(12-29-2016, 09:20 AM)madamson Wrote: I'll agree that Puckett wasn't considered "dominant", but his 2 WS titles and his defense is really what got him in. And one other thing that I think helps or hurts a players chance is how they interact with the media. I guarantee that there are some voters who hold grudges based on how they were treated by the player. Right, wrong, or indifferent it happens. Puckett was a charmer, no doubt about it. Was he an upstanding citizen? We came to find out later that he was not, however the perception of the media made him out to be perfect.
This makes sense, it also explains why Albert Belle fell off the ballot the way he did.
Bowman: home of the pre-rookie card.