Ron Guidry Nominated for HOF

[CajunFun]

http://ultoday.com/node/sports-headlines

[CajunFun]

_ http://ultoday.com/node/sports-headlines _

Better yet, I found the original press release...

http://ultoday.com

[CajunRed]

Louisiana Lightning deserves it!!

igeaux.mobi

[Sonsissymia]

_ Louisiana Lightning deserves it!!

igeaux.mobi _

as much as i love him, and behind ryan he was my favorite player back in late 70's/early 80's, his numbers don't quite get him there.

but being out in the yankee's monument park ain't a bad consolation prize.

[ULtimateCajun]

I've read a few good articles by sports writers comparing his numbers to some HOF members and he's got comparable if not better numbers than a few of them. If I can find the article I'll post later.


igeaux.mobi

[Boomer]

He told me after a Homecoming parade that some sports writers who had cast their MVPs for Rice would have gone with him if the vote would have been at a later date!!!!

[ULtimateCajun]

Here's a little write up I read a while back.

"Cy Young Award (1978 AL) winner Ron Guidry spent his entire playing career with the New York Yankees and was named their pitching coach following the 2005 season. His 18 strikeouts in a game on June 17, 1978 against the California Angels remains a Yankees team record. His 25-3 record in 1978 is the highest winning percentage in history for a starting pitcher (Roy Face was 18-1 as a reliever for the Pirates in 1961).

His career record was 170-91, and he also won 3 World Series games. He was a four-time All Star, and was also in the top 5 in balloting for the Cy Young Award three times besides his winning the award in 1978. Guidry led the league twice in ERA and won the Roberto Clemente Award in 1984. He led the league twice in wins and twice in winning percentage. Two of his ten most similar pitchers, according to the similarity scores method, are in the Hall of Fame, one of them being Sandy Koufax.

In Hall of Fame voting by the BBWAA, his highest percentage was 9% in 2000. His candidacy for the Hall of Fame suffers from the fact that his 170 victories are fewer than almost all of the starting pitchers elected to the Hall of Fame, and some of the pitchers with fewer victories than Guidry are in the Hall for special reasons. For example, John Ward won 164 games but was also a position player and manager and baseball executive. Addie Joss, who won 160 games, died while his career was in progress. Dizzy Dean, with 150 victories, became a beloved sportscaster after his playing days.

On the other hand, Guidry played for very high-visibility teams, and his winning percentage is higher than the vast majority of Hall of Fame starting pitchers. It is very similar to that of Sandy Koufax. The most similar pitcher to Guidry is another Yankee pitcher, Ed Lopat, but Lopat's winning percentage was not nearly as high as Guidry's. Andy Pettitte, the second most similar pitcher to Guidry, is still active and might eventually get into the Hall of Fame. "

[Sonsissymia]

_ He told me after a Homecoming parade that some sports writers who had cast their MVPs for Rice would have gone with him if the vote would have been at a later date!!!! _

it was an mvp-type performance, and rice was a dh much of the time. guidry shoulda won.

[ManAboutTown]

Ron should, and will get in. Great honor for a true baseball professional, and an even better guy. I always live hearing his stories from that era of baseball. I think being a Yankee in that era will help him get in.

igeaux.mobi

[CajunFun]

_ http://ultoday.com/node/sports-headlines _

Well, Steinbrenner likes Guidry's chances...

http://ultoday.com/node/sports-headlines

[CajunFun]

Only Ron Gillick is selected:

http://ultoday.com/node/sports-headlines

[Sonsissymia]

_ Only Ron Gillick is selected:

http://ultoday.com/node/sports-headlines _

Pat Gillick.

it used to be that the veterans' committee was pretty loose with putting players in the hall. this has changed in the recent past, as they've become pretty stingy. guidry was nowhere near the % needed back in his eligibilty with the baseball writers, and it's very doubtful he'll get there thru the back door. blyleven, i think, may have his 15th yr. coming up, and last year he was only a few votes away from enshrinement---his omission would be the type the vets would likely "fix."