Effectively Wild Episode 1636: A First-Ballot Hall of Fame Voter

Ben Lindbergh, Meg Rowley, and FanGraphs Hall of Fame expert Jay Jaffe (the author of The Cooperstown Casebook) discuss Jay’s experience as a first-time Hall of Fame voter, the case of Curt Schilling, weighing on-field contributions and off-field transgressions, the players on Jay’s ballot, the candidacies of Billy Wagner, Gary Sheffield, Omar Vizquel, and others, adjusting the baseline for Hall of Fame starting pitchers, Jay’s predictions for this year’s voting results, a preview of the upcoming Cooperstown classes, the record number of Hall of Fame players who died in 2020, how to better honor baseball greats while they’re still alive, the Hall of Fame ramifications of reclassifying the Negro Leagues as major leagues, and more. Audio intro: Guided By Voices, "High Five Hall of Famers" Audio outro: The Felice Brothers, "Cooperstown" Link to Jay’s ballot post Link to The Cooperstown Casebook Link to Jay on this ballot’s big questions Link to the HoF Ballot Tracker Link to Jay on Schilling Link to Craig Calcaterra on Schilling Link to Zach Hayes on Schilling Link to Jay on Vizquel Link to The Athletic report on Vizquel Link to Sam on Pettitte Link to Jeff Snider on Hall of Famer deaths Link to Jay on Allen Link to story on overlooked Negro Leaguers Link to story on reclassification and Cooperstown  iTunes Feed (Please rate and review us!)  Sponsor Us on Patreon  Facebook Group  Effectively Wild Wiki  Twitter Account  Get Our Merch!  Email Us: [email protected] var SERVER_DATA = Object.assign(SERVER_DATA || {}); Source