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I'm surprised that Jim Edmonds only got 11 votes and won't be on the ballot last year. -- nm

Posted by iSpam (aka spamlet) Jan 7 '16, 06:48

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If there was an awesome catch HOF he would be first ballot, otherwise, no -- nm - Beaker Jan 7, 06:59 6
- See, I think people overlook his actual numbers. - spamlet Jan 7, 07:01 5
  - Yep. He was one of the (if not THE) best defensive CF of his era. And as you posted, his offensive numbers weren't too shabby either. - Jim Jan 7, 07:17 3
    - some of his catches were kind of sandbagged on purpose to turn them into highlight reel catches. - Groindo (Green lives matter) Jan 7, 07:21 2
      - Some may have been...but watching the dude everyday, I don't need to be told he was a great CF. -- nm - Jim Jan 7, 07:41 1
        
        I wonder how perception of him would be, if he would not a well renowned hot dog? - Groindo (Green lives matter) Jan 7, 07:43
  - interesting, I honestly never thought of him more than a catch machine, so I'd say you may be right (that they overlook his numbers, not that he -- (edited) - Beaker Jan 7, 07:07
I'm not sure he's a Hall of Famer - but he's certainly worthy of continuing on the ballot. - Jim Jan 7, 06:53
I'm not really. I think his NL Central fame was MUCH larger than his national fame. -- nm - Ender Jan 7, 06:52

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