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VanillaGorilla · 03-04-2013, 01:28 AM

The National League has added the DH. Armageddon cannot come swiftly enough.

Re Burkett: Unless he gets hit with a CEI, my experience with Burkett is that he produces very much along the lines of Scott's JB. Here, he did not have that type of career, but managed to sneak into the HOF, anyway, on cumulative numbers. That he gave me the opportunity to make a Joan Baez reference (and it is only now I notice the shared initials...lol) is doubly cool.

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Walter Johnson enters as the single greatest pitcher in league history, without question.

He is the all time leader in wins (and, at the time of his entry, the only 300 game winner) with 314. He is also the career leader in strike outs with 5539. No other player has 5000 Ks. No active pitcher is within 2400 Ks of his career mark.

He is also the career leader in GS (691), IP (4843 2/3), VORP and WAR.

Johnson is the 26th player named to the previous HOF and this one. He is the 20th RL HOFer to join this shrine, and the 7th player to be inducted into all three.

When summarizing a player's career when it is like the one Johnson had, the details can be overwhelming. In short, he ruled.

Drafted by the Cardinals with the first pick overall in the 2007 draft, he defined the "no-brainer" draft choice.

4 CYAs
4 20 win seasons
6 300 K seasons
8 AS teams
5 time league leader in Wins
4 time league leader in Ks
3 time league leader in ERA

In his 24 seasons he posted a record of 314-199 before retiring in 2031. His OOTP ERA of 3.14 for his career ranks him 25th. His npa ERA+ for 24 freaking seasons is a 137.

Johnson pitched for the Cardinals through the 2028 season. In 2027, at the age of 37, he took the hill 34 times, won 13 games, and led the youngsters in St Louis by his example to a WS win. No other player from that squad has been inducted to the HOF. In 2028, he gritted through another campaign and again brought WS joy to to St Louis, this time George Sisler had joined the club.

On both of those WS squads was OOTP Forum favorite Freddie Manrique. Inexplicably, following the 2028 season, the Cardinals let both Johnson AND Manrique leaves a Free Agents. What happened to the Cards? They won a 3rd straight WS.....

In 2020, Johnson had his best season as he went 21-6, struck out 299 men, and posted an OOTP ERA of 1.96 (npa ERA+ 218) and won the third of his 4 CYAs.

Johnson enters on the First Ballot Standard in his first year of eligibility.

Black Ink: 75 (150)
Gray Ink: 339 (420)
HOFm: 248.8 (364)
HOFs: 60 (83)

Gorilla Composite: 6.1 (9.5)

03-04-2013, 01:28 AM	#54
VanillaGorilla All Star Starter Join Date: Dec 2011 Posts: 1,371	Class of 2037 (1965): Johnson The National League has added the DH. Armageddon cannot come swiftly enough. Re Burkett: Unless he gets hit with a CEI, my experience with Burkett is that he produces very much along the lines of Scott's JB. Here, he did not have that type of career, but managed to sneak into the HOF, anyway, on cumulative numbers. That he gave me the opportunity to make a Joan Baez reference (and it is only now I notice the shared initials...lol) is doubly cool. ---------------------------------- Walter Johnson enters as the single greatest pitcher in league history, without question. He is the all time leader in wins (and, at the time of his entry, the only 300 game winner) with 314. He is also the career leader in strike outs with 5539. No other player has 5000 Ks. No active pitcher is within 2400 Ks of his career mark. He is also the career leader in GS (691), IP (4843 2/3), VORP and WAR. Johnson is the 26th player named to the previous HOF and this one. He is the 20th RL HOFer to join this shrine, and the 7th player to be inducted into all three. When summarizing a player's career when it is like the one Johnson had, the details can be overwhelming. In short, he ruled. Drafted by the Cardinals with the first pick overall in the 2007 draft, he defined the "no-brainer" draft choice. 4 CYAs 4 20 win seasons 6 300 K seasons 8 AS teams 5 time league leader in Wins 4 time league leader in Ks 3 time league leader in ERA In his 24 seasons he posted a record of 314-199 before retiring in 2031. His OOTP ERA of 3.14 for his career ranks him 25th. His npa ERA+ for 24 freaking seasons is a 137. Johnson pitched for the Cardinals through the 2028 season. In 2027, at the age of 37, he took the hill 34 times, won 13 games, and led the youngsters in St Louis by his example to a WS win. No other player from that squad has been inducted to the HOF. In 2028, he gritted through another campaign and again brought WS joy to to St Louis, this time George Sisler had joined the club. On both of those WS squads was OOTP Forum favorite Freddie Manrique. Inexplicably, following the 2028 season, the Cardinals let both Johnson AND Manrique leaves a Free Agents. What happened to the Cards? They won a 3rd straight WS..... In 2020, Johnson had his best season as he went 21-6, struck out 299 men, and posted an OOTP ERA of 1.96 (npa ERA+ 218) and won the third of his 4 CYAs. Johnson enters on the First Ballot Standard in his first year of eligibility. Black Ink: 75 (150) Gray Ink: 339 (420) HOFm: 248.8 (364) HOFs: 60 (83) Gorilla Composite: 6.1 (9.5) Last edited by VanillaGorilla; 03-04-2013 at 02:01 AM.