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VanillaGorilla · 08-20-2013, 04:29 AM

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Harmon Killebrew becomes the 5th entry in the last 6 to have First Ballot Standard entry numbers.

Killebrew was selected by the Jacksonville Sonics (the former Dodgers)with the third pick in the 2051 draft. Good move.

Three years later they traded him to San Diego. Uhhhhh...not so good move.

It isn't like Killer was slow to hit his stride (like Steve Carlton was, for example). Heck, he crushed the Rookie of the Year competition by crushing 55 balls into the stands and driving in 138 while slashing 278/362/609 (npa OPS+ 145).

When he was traded he had hit 25 HR in 75 games.

Killebrew logged nearly 21 years of service time and was an 8 time All Star in his career. I wish I could tell you that Jacksonville received Greg Maddux in return, or something awesomely spectacular like that.

San Diego made the Brock-Broglio trade look like an act of sagacity by the Cubs. The Sonics received two players you will not see in the HOF: Charlie Grimm and Harry Stanton. You won't see them here because neither played 10 years. Heck, combined they played less than 9 (and had 1 AS appearance).

So...just how awesome was Killebrew?

6 seasons of 50 HR. 10 seasons of 40. 12 seasons with 100+ RBI, including 8 consecutively. 2 Barry Bonds Best Batter (brought to you by Balko) Awards and 3 WS titles.

A career slash line of 285/391/620 is awe inspiring.

865 HR, ditto, and then some. That places him 3rd, one spot ahead of Barry Bonds, on the career list.

Killebrew tallied 2114 RBI (5th, one fewer than Bonds, one spot ahead of Mike Schmidt) and scored 1759 times (10th). He hit safely 2490 times (50th) and walked safely another 1468 (5th, one spot behind Eddie Yost). He was also 12 for 13 in stealing bases.

He enters the HOF tied with Dick Hoblitzell for 78th spot on the OBP list. He is 22nd on the career slg% list, 0.0001 behind Reggie Jackson and 0.0001 ahead of Dave Kingman.

Killebrew enters the HOF 22nd on the career OPS list, again, one spot behind Reggie Jackson.

He signed a 5 year deal for $8M per with SD....deal of the century.

He left for San Fran when they offered him $14M per for 5 yrs. He continued his awesomeness there.

At the age of 35, the Giants didn't think he was $14M per awesome, anymore. Bad call.

He signed with Philly for $12M per and showed the Giants to be idiots. All he did was establish a career high with 65 HR, establish a career high with 146 RBI, and establish a career high by scoring 126 runs while walking a career high 115 times. He posted a slash line of 337/454/742 for a career high npa OPS+ of 212. This would be his first of 4 consecutive seasons with a npa OPS+ above 200. A freaking bargain for $12M per.

Oh, btw, the Phillies won the WS and Killebrew the MVP. All he did in the post season was hit 7 HR and drive in 13 in 11 games.

With his contract up, the Cardinals decided Killebrew was worth $15M per year of awesomeness. He proved them right. In 2067 he hit 54 HR and put up what would be a career best 223 npa OPS+.

In 2068, at the age of 38, he reestablished career highs in HR (73), RBI (162) and runs (146) and won his second MVP, in the process. Oh, btw, he led the Cardinals to a WS win.

At age 40, the Cardinals didn't think he was awesome, anymore. So, they let him go to Washington as a FA. Bad move STL, good move DC.

Killebrew missed some time with injuries, but still slashed 280/417/610 (npa OPS+ 160) in 111 games and, yep, led the Nationals to a WS win.

Killebrew is the first player from each of these teams to reach the HOF. He will not be the last, from any of them.

Sitting on 857 HR, and Hank Aaron's long standing career HR record in sight, Killebrew could not sign with a team in either 2072 or 2073. Toronto gave him a minor league deal in 2074 (though he went straight to the majors) and he hit 8 HR, but batted .228. He retired following that season.

Killebrew enters the HOF at the age of 50 with a position designation of 1B.

Black Ink: 17 (48)
Gray Ink: 176 (193)
HOFm: 264 (178)
HOFs: 62 (46)

Gorilla Composite: 4.8 (5.2)

Using the standards in place here and applying them to RL, there is no reason Killebrew should not have been a First Ballot inductee into Cooperstown. His RL career, relative to his competition, was better than the one he had here.

I guess the RL writers were all a bunch or Ryan Dempsters....it took them four shots to achieve the obvious intended result.

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Of 124 entrants, Killebrew is the 37th RL HOFer.
Killebrew enters his first OOTP HOF.

08-20-2013, 04:29 AM	#124
VanillaGorilla All Star Starter Join Date: Dec 2011 Posts: 1,371	Class of 2080: Killebrew Another surname that needs no further descriptor, here. Harmon Killebrew becomes the 5th entry in the last 6 to have First Ballot Standard entry numbers. Killebrew was selected by the Jacksonville Sonics (the former Dodgers)with the third pick in the 2051 draft. Good move. Three years later they traded him to San Diego. Uhhhhh...not so good move. It isn't like Killer was slow to hit his stride (like Steve Carlton was, for example). Heck, he crushed the Rookie of the Year competition by crushing 55 balls into the stands and driving in 138 while slashing 278/362/609 (npa OPS+ 145). When he was traded he had hit 25 HR in 75 games. Killebrew logged nearly 21 years of service time and was an 8 time All Star in his career. I wish I could tell you that Jacksonville received Greg Maddux in return, or something awesomely spectacular like that. San Diego made the Brock-Broglio trade look like an act of sagacity by the Cubs. The Sonics received two players you will not see in the HOF: Charlie Grimm and Harry Stanton. You won't see them here because neither played 10 years. Heck, combined they played less than 9 (and had 1 AS appearance). So...just how awesome was Killebrew? 6 seasons of 50 HR. 10 seasons of 40. 12 seasons with 100+ RBI, including 8 consecutively. 2 Barry Bonds Best Batter (brought to you by Balko) Awards and 3 WS titles. A career slash line of 285/391/620 is awe inspiring. 865 HR, ditto, and then some. That places him 3rd, one spot ahead of Barry Bonds, on the career list. Killebrew tallied 2114 RBI (5th, one fewer than Bonds, one spot ahead of Mike Schmidt) and scored 1759 times (10th). He hit safely 2490 times (50th) and walked safely another 1468 (5th, one spot behind Eddie Yost). He was also 12 for 13 in stealing bases. He enters the HOF tied with Dick Hoblitzell for 78th spot on the OBP list. He is 22nd on the career slg% list, 0.0001 behind Reggie Jackson and 0.0001 ahead of Dave Kingman. Killebrew enters the HOF 22nd on the career OPS list, again, one spot behind Reggie Jackson. He signed a 5 year deal for $8M per with SD....deal of the century. He left for San Fran when they offered him $14M per for 5 yrs. He continued his awesomeness there. At the age of 35, the Giants didn't think he was $14M per awesome, anymore. Bad call. He signed with Philly for $12M per and showed the Giants to be idiots. All he did was establish a career high with 65 HR, establish a career high with 146 RBI, and establish a career high by scoring 126 runs while walking a career high 115 times. He posted a slash line of 337/454/742 for a career high npa OPS+ of 212. This would be his first of 4 consecutive seasons with a npa OPS+ above 200. A freaking bargain for $12M per. Oh, btw, the Phillies won the WS and Killebrew the MVP. All he did in the post season was hit 7 HR and drive in 13 in 11 games. With his contract up, the Cardinals decided Killebrew was worth $15M per year of awesomeness. He proved them right. In 2067 he hit 54 HR and put up what would be a career best 223 npa OPS+. In 2068, at the age of 38, he reestablished career highs in HR (73), RBI (162) and runs (146) and won his second MVP, in the process. Oh, btw, he led the Cardinals to a WS win. At age 40, the Cardinals didn't think he was awesome, anymore. So, they let him go to Washington as a FA. Bad move STL, good move DC. Killebrew missed some time with injuries, but still slashed 280/417/610 (npa OPS+ 160) in 111 games and, yep, led the Nationals to a WS win. Killebrew is the first player from each of these teams to reach the HOF. He will not be the last, from any of them. Sitting on 857 HR, and Hank Aaron's long standing career HR record in sight, Killebrew could not sign with a team in either 2072 or 2073. Toronto gave him a minor league deal in 2074 (though he went straight to the majors) and he hit 8 HR, but batted .228. He retired following that season. Killebrew enters the HOF at the age of 50 with a position designation of 1B. Black Ink: 17 (48) Gray Ink: 176 (193) HOFm: 264 (178) HOFs: 62 (46) Gorilla Composite: 4.8 (5.2) Using the standards in place here and applying them to RL, there is no reason Killebrew should not have been a First Ballot inductee into Cooperstown. His RL career, relative to his competition, was better than the one he had here. I guess the RL writers were all a bunch or Ryan Dempsters....it took them four shots to achieve the obvious intended result. -------------------------------------------- Of 124 entrants, Killebrew is the 37th RL HOFer. Killebrew enters his first OOTP HOF. Last edited by VanillaGorilla; 08-20-2013 at 04:48 AM.