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VanillaGorilla · 08-24-2013, 06:26 PM

What a class of sluggers this has become. 4 players with nearly 2400 HR between them.

The one with the most, and the most truly amazing career, in spite of it being cut short by a CEI, is that of Mark McGwire.

Hmmmmm....Canseco is in. Palmeiro is in. Now McGwire is in. I think that gives us a Congressional quorum.

Mark McGwire was taken by the Tigers with the 9th overall pick in the 2064 draft.

He cracked 60 HR his rookie campaign and drove in 144. Nice start, ROY.

This was a typical season for Big Mac. He sat out his 28 year-old 2071 season. He suffered his CEI in the middle of the 2077 season. Only one other season did he not play in at least 108 games.

In each season that he played 108 games, he hit at least 48 HR. His next lowest total of games played was 129. In each of the 10 seasons he played at least 129 games, he hit at least 50 HR and drove in at least 114. Yaaaaooowzer freaking wow.

In 2067 he picked up the Barry Bonds Best Batter (Brought to you by Balko) Award, aka the MVP.

He hit a career high 83 HR and drove in a career high 192 while slashing 319/403/762 for a npa OPS+ of 196.

He didn't stop, there. He led the Tigers to the WS and hit 7 HR in 8 post season games as the Tigers LOST the WS. Wasn't Mark's fault. They ran into a 117 game winning buzz saw Washington team, and were swept.

He would appear in one more WS, but would wind up on the losing end, once again.

For his career he hit 716 HR (12th, between Frank Robinson and Frank Howard) in 6311 AB, for a stunning rate of 1 HR every 8.8 AB.

In 1709 games he tallied 1698 RBI (35th) and scored 1329 runs (82nd, between Benny Kauff and Dick Hoblitzell). He had a career slash line of 294/394/670. Not too freaking horrible.

He ranks 5th on the career slg list, one spot ahead of Gavvy Cravath.
He ranks 8th on the career OPS list, one spot ahead of Ralph Kiner.

McGwire walked 990 times, 2 behind Jim Wyn for 78th place, all time.

McGwire won but the one mentioned MVP, but he did take home two GGs at 1B.

An 8 time All Star, McGwire enters the HOF at the age of 40 on his first ballot.

Black Ink: 38 (36)
Gray Ink: 165 (110)
HOFm: 272 (170)
HOFs: 51 (42)

Gorilla Composite: 5.4 (4.0)

Using the standards in place here, and applying them to McGwires RL record, he should be in Cooperstown. My call is that McGwire will get in the HOF, and it will be the same year Pete Rose gets in. Barry will come after.

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Ryan Howard is the second Howard inducted into the HOF (Frank) and the second Ryan in this class (Klesko).

An even greater oddity is that he received a WS ring for the 2058 season and then won Rookie of the Year in 2059.

Howard was taken by the Indians with the 19th overall pick by the Indians in the 2057 draft. A blown knee in July put him on the DL, in 2058. Ken Griffey Jr, Hal Trosky Sr and Gavvy Cravath carried the load and filled Howard's void and brought the WS trophy to the shores of Lake Erie.

In 2059 Howard launched 65 jacks and drove in 161 to take ROY honors. He helped the Tribe to another WS, but they fell in October.

In 2060 he launched 75 more jacks (career high) and drove in 146 while scoring 134, himself (career high) as he, Trosky, and Carl Hubbell brought a second WS trophy to what was no longer a mistake of a franchise. Win TWO WS for Cleveland, you are a HOFer and a universal freak.

For his career, Howard hit 551 HR (49th), drove in 1385 runs (86th, two more than Brouthers) and scored a fabulously cool looking 1111 runs.

He slashed 282/357/593 for his career. He ranks 45th on the career slg% list. His career OPS is the 72nd highest, 1 slot behind Hack Miller.

He retired in 2073 with 4 All Star games and one GG at 1B to his credit. He enters the HOF at the age of 48.

Black Ink: 21
Gray Ink: 88
HOFm: 157.5
HOFs: 34

Gorilla Composite: 3.1

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Albert Belle and Mark McGwire are entering their second OOTP HOF.

Francisco Liriano, Ryan Klesko and Ryan Howard enter their first OOTP HOF.

08-24-2013, 06:26 PM	#131
VanillaGorilla All Star Starter Join Date: Dec 2011 Posts: 1,371	Class of 2083 Writers Selections, Part 2: McGwire, Howard What a class of sluggers this has become. 4 players with nearly 2400 HR between them. The one with the most, and the most truly amazing career, in spite of it being cut short by a CEI, is that of Mark McGwire. Hmmmmm....Canseco is in. Palmeiro is in. Now McGwire is in. I think that gives us a Congressional quorum. Mark McGwire was taken by the Tigers with the 9th overall pick in the 2064 draft. He cracked 60 HR his rookie campaign and drove in 144. Nice start, ROY. This was a typical season for Big Mac. He sat out his 28 year-old 2071 season. He suffered his CEI in the middle of the 2077 season. Only one other season did he not play in at least 108 games. In each season that he played 108 games, he hit at least 48 HR. His next lowest total of games played was 129. In each of the 10 seasons he played at least 129 games, he hit at least 50 HR and drove in at least 114. Yaaaaooowzer freaking wow. In 2067 he picked up the Barry Bonds Best Batter (Brought to you by Balko) Award, aka the MVP. He hit a career high 83 HR and drove in a career high 192 while slashing 319/403/762 for a npa OPS+ of 196. He didn't stop, there. He led the Tigers to the WS and hit 7 HR in 8 post season games as the Tigers LOST the WS. Wasn't Mark's fault. They ran into a 117 game winning buzz saw Washington team, and were swept. He would appear in one more WS, but would wind up on the losing end, once again. For his career he hit 716 HR (12th, between Frank Robinson and Frank Howard) in 6311 AB, for a stunning rate of 1 HR every 8.8 AB. In 1709 games he tallied 1698 RBI (35th) and scored 1329 runs (82nd, between Benny Kauff and Dick Hoblitzell). He had a career slash line of 294/394/670. Not too freaking horrible. He ranks 5th on the career slg list, one spot ahead of Gavvy Cravath. He ranks 8th on the career OPS list, one spot ahead of Ralph Kiner. McGwire walked 990 times, 2 behind Jim Wyn for 78th place, all time. McGwire won but the one mentioned MVP, but he did take home two GGs at 1B. An 8 time All Star, McGwire enters the HOF at the age of 40 on his first ballot. Black Ink: 38 (36) Gray Ink: 165 (110) HOFm: 272 (170) HOFs: 51 (42) Gorilla Composite: 5.4 (4.0) Using the standards in place here, and applying them to McGwires RL record, he should be in Cooperstown. My call is that McGwire will get in the HOF, and it will be the same year Pete Rose gets in. Barry will come after. ------------------------------------------ Ryan Howard is the second Howard inducted into the HOF (Frank) and the second Ryan in this class (Klesko). An even greater oddity is that he received a WS ring for the 2058 season and then won Rookie of the Year in 2059. Howard was taken by the Indians with the 19th overall pick by the Indians in the 2057 draft. A blown knee in July put him on the DL, in 2058. Ken Griffey Jr, Hal Trosky Sr and Gavvy Cravath carried the load and filled Howard's void and brought the WS trophy to the shores of Lake Erie. In 2059 Howard launched 65 jacks and drove in 161 to take ROY honors. He helped the Tribe to another WS, but they fell in October. In 2060 he launched 75 more jacks (career high) and drove in 146 while scoring 134, himself (career high) as he, Trosky, and Carl Hubbell brought a second WS trophy to what was no longer a mistake of a franchise. Win TWO WS for Cleveland, you are a HOFer and a universal freak. For his career, Howard hit 551 HR (49th), drove in 1385 runs (86th, two more than Brouthers) and scored a fabulously cool looking 1111 runs. He slashed 282/357/593 for his career. He ranks 45th on the career slg% list. His career OPS is the 72nd highest, 1 slot behind Hack Miller. He retired in 2073 with 4 All Star games and one GG at 1B to his credit. He enters the HOF at the age of 48. Black Ink: 21 Gray Ink: 88 HOFm: 157.5 HOFs: 34 Gorilla Composite: 3.1 ------------------------------------- Albert Belle and Mark McGwire are entering their second OOTP HOF. Francisco Liriano, Ryan Klesko and Ryan Howard enter their first OOTP HOF.