{"id":18780,"date":"2025-01-22T10:48:37","date_gmt":"2025-01-22T15:48:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nationalsarmrace.com\/?p=18780"},"modified":"2025-01-22T10:48:37","modified_gmt":"2025-01-22T15:48:37","slug":"bbwaa-elects-three-to-the-hall","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nationalsarmrace.com\/?p=18780","title":{"rendered":"BBWAA Elects three to the Hall"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Sabathia is a 1st ballot HoF guy. Photo wiki\/flickr chris.ptacek<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The class of 2025<\/a> is now set. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Two first-ballot hall of famers in CC Sabathia<\/strong> and Ichiro Suzuki<\/strong> will join last-gasp 10th ballot electee and Virginia native Billy Wagner<\/strong> in Cooperstown later this year. They’ll be part ofa 5-man class, joined by selectees David Parker<\/strong> and Dick Allen<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here’s some quick thoughts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1,. Billy Wagner<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In my HoF fake ballot post, I said i wouldn’t have voted for him<\/a>. I went back and searched all my fake ballot posts going back to 2017 … and I’ve never really vacillated from this stance. In a couple of posts I said, “eh, maybe” on Wagner but I was never a yes. I think its a product of my reliever bias in general, whether it’s evaluating the value of a closer or the value of a prospect. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nonetheless, you can’t argue with his dominance. A 187 CAREER ERA+ is nothing to shake a stick at, and I’m glad he’s in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2. CC Sabathia<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sabathia becomes a first ballot Hall of Famer. I’ve always liked Sabathia and its a great honor to cap his career. Funny how nobody ever accused him of being a PED guy. He was more likely to be accused of being an all-you-can-eat buffet violator, not a drug test violator.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, here’s a thought exercise for you. Here’s two arbitrary players overall career stats.<\/p>\n\n\n\n