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Sutter elected to baseball Hall of Fame

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<!-- begin text11 div --><TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width="100%" border=0><TBODY><TR><TD vAlign=top><!-- begin leftcol --><!-- template inline -->NEW YORK -- Bruce Sutter was elected to the Hall of Fame on Tuesday, just the fourth relief pitcher given baseball's highest honor.
<!---------------------INLINE TABLE (BEGIN)---------------------><TABLE id=inlinetable cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=3 width=249 align=right border=0><TBODY><TR><TH style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #000000" colSpan=3><CENTER>Hall of Fame voting</CENTER></TH><TR style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ececec" vAlign=top><TD colSpan=3>520 votes cast; 390 needed for election: </TD></TR><TR style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ececec" vAlign=top><TD style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #999999" width=125>Name</TD><TD style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #999999" width=25>Votes</TD><TD style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #999999" width=75>Percentage</TD></TR><TR style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" vAlign=top><TD width=125>Bruce Sutter </TD><TD width=25>400 </TD><TD width=75>76.9 </TD></TR><TR style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ececec" vAlign=top><TD width=125>Jim Rice </TD><TD width=25>337 </TD><TD width=75>64.8 </TD></TR><TR style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" vAlign=top><TD width=125>Rich Gossage </TD><TD width=25>336 </TD><TD width=75>64.6 </TD></TR><TR style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ececec" vAlign=top><TD width=125>Andre Dawson </TD><TD width=25>317 </TD><TD width=75>61.0 </TD></TR><TR style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" vAlign=top><TD width=125>Bert Blyleven </TD><TD width=25>277 </TD><TD width=75>53.3 </TD></TR><TR style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ececec" vAlign=top><TD width=125>Lee Smith </TD><TD width=25>234 </TD><TD width=75>45.0 </TD></TR><TR style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" vAlign=top><TD width=125>Jack Morris </TD><TD width=25>214 </TD><TD width=75>41.2 </TD></TR><TR style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ececec" vAlign=top><TD width=125>Tommy John </TD><TD width=25>154 </TD><TD width=75>29.6 </TD></TR><TR style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" vAlign=top><TD width=125>Steve Garvey </TD><TD width=25>135 </TD><TD width=75>26.0 </TD></TR><TR style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ececec" vAlign=top><TD width=125>Alan Trammell </TD><TD width=25>92 </TD><TD width=75>17.7 </TD></TR><TR style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" vAlign=top><TD width=125>Dave Parker </TD><TD width=25>76 </TD><TD width=75>14.4 </TD></TR><TR style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ececec" vAlign=top><TD width=125>Dave Concepcion </TD><TD width=25>65 </TD><TD width=75>12.5 </TD></TR><TR style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" vAlign=top><TD width=125>Don Mattingly </TD><TD width=25>64 </TD><TD width=75>12.3 </TD></TR><TR style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ececec" vAlign=top><TD width=125>Orel Hershiser </TD><TD width=25>58 </TD><TD width=75>11.2 </TD></TR><TR style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" vAlign=top><TD width=125>Dale Murphy </TD><TD width=25>56 </TD><TD width=75>10.8 </TD></TR><TR style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ececec" vAlign=top><TD width=125>Albert Belle </TD><TD width=25>40 </TD><TD width=75>7.7 </TD></TR><TR style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" vAlign=top><TD width=125>x-Will Clark </TD><TD width=25>23 </TD><TD width=75>4.4 </TD></TR><TR style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ececec" vAlign=top><TD width=125>x-Dwight Gooden </TD><TD width=25>17 </TD><TD width=75>3.3 </TD></TR><TR style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" vAlign=top><TD width=125>x-Willie McGee </TD><TD width=25>12 </TD><TD width=75>2.3 </TD></TR><TR style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ececec" vAlign=top><TD width=125>x-Hal Morris </TD><TD width=25>5 </TD><TD width=75>1.0 </TD></TR><TR style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" vAlign=top><TD width=125>x-Ozzie Guillen </TD><TD width=25>5 </TD><TD width=75>1.0 </TD></TR><TR style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ececec" vAlign=top><TD width=125>x-Gary Gaetti </TD><TD width=25>4 </TD><TD width=75>0.8 </TD></TR><TR style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" vAlign=top><TD width=125>x-John Wetteland </TD><TD width=25>4 </TD><TD width=75>0.8 </TD></TR><TR style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ececec" vAlign=top><TD width=125>x-Rick Aguilera </TD><TD width=25>3 </TD><TD width=75>0.6 </TD></TR><TR style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" vAlign=top><TD width=125>x-Doug Jones </TD><TD width=25>2 </TD><TD width=75>0.4 </TD></TR><TR style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ececec" vAlign=top><TD width=125>x-Greg Jefferies </TD><TD width=25>2 </TD><TD width=75>0.4 </TD></TR><TR style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" vAlign=top><TD width=125>x-Walt Weiss </TD><TD width=25>1 </TD><TD width=75>0.2 </TD></TR><TR style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ececec" vAlign=top><TD width=125>x-Gary DiSarcina </TD><TD width=25>0 </TD><TD width=75>0.0 </TD></TR><TR style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" vAlign=top><TD width=125>x-Alex Fernandez </TD><TD width=25>0 </TD><TD width=75>0.0 </TD></TR><TR style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #999999" vAlign=top><TD colSpan=3>x-By receiving fewer than 26 votes (less than five percent), these players are no longer eligible for election by the BBWAA. </TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><!---------------------INLINE TABLE (END)--------------------->
Sutter, the first pitcher elected to the Hall with no career starts, was listed on 76.9 percent of the ballots cast by 10-year members of the Baseball Writers' Association of America. The split-finger pioneer collected 400 of a record 520 ballots.
"It was a call that you always hope for, but you never really expect it to happen," Sutter said, adding that he cried when he received the notification. "I didn't think it would affect me or hit me as hard as it did."
Players needed 390 votes (75 percent) to gain election. Boston Red Sox slugger Jim Rice fell 53 short, finishing second with 337 votes (64.8 percent), one ahead of reliever Goose Gossage.
Sutter was on the ballot for the 13th time, the first player elected so late since Ralph Kiner in 1975. Rice was appearing for the 12th time and has three years remaining on the writers' ballot. Gossage was on the ballot for the seventh time.
It might be difficult for Rice and Gossage to gain votes next year, when Cal Ripken Jr., Tony Gwynn and Mark McGwire appear on the ballot for the first time. Each voter may select up to 10 players.

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Im surprised Blyleven only got a little over 50% of the vote, don't look good for Blyleven to get in in the near future.
 

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One of the biggest surprises is that Gooden only got 17 votes. If you watched him in the mid 80s, youd think he was on his way to be a 1st ballot HOFer. Too bad drugs derailed his career.
 

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I'm surprised Jim Rice actually came that close....his chances seemed very slim, I guess it really does depend on who is up for election on a given year.

Next year , I doubt he gets that many votes, even thought he does deserve election.
 

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I want some of the substance that the writers who voted for Gregg Jeffries and Walt Weiss were using!:pucking:
 

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Journeyman said:
I'm surprised Jim Rice actually came that close....his chances seemed very slim, I guess it really does depend on who is up for election on a given year.

Next year , I doubt he gets that many votes, even thought he does deserve election.

After your post last night Jman I was hoping Blyleven would get in I think he will via the veterans commitee some year. But The writers just dont like the Blylevens nimbers.
 

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What do you think of Jack Morris though, wasn't he even better then Bert? IMO he was.
 

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Journeyman said:
What do you think of Jack Morris though, wasn't he even better then Bert? IMO he was.

Your right Jman and makes you wonder how the relationship Morris had with the media effects their voting.

It should not be a factor when they vote but it some cases it does make you wonder and Morris is one of them.

Remember Morris was one that did not like to talk with the media during his career and did not have the best relationship with them.
 

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Good point, it sure isn't helping him ....I think he would still be a little short, on th flipside Blyleven was a very nice man, and still is.
 

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Journeyman said:
What do you think of Jack Morris though, wasn't he even better then Bert? IMO he was.

Very surprised he doesn't get more support. He was a huge prick to the media during his playing days, while Blyleven is the color guy on the Twins games. The bad media relations no doubt is keeping Rice out too.
 

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Media relations-

It didn't stop Steve Carlton who never spoke to any media..or the king of the frown face Eddie Murray.
 

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Media Relations would only make a difference of a couple of votes. Maybe a few local guys stay ticked, but that'd be it. I'm a Rice fan, but he misses by too much for that to be it.

I think they put too much emphasis on total Career stats and not enough on greatness. Had Rice played for even 2-3 more years, and been an average hitter 15- 20 bombs 70 RBI years he'd get in... but how would that have made him a better player?

Also being an AL guy I only so Sutter a few times, but I find it hard to believe he was better than Gossage. And I KNOW Eck with his 3 run 3 out Saves, was no where close to the Closer Goose was.
 
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One of the biggest surprises is that Gooden only got 17 votes. If you watched him in the mid 80s, youd think he was on his way to be a 1st ballot HOFer. Too bad drugs derailed his career.

:howdy:Bye bye Dwight :coke: Gooden
 

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The 17 guys that voted for him musta been sniffing something too.
 

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koidog said:
I think they put too much emphasis on total Career stats and not enough on greatness. Had Rice played for even 2-3 more years, and been an average hitter 15- 20 bombs 70 RBI years he'd get in... but how would that have made him a better player?

Rice was all but done by age 33, as great a player as he was, after age 33 he was done...he only hit 31 homeruns after that, and was out of baseball at age 36.
 

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Journeyman said:
Rice was all but done by age 33, as great a player as he was, after age 33 he was done...he only hit 33 homeruns after that.

I understand and that's my point. From 1975-86 he may have been the most dominate hitter in the game.

He stank after that. But like I said if instead of 3 years and 33 bombs he played 5 years and hit 70 bombs he'd be in. Even though in those 5 years he would have been a below average player.

I understand there is a certain amount of time, but a guy that's great for more than a decade should qualify. Too much emphasis is put on compiling, not enough on greatness.
 

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