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Newest HOVG Inductees

Posted: Tue Nov 05, 2019 4:02 pm
by Ken Crippen
The newest class of the Hall of Very Good has been announced:
Roger Craig
Joe Jacoby
Art Powell
Deron Cherry
Joey Browner
Everson Walls
Ed White
Abner Haynes

Re: Newest HOVG Inductees

Posted: Tue Nov 05, 2019 4:30 pm
by Andy Piascik
Thanks to everyone who participated by submitting nominations and by voting.

Re: Newest HOVG Inductees

Posted: Tue Nov 05, 2019 6:07 pm
by RyanChristiansen
Good group of inductees. It will be fun to spread the word when their official HOVG bios appear in The Coffin Corner.

Re: Newest HOVG Inductees

Posted: Tue Nov 05, 2019 7:33 pm
by JuggernautJ
Congratulations to the new members of the Hall.
And to us for selecting another fine group!

I am glad to see Roger Craig made it in his first year of eligibility.
Now if only the HoF could pick up on that...

Thanks to all the members of the Ho(t)VG committee for another job well done!

Re: Newest HOVG Inductees

Posted: Tue Nov 05, 2019 7:46 pm
by sluggermatt15
JuggernautJ wrote:Congratulations to the new members of the Hall.
And to us for selecting another fine group!

I am glad to see Roger Craig made it in his first year of eligibility.
Now if only the HoF could pick up on that...

Thanks to all the members of the Ho(t)VG committee for another job well done!
Last year was Craig's first year of eligibility, as 1993 was his final season. He did not make the ballot in 2018. But congrats to him on earning election this year! :)

Re: Newest HOVG Inductees

Posted: Tue Nov 05, 2019 7:57 pm
by JameisLoseston
I can't believe it took so long for some of these guys, like Powell, to get in. He's a borderline HOF candidate. And why is the required time between retirement and eligibility 25 years?

Re: Newest HOVG Inductees

Posted: Tue Nov 05, 2019 9:36 pm
by JuggernautJ
sluggermatt15 wrote: Last year was Craig's first year of eligibility, as 1993 was his final season. He did not make the ballot in 2018. But congrats to him on earning election this year! :)
Thanks for the correction, Matt.
I could've sworn I tried to nominate him last year and it was too early.... I guess that was two years ago.
Time flies....

Re: Newest HOVG Inductees

Posted: Tue Nov 05, 2019 10:23 pm
by TanksAndSpartans
JameisLoseston wrote:And why is the required time between retirement and eligibility 25 years?
I think you'd wind up with a lot of HOFers in the HOVG if it wasn't - not saying it has to be 25 years as opposed to 20 or 18 or whatever, but having it be some number like that gives the HOF process a chance to play out first.

In theory, the HOVG should be really useful for an exercise like building this upcoming special class of 15. One could start with the earliest HOVG players not in the HOF (no Friedman) and go from there - you get nice candidates - Slater, Lewellen, Dilweg, Al and Ted Nesser, etc.

Re: Newest HOVG Inductees

Posted: Wed Nov 06, 2019 9:20 am
by Ken Crippen
JameisLoseston wrote:I can't believe it took so long for some of these guys, like Powell, to get in. He's a borderline HOF candidate. And why is the required time between retirement and eligibility 25 years?
Yes. We use the 25-year rule for eligibility, the same as the seniors class for the HOF.

Re: Newest HOVG Inductees

Posted: Wed Nov 06, 2019 11:36 am
by sluggermatt15
JuggernautJ wrote:
sluggermatt15 wrote: Last year was Craig's first year of eligibility, as 1993 was his final season. He did not make the ballot in 2018. But congrats to him on earning election this year! :)
Thanks for the correction, Matt.
I could've sworn I tried to nominate him last year and it was too early.... I guess that was two years ago.
Time flies....
No problem. Yes, Roger Craig was nominated by members on here in 2018. As a committee member, I can say he narrowly missed the Final 20 for voting. That is why you did not see his name on the ballot.