[TBP]

I went to Hillsdale, which is about 90 miles west of Detroit, so I got to see these guys. I'm happy they made it. It's been a long wait.

[nickcarraway]

Only Tigers?

[Dilbert San Diego]

What’s with this back door way to get into the Hall of Fame? Aren’t they like damaged goods, or an asterisk by their names, since they didn’t qualify the regular way?

[lodi90]

That game seven Morris pitched was just unreal. No doubt one of the best in World Series history.

[heshtesh]

Lou Whitaker should have walked into the Hall of Fame arm in arm with Alan Trammell!

[RckyRaCoCo]

'84 was a great year...no-hitter by Morris, 35-5 first 40, and while Gibson shot against Eckersley will be what he'll be remembered for most, the right-field bleacher blast against Goose to put the '84 series away is the one for me. Trammell and Whitaker were like putting up a wall in the middle infield, little got past them. Not huge numbers offensively, but they got plenty of timely hits when it counted most.

Congrats to Jack Morris and Alan Trammell.

[ifinnegan]

What about Lou?

[Redwood71]

I have no problem with Morris and Trammell making the hall. Liked both players. But when the voting hits an obvious set up, it makes it hard to appreciate the award.
Here’s a comparison:

A six-time All-Star, Trammell scored 1,231 runs and drove in 1,003. He batted .285 with 185 home runs and a .352 on-base average — he walked 850 times and struck out 874.

On the other hand, Chipper Jones scored 1,619 runs and drove in 1,623. He batted .303 with 468 home runs and a .401 OBP. He won a batting title in 2008. He was an all-star eight times and an MVP once and won 2 silver slugger awards. He is recognized as the best switch hitter ever as he is only one of the three to hit over 400 home runs and have a lifetime average over .300. Mickey Mantle and Eddie Murray are the other two.

Another problem with it is that the Tigers were not as competitive as the Braves. They played with Trammell one time in a world series and one division series.

The Braves played in three world series with Jones and 14 division title years.

Whereas I appreciate the work Ron Trammell did, when such glaring stats come out it, it kind of ruins the award and looks like it was given just to give the two a chance to go in together rather than being the best player selected. And I’m not a Braves fan.

rwood

[DFG]

Allan Trammel and Lou Whitaker on "Magnum PI": https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=9&v=Oc_yETYratI

[kenmcg]

Just one man’s opinion, the baseball Hall of Fame is a farce. It is controlled by a bunch of jock sniffing sports writers. One only has to look at the vast numbers of great players who weren’t polite with writers and players who ddn’t reflect lifestyle standards, that have been kept out.

[RinaseaofDs]

How did Morris not make it before? 172 CGs?