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Home Run Derby » Corky Simpson: The writer who didn’t vote for Rickey Henderson.
I know, I know, but how many more posts can I write about freaking Hamas?
<”none!” cries the crowd!>
Here’s the meat:
Simpson voted for Tim Raines (who belongs in the Hall, too). And his reasons which should have guaranteed a vote for Rickey Henderson.
“Tim Raines, a seven-time All-Star outfielder, 1986 National League batting champion, and four-time (NL) base-stealing champ.”
In comparison, Rickey Henderson was a ten-time All-Star outfielder, 1990 American League MVP, and twelve-time AL base-stealing champ. Not to mention that he’s MLB’s all-time leader in Stolen Bases.
What gets me is that I have an idea why this man Simpson (D’OH!) didn’t vote for Rickey Henderson, and the author of the post gives it away in the opening lines:
No one has ever received every vote in the history of BBHoF voting. Not Babe Ruth, not Ty Cobb, not Tom Seaver, not Willie Mays, not Jackie Robinson, not Nolan Ryan, not Cal Ripken, Jr., not Cy Young.
Corky’s making a point. You see, Rickey is no Babe Ruth. No Ty Cobb, and certainly no Jackie Robinson. So if HE’S got anything to say about it (and he DOES! he DOES!), Rickey won’t be the first player to receive every vote. No matter how amazing he is, and even if Corky would have voted for him anyway. He’s NOT going to vote for him now just to prove a point. To make CORKY bigger than RICKEY.
To which I say…BLECH.
Listen Corky, you never played the game. That could be because you never wanted to or something more dramatic like you severed your fingers in a reaper accident and never got back to the game. Whatever. Right now, you’re a writer, and try as you may, you can’t make that as big let alone a bigger job than “pro ballplayer” no matter how hard or how long you try.
Put Ricky on the ballot. You put Raines there, and Rickey is Raines times 10. Even RAINES will tell you that. Not that it matters, because Rickey’s a first ballot inductee anyway, with or without your insignificant vote. It just irks me that we as fans are forced to access our favorite pasttime through bogus agents like you.
The best writers are those whose names you CAN’T remember after reading their work.
Filed under: Baseball | Tagged: Baseball, bias, Hall of Fame, journalism, Rickey Henderson, Tim Raines
