J W
10-13-2006, 12:12 PM
The first three results are in from the preliminary round:
A) Minnie Minoso won with 30/33 votes (91%) over Al Oliver and Mickey Vernon
B) Bobby Bonds won with 18/33 votes (55%) over Tony Oliva and Roger Maris
C) Joe Torre won with 20/34 votes (59%) over Gil Hodges and Luis Tiant
These three will constitute the first semifinal. Now for the next set of three prelims...
With 27 candidates this year the format becomes simple. Nine groups of three will compete for nine (9) spots in the semifinals. The 9 semifinalists will compete for three (3) spots in the finals. Then a winner is determined.
Players were seeded randomly (aka, drawn from a hat). Some groups will therefore be tougher than others... but that never stopped the World Cup. Polls will last for one week, three at a time (to avoid cluttering up the main page).
--- GROUP F ---
Joe Gordon (http://www.baseball-reference.com/g/gordojo01.shtml) - 2B for the Yankees and Indians. Gordan manned 2B for the Yankee dynasty of the 1940s, and was a significant part of the Cleveland revival of the late '40s and early '50s. He went on to achieve 9 ASGs and won the AL MVP in 1942. Gordon's teams finished 5-1 in World Series play. His most consistent comparable hitter was Jeff Kent (3 seasons).
Jim Kaat (http://www.baseball-reference.com/k/kaatji01.shtml) - P for the Senators, Twins, White Sox, Phillies, and Cardinals. Kaat pitched in a number of successful venues over his 25 year career, but was best known as a front-line pitcher for the Twins of the 1960s-70s. He achieved 3 ASGs and 16 GGs, a MLB record for any position. He finished as high as 5th in MVP voting (1966) 4th in CY voting (1975). His most consistent comparable pitchers were HOFer Fergie Jenkins, and Tommy John (4 seasons).
Don Newcombe (http://www.baseball-reference.com/n/newcodo01.shtml) - P for the Dodgers, Reds, and Indians. Newcombe was the ace of the Brooklyn Dodger teams of the '50s, inluding 1956 when he captured the MLB Cy Young award, the NL MVP award, and a World Series chamionship. He went to 4 ASGs; he had no consistent comparable pitcher.
A) Minnie Minoso won with 30/33 votes (91%) over Al Oliver and Mickey Vernon
B) Bobby Bonds won with 18/33 votes (55%) over Tony Oliva and Roger Maris
C) Joe Torre won with 20/34 votes (59%) over Gil Hodges and Luis Tiant
These three will constitute the first semifinal. Now for the next set of three prelims...
With 27 candidates this year the format becomes simple. Nine groups of three will compete for nine (9) spots in the semifinals. The 9 semifinalists will compete for three (3) spots in the finals. Then a winner is determined.
Players were seeded randomly (aka, drawn from a hat). Some groups will therefore be tougher than others... but that never stopped the World Cup. Polls will last for one week, three at a time (to avoid cluttering up the main page).
--- GROUP F ---
Joe Gordon (http://www.baseball-reference.com/g/gordojo01.shtml) - 2B for the Yankees and Indians. Gordan manned 2B for the Yankee dynasty of the 1940s, and was a significant part of the Cleveland revival of the late '40s and early '50s. He went on to achieve 9 ASGs and won the AL MVP in 1942. Gordon's teams finished 5-1 in World Series play. His most consistent comparable hitter was Jeff Kent (3 seasons).
Jim Kaat (http://www.baseball-reference.com/k/kaatji01.shtml) - P for the Senators, Twins, White Sox, Phillies, and Cardinals. Kaat pitched in a number of successful venues over his 25 year career, but was best known as a front-line pitcher for the Twins of the 1960s-70s. He achieved 3 ASGs and 16 GGs, a MLB record for any position. He finished as high as 5th in MVP voting (1966) 4th in CY voting (1975). His most consistent comparable pitchers were HOFer Fergie Jenkins, and Tommy John (4 seasons).
Don Newcombe (http://www.baseball-reference.com/n/newcodo01.shtml) - P for the Dodgers, Reds, and Indians. Newcombe was the ace of the Brooklyn Dodger teams of the '50s, inluding 1956 when he captured the MLB Cy Young award, the NL MVP award, and a World Series chamionship. He went to 4 ASGs; he had no consistent comparable pitcher.