Comments on: HOF Election Analysis http://sports.outsidethebeltway.com/2007/01/hof-election-analysis/ News and commentary on the world of sports. Wed, 07 Sep 2011 16:33:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5 By: Jared W http://sports.outsidethebeltway.com/2007/01/hof-election-analysis/comment-page-1/#comment-115019 Jared W Sun, 14 Jan 2007 09:56:15 +0000 http://sports.outsidethebeltway.com/2007/01/hof-election-analysis/#comment-115019 How can you not elect Bert Blyleven to the HOF. To say he was not a dominate pitcher is absurd. He had the best curveball in baseball, hands down.
287 wins – 25th on the All-Time list
3,701 strikeouts – 5th on the All-Time list
685 career starts – 9th on the All-Time list
242 complete games
60 shutouts – 9th on the All-Time list
15 (1-0 wins) – 3rd on the All-Time list
Played on two World Series teams: 1979 Pittsburgh Pirates and the 1987 Minnesota Twins
Two-Time All-Star: 1973 and 1985
Won 20 games in 1973
How are those not HOF numbers?
And don’t forget about his dominate cruveball.

]]> By: Soccer Dad http://sports.outsidethebeltway.com/2007/01/hof-election-analysis/comment-page-1/#comment-98439 Soccer Dad Wed, 10 Jan 2007 12:59:15 +0000 http://sports.outsidethebeltway.com/2007/01/hof-election-analysis/#comment-98439 Cal Ripken – a diamond in rough times…

Today’s not a day to feel bad for Cal Ripken, but there’s an aspect to his career that must bug him to this day. He peaked in his second year. I don’t mean that he never was better than he was in 1983. In 1991 he won the MVP again. But in 1991 he wo…

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