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Frickin' Overwhelming

Edgy DC Nov 08 2005 04:29 PM Edited 2 time(s), most recently on Nov 08 2005 08:51 PM

The ballot for the Ford C. Frick Award, honoring baseball broadcasters with their own Hall of Fame status, has been announced. Ten men associated with the Mets booth are on the ballot. How is that possible? Well, everybody and his brother are on the ballot. Metly candidates include: Juan Alicea Billy Berroa Gary Cohen Fran Healy Ralph Kiner Tim McCarver Dave O'Brien Ted Robinson Tom Seaver Rusty Staub Also, guys with Met unform service time like Tom Grieve are on the ballot. Over 180 names. What do they expect fans to do except vote for their team's guy? It's not like Royals fans would tend to know Jerry Coleman.

metsmarathon Nov 08 2005 04:56 PM

is it fair to say that anybody who would vote for francis should have their voting rights immediately stripped?

Centerfield Nov 08 2005 04:59 PM

What the hell...no love for Howie?

Edgy DC Nov 08 2005 04:59 PM

It's fair to say, but when guys who've merely dallied in broadcasting, like Rusty Staub, are on the ballot....

TheOldMole Nov 08 2005 05:01 PM

My vote is for Ralph.

Edgy DC Nov 08 2005 05:06 PM Edited 2 time(s), most recently on Nov 08 2005 08:51 PM

Sure, but how the devil would we know if he was actually a better broadcaster than, say, Rowsey Roswell? I actually have no basis of knowing if he's better than Alicea or Berroa. Actually, Kiner's stories are the only way I know about Rowsey Roswell at all. I didn't initially link the ballot correctly. It's linked above.

Nymr83 Nov 08 2005 05:21 PM

in sticking with my conservative approach to the players' HOF i'll only vote for one guy here- Ralph Kiner....i have to assume Bob Murphy is already in, right?

ScarletKnight41 Nov 08 2005 05:41 PM

You assume correctly 83.

metirish Nov 08 2005 06:02 PM

Does only one person get voted in a year?, any women on the ballot?

Zvon Nov 08 2005 06:55 PM

Of course I vote for Ralph. With the Mets since day one, probly the only person left on earth who can boast that. There was a time when Ralph was a real mess. A joke even. My brothers and I used to watch games listening for what we called "Kinerism's" back in his drinking days and he rarely let us down. But even then he was good, and always entertaining. Ive grown to love him like I did the Murph,..... kinda like part of the family.

Edgy DC Nov 08 2005 08:58 PM

Sure, but the problem is that every team, and its fans, have their own family. You grow up listening to a single guy tell the story, and --- no matter how good or bad he is --- he's what baseball sounds like to you. How do we distinguish who, from what family, is most worthy? Surely, this ballot is no way to effectively do that.

MFS62 Nov 09 2005 07:38 AM

metsmarathon wrote: is it fair to say that anybody who would vote for francis should have their voting rights immediately stripped? Its more than fair. I would consider it mandatory. Later