whose careers are separated by more than a century. More after the jump.
Continue readingThis post is for voting and discussion in the 137th round of balloting for the Circle of Greats (COG). This round of balloting adds to the list of candidates eligible to receive your votes those players born in 1978. Rules and lists are after the jump.
Continue readingThere was a tie vote in the Circle of Greats 1977 Balloting, so we will have a run-off election between the two tied players, Carlos Beltran and Roy Halladay. More after the jump.
| Seasons | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | OPS+ | TB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlos Beltran | 1998-2017 | 2586 | 11031 | 9768 | 1582 | 2725 | 565 | 78 | 435 | 1587 | 312 | 49 | 1084 | 1795 | .279 | .350 | .486 | .837 | 119 | 4751 |
| per 162 games | 162 | 691 | 612 | 99 | 171 | 35 | 5 | 27 | 99 | 20 | 3 | 68 | 112 | .279 | .350 | .486 | .837 | 119 | 298 |
| Seasons | W | L | W-L% | ERA | G | GS | CG | SHO | IP | BB | SO | ERA+ | FIP | WHIP | H9 | HR9 | BB9 | SO9 | SO/W | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roy Halladay | 1998-2013 | 203 | 105 | .659 | 3.38 | 416 | 390 | 67 | 20 | 2749.1 | 592 | 2117 | 131 | 3.39 | 1.178 | 8.7 | 0.8 | 1.9 | 6.9 | 3.58 |
| per 162 games | 17 | 9 | .659 | 3.38 | 35 | 33 | 6 | 2 | 232 | 50 | 179 | 131 | 3.39 | 1.178 | 8.7 | 0.8 | 1.9 | 6.9 | 3.58 |
This post is for voting and discussion in the 136th round of balloting for the Circle of Greats (COG). This round of balloting adds to the list of candidates eligible to receive your votes those players born in 1977. Rules and lists are after the jump.
Continue readingThis post is for voting and discussion in the 135th round of balloting for the Circle of Greats (COG). The Baseball Writers of America threw us a curve this year, with no players elected to the Hall of Fame. So we will do likewise, and not elect anyone to the Circle of Greats. But, we will still have an election to fill the ballot for next year’s Circle of Greats election. Rules and lists are after the jump.
This post is for voting and discussion in the 134th round of balloting for the Circle of Greats (COG). This is the second of two rounds of balloting adding to the list of candidates eligible to receive your votes those players born in 1975. Rules and lists are after the jump.
This post is for voting and discussion in the 133rd round of balloting for the Circle of Greats (COG). This is the first of two rounds of balloting adding to the list of candidates eligible to receive your votes those players born in 1975. Rules and lists are after the jump.