tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6230895.post6294672328652360401..comments2023-10-30T06:29:55.545-04:00Comments on Left Field: Personal Hall of Fame, Part 3: Live Ball EraLeft Fieldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03096253129121716274noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6230895.post-511551778218185402013-08-08T10:52:04.298-04:002013-08-08T10:52:04.298-04:00Earl of Snohomish, that is.<a href="http://left-field.blogspot.com/2011/02/earl-of-snohomish.html" rel="nofollow">Earl of Snohomish</a>, that is. Left Fieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03096253129121716274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6230895.post-10359375139028686332013-08-08T10:50:55.261-04:002013-08-08T10:50:55.261-04:00Re: Traynor, perhaps our biggest difference is my ...Re: Traynor, perhaps our biggest difference is my insistence on era balance, which is debatable and perhaps my way to be a little different, but which I'm still comfortable with.<br /><br />Re: Averill, he had a weird career in which he didn't make the majors until he was 27. There's no real reason I'm aware of to cut him slack for that, but I just love his 10-year prime (1929-1938): .323/.399/.542 (137 OPS+), 48 WAR. Being a CF doesn't hurt either, nor does being the original "Earl of Snohomish," admittedly: http://left-field.blogspot.com/2011/02/earl-of-snohomish.htmlLeft Fieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03096253129121716274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6230895.post-2713280476515470552013-08-08T10:11:35.541-04:002013-08-08T10:11:35.541-04:00Just looking first at the players you don't in...Just looking first at the players you don't include, there's Traynor, Averill, and Rixey. Averill and Rixey were close for me, but I just didn't see enough to put them over the edge.<br /><br />For Traynor, I totally see your point. That's why I'm more apt to exclude Traynor from my Personal Hall than to outwardly call his induction a mistake. Not enough for me to make the call, but still not a McCarthy-esque blunder.Adam Darowskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16105619605539893940noreply@blogger.com