tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8805246453926595119.post6676237910931854075..comments2024-03-02T09:21:12.880-05:00Comments on Tyler's Think Tank: My Hall of Fame BallotTyler Maherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11438482483164686481noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8805246453926595119.post-16933465309297987392014-07-09T19:24:13.640-04:002014-07-09T19:24:13.640-04:00l think that BB can be justifiably given Ruth'...l think that BB can be justifiably given Ruth's unofficial title. I will admit Ruth was a five-tool player in his younger days, but Bonds was like a left-handed Say Hey Kid. Ruth could run, hit for power and average, field and throw. But Barry could run as fast as Bo, smash the ball with unmatchable power, hit well enough for a batting title or two(Ruth was unlucky enough to play at about the same time as Ty Cobb, and by the time Ty was gone, so was Ruth's ability to hit for high averages)and field well enough to contend for Gold Gloves. No disrespect for the slugging and OPS. champ, but Barry's better. pujolsfan#5noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8805246453926595119.post-17273879281993532402013-01-08T00:23:21.442-05:002013-01-08T00:23:21.442-05:00OPS+ factors a player's home ballpark into acc...OPS+ factors a player's home ballpark into account, and his 141 OPS+ rates higher than Duke Snider, Ken Griffey Jr., and Dave Winfield, to name a few. It's easy to dismiss Walker as a product of Coors Field even though he was already a great player in Montreal before he joined the Rockies and continued to be great after he left Colorado.<br /><br />Baseball Reference can neutralize a player's hitting statistics to put them in the context of a neutral run scoring environment, and even then Walker still has a .294/.378/.530 batting line and 357 home runs. Those aren't slam dunk Hall of Fame figures, but they're good enough for me.<br /><br />People lose sight of the fact that he was a terrific hitter and would have been a great player anywhere. Probably wouldn't have won the batting titles and MVP, but still a terrific all-around player. <br /><br />Tyler Maherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11438482483164686481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8805246453926595119.post-82948770809423201172013-01-07T20:09:21.921-05:002013-01-07T20:09:21.921-05:00Larry Walker was a very good player but Coors Fiel...Larry Walker was a very good player but Coors Field made him a superstar. 70 pt higher home batting average for his career .348 v .278. And his splits for his Coors Field years are even greater.<br />So, to answer your question. Yes, I would exclude them from the HOF providing their home field offered them the same advantage as Coors Field. Unless they performed like a HOF'er on the road alsoAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10491913920087714356noreply@blogger.com