MLB 2025 Season

Ledbetterman10

Keep Rolen, Rolen, Rolen, Rolen (what)

Keep Rolen, Rolen, Rolen, Rolen (come on)

Keep Rolen, Rolen, Rolen, Rolen (yeah)

Wobbie

years from now, visitors can ooh and ahh over rolen, baines and helton.

tempo_n_groove

Rolen and Jones should be in.  Sheffield?  Never led in any category, never had an MVP or GG.  He did get the magical number of 500 HR so he should be in.

Andru Jones and Scott Rolen both were great players for 10 years.  That is the definition/requisite needed to be considered to the HOF.

Baines I still don't see as being one of those players...

tempo_n_groove

Ledbetterman10 said:

Keep Rolen, Rolen, Rolen, Rolen (what)

Keep Rolen, Rolen, Rolen, Rolen (come on)

Keep Rolen, Rolen, Rolen, Rolen (yeah)

This made me chuckle.

tempo_n_groove

Asshole author of the article but he does have a point.
https://www.outkick.com/mlb-hall-of-fame-voter-didnt-vote-for-anyone-for-the-third-year-in-a-row-ron-cook/

Some BBW had a no vote for 3 years now...

DewieCox

Jones only beat out Rolen with Hr total. All around hitter, goes to Rolen by a notable margin. I put a large premium on 3B GG vs OF one’s. 

Both could probably be in on fielding alone. 

Wobbie

In his 17 year career, Rolen got MVP votes four times. He finished 20, 24, 4 and 14. that’s not HOF worthy, IMO.

eeriepadave

Wobbie said:

In his 17 year career, Rolen got MVP votes four times. He finished 20, 24, 4 and 14. that’s not HOF worthy, IMO.

I said thhis earlier Helton should be ion instead of Rolen. His MVP votes- 5,9,19,7,16 and 13. Had a .316 BA, over 2500 hits and over 350 homers. also in 17 seasons. almost won ROY and a pretty solid 1B.

Wobbie

they’re the same player….very good, but not HOF quality. hell, even jeff kent actually won an MVP.

mfc2006

So pumped to return to Spring Training this year! 

igotid88

The Juggler

igotid88 said:

I normally hate stuff like this but I think this is the right thing to do to help speed the games up. If you watch old games on youtube or something form 80's and 90's, players seemed to have these clocks internally. Batters barely left the box between pitches. There was so much more flow to a game back then. Hopefully this helps.

igotid88

The Juggler said:

igotid88 said:

I normally hate stuff like this but I think this is the right thing to do to help speed the games up. If you watch old games on youtube or something form 80's and 90's, players seemed to have these clocks internally. Batters barely left the box between pitches. There was so much more flow to a game back then. Hopefully this helps.

There are some pitchers who take up 30 seconds between pitches. And not even for asking for a different sign 

tempo_n_groove

igotid88 said:

The Juggler said:

igotid88 said:

I normally hate stuff like this but I think this is the right thing to do to help speed the games up. If you watch old games on youtube or something form 80's and 90's, players seemed to have these clocks internally. Batters barely left the box between pitches. There was so much more flow to a game back then. Hopefully this helps.

There are some pitchers who take up 30 seconds between pitches. And not even for asking for a different sign 

Or the batters that rip batting cloves, adjust helmet, touch ballsack, touch helmet again, dance in box, dig in , ball away, repeat...

Poncier

tempo_n_groove said:

igotid88 said:

The Juggler said:

igotid88 said:

I normally hate stuff like this but I think this is the right thing to do to help speed the games up. If you watch old games on youtube or something form 80's and 90's, players seemed to have these clocks internally. Batters barely left the box between pitches. There was so much more flow to a game back then. Hopefully this helps.

There are some pitchers who take up 30 seconds between pitches. And not even for asking for a different sign 

Or the batters that rip batting cloves, adjust helmet, touch ballsack, touch helmet again, dance in box, dig in , ball away, repeat...

HesCalledDyer

Here's my opinion on Scott Rolen in the Hall of Fame:

N-O-B-O-D-Y went to the ballpark to see Scott Rolen.  I've not met a single Scott Rolen fan in my life. Never has anybody said the phrases "Scott Rolen is my all-time favorite baseball player, "I modeled my game after Scott Rolen, "When I was a kid, I wanted to be Scott Rolen," or "I wear #17/#27 because of Scott Rolen."

Not only is it dumb that he's in the Hall of Fame, it's even dumber that the voters took a look at that ballot and collectively said "Scott Rolen is the ONLY Hall of Famer on here."  Ridiculous.

Hall of Very Good Careers, yes; of Fame, no.

F Me In The Brain

Lol.
I like-ish Rolen.  When he was on Reds I really liked him.
On phils, liked him.
On cards,  hated him.
The vote going down like this was what I predicted but that doesn't mean I am a Rolen fan.

Wobbie

HesCalledDyer said:

Here's my opinion on Scott Rolen in the Hall of Fame:

N-O-B-O-D-Y went to the ballpark to see Scott Rolen.  I've not met a single Scott Rolen fan in my life. Never has anybody said the phrases "Scott Rolen is my all-time favorite baseball player, "I modeled my game after Scott Rolen, "When I was a kid, I wanted to be Scott Rolen," or "I wear #17/#27 because of Scott Rolen."

Not only is it dumb that he's in the Hall of Fame, it's even dumber that the voters took a look at that ballot and collectively said "Scott Rolen is the ONLY Hall of Famer on here."  Ridiculous.

Hall of Very Good Careers, yes; of Fame, no.

excellent take. the HOG is a joke. no bonds, but nice guy juicers like piazza, pudge and bagwell? c’mon!!!!!

The Juggler

HesCalledDyer said:

Here's my opinion on Scott Rolen in the Hall of Fame:

N-O-B-O-D-Y went to the ballpark to see Scott Rolen.  I've not met a single Scott Rolen fan in my life. Never has anybody said the phrases "Scott Rolen is my all-time favorite baseball player, "I modeled my game after Scott Rolen, "When I was a kid, I wanted to be Scott Rolen," or "I wear #17/#27 because of Scott Rolen."

Not only is it dumb that he's in the Hall of Fame, it's even dumber that the voters took a look at that ballot and collectively said "Scott Rolen is the ONLY Hall of Famer on here."  Ridiculous.

Hall of Very Good Careers, yes; of Fame, no.

Very accurate take.

He's not even in the Phillies Wall of Fame. And I bet that has more to do with the fans not liking him, and the embarrassment of getting booed at his induction ceremony, than it does his actual performance on the field here. 

The Juggler

Wobbie said:

HesCalledDyer said:

Here's my opinion on Scott Rolen in the Hall of Fame:

N-O-B-O-D-Y went to the ballpark to see Scott Rolen.  I've not met a single Scott Rolen fan in my life. Never has anybody said the phrases "Scott Rolen is my all-time favorite baseball player, "I modeled my game after Scott Rolen, "When I was a kid, I wanted to be Scott Rolen," or "I wear #17/#27 because of Scott Rolen."

Not only is it dumb that he's in the Hall of Fame, it's even dumber that the voters took a look at that ballot and collectively said "Scott Rolen is the ONLY Hall of Famer on here."  Ridiculous.

Hall of Very Good Careers, yes; of Fame, no.

excellent take. the HOG is a joke. no bonds, but nice guy juicers like piazza, pudge and bagwell? c’mon!!!!!

Fuck Bonds.