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Originally Posted by David Watts
Whitaker received 51% votes for his first go round with the Hall of Fame committee. I think he will make it in.
I've been having some rather nothing to hoot about drafts lately. Chet Lemon dropped for 81. Really need a couple stud pitchers. I've never had Seaver, Carlton or Gooden in a random debut. Really hope to see them soon.
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You should've voted for "Sweet" Lou (I know you don't like to interfere with the committee in your game, but still
). Lemon's a massively underrated player. The reason the Tigers were so good in the 1980's was Parrish/Whitaker/Trammell/Lemon up the middle. Jack Morris likes to think he was the reason, and he is the one that's been closest to getting into the Hall, but Whitaker and Trammell have been completely shafted. If Morris ever does get in, he better recognize the contributions of those four to his "success" (I just don't see Morris as all that special [a 105 ERA+, 44.1 rWAR, 38.4 JAWS, which places him between Jon Matlack and Bill Hutchinson? Excuse me while I yawn]). We'll see if his hubris will allow such humility - Yeah...Um...Not a fan.
I've had Steve Carlton in my game for 11 seasons now. He's 143-105, with 3 saves and a 3.08 ERA (129 ERA+) through his age 29 season, and is about to receive his 1st Cy Young for his age 29 season in 1925, after winning the pitching triple crown with a 19-8 record, 2.40 ERA (163 ERA+), leading the NL in IP with 273.2 IP, 99 BB, and 267 K, 8.8 K/9, and leading MLB in pitching WAR with a 7.8 WAR. I've had Gooden before in another random debut, but not this one. Carlton was the Cy Young runner up in 1917 at age 21, and again in 1921 at age 25. He's definitely the best starting pitcher I've ever seen in a random debut, and I'm looking forward to seeing how the rest of his career progresses.