Orange cats are the best.

Orange cats are the best.

It's relevant because, contrary to your claims, the Red Sox scheme was not as organized & widely adopted throughout its organization as the Astros scheme.

As to Altuve & Betts HoF chances, they are still active players. It will be at least a decade before either player appears on the BBWAA ballot.

Uh, you sent me a link on the Winter Meetings. Try again.

Commissioner decision on Red Sox investigation Commissioner Rob Manfred handed down discipline regarding the investigation into the Red Sox sign-stealing investigation on Wednesday. Below are excerpts from the Executive Summary and Discipline sect...

No absolution here. No bending over backwards. Betts asserted everyone in the Red Sox organization knew about the scheme. The Commissioner's Report states otherwise. For your edification. www.mlb.com/news/red-sox...

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Astros, Red Sox sign-stealing timeline: Everything we know about MLB scandals Here's a rundown of everything that's happened in the pair of sign-stealing scandals

Betts' claim is not substantiated by the facts. MLB's investigation concluded the Astros' scheme was known throughout the organization & deployed with greater frequency. Contrary to Betts' claim, this was not the case with the Red Sox.
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Orange cats are the best.

Because it was evidence in pending litigation. It's not uncommon for parties in litigation to make procedural motions preventing public disclosure until after the case is disposed.

Evidence please.

The Astros scheme was far more organized & involved nearly the entire roster. In any case, don't fret. If Beltran gets in then Altuve will get in.

So do Dusty Baker's views carry any weight? After all, he did manage Kent in SF for 6 seasons. Or do you consider him an Uncle Tom?

Why do you give more weight to the views of Milton Bradley than Fergie Jenkins & Ozzie Smith?

In my book HRs count for a great deal more than OPS +.

If Kent is a racist then why did Fergie Jenkins, Ozzie Smith, Juan Marichal & Tony Perez support his candidacy to Cooperstown?

There's no evidence Sabathia was involved. If there was then he would not have been elected to Cooperstown on the first ballot.

Where it concerns Altuve, Kent and Sabathia aren't really relevant. But Beltran is. If Beltran gets in this year (which he likely will) it would be in his 4th year on the ballot. Altuve will likely have a similar window depending on who else is on the ballot with him.

You're right. You said it was wild. But it is no more wild than it is puzzling.

Except that you are puzzled why Kent will be going into the Hall & Bonds won't be going into the Hall. This should not be puzzling to anyone. Bonds did steroids and Kent didn't.

To Alomar perhaps. The rest of them are dead.

Altuve will probably get in his 2nd or 3rd year of eligibility. He probably won't get in on the 1st ballot because of the sign stealing scandal although the evidence seems to suggest he was one of the few Astros who didn't partake in it.

Why? Bonds cheated. Kent didn't. Also, Kent is the best hitting second baseman in MLB history. Kent should have been in Cooperstown long ago.

Your statement is predicated on the assumption that any player hitting in the same lineup with Bonds would produce Hall of Fame numbers. Kent might have been in the same batting order as Bonds, but he still had to hit the ball. Also, Bonds did steroids. Kent didn't.

He was the best hitting second baseman in MLB history. Why is his inclusion so shocking? Kent should have been elected to Cooperstown long ago.

Except that Jeff Kent was the best hitting second baseman in MLB history. Kent should have been in Cooperstown long ago.

I'm sorry to hear he was unkind to you. But this is the Hall of Fame, not the Hall of Saints. His numbers justify his inclusion. I'm glad the Contemporary Era Committee could look at his number dispassionately in a way the BBWAA could not or would not.

Burks had a nice MLB career. But one has to compare Burks with other outfielders, not second basemen. Kent had more HR than any other second baseman in MLB history & 2nd most RBI with only Charlie Gehringer driving in more runs at the position.

I disagree. Kent should have been elected long ago. His 351 HR are the most for any second baseman in MLB history while his 1413 RBI at the position is second only to Charlie Gehringer who had 1427.

I think both should be in Cooperstown. Indeed, I wish Whitaker had been inducted alongside Trammell.

Utley is only in his 3rd year of eligibility on the BBWAA ballot. I think he will be voted in during his period of eligibility.

Why I Am Delighted Jeff Kent is Getting a Plaque in Cooperstown Next Summer This evening the Contemporary Era Committee announced that Jeff Kent will be inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame next summer ...

Congratulations to Jeff Kent on being elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame's Class of 2026. I'm glad the Contemporary Era Committee looked at his numbers & saw something in Kent which the BBWAA couldn't or wouldn't see.
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