Last Call For Indians; First Call For Brewers

Last week, I issued a call for Fun-Time Baseball Hall nominees for the storied Cleveland franchise. One fine gent responded with a nice list, which was great, but previous teams have had several respond so I thought I'd ask once more. Please respond on this post or on that post, linked above.

If you feel strongly about any of those nominated by Night Owl, please go ahead and list their names again. And, if you feel strongly about any of the more recent generation Indians - 30 years or so - make a note. NO listed several, of course, but I'd love to know how others feel about some of them.

Meanwhile, I thought I'd take this chance to issue a first call for Brewers. Please nominate any worthy players in the comments here.

If you're not familiar with the Hall, my little pet project, click here.

Thanks guys. I appreciate all of the comments and interest many have expressed.

Oh, before I forget, just a few hours left to vote for the Padres in the poll. Click here for the write-up.

Nominate Your Indians: Fun-Time Baseball Hall

First, y'all have been great helping me review and ultimately induct Fun-Time Baseball Hall members. Every so often, from any given franchise, a name slips past me thus the nomination process is invaluable.
So, many thanks for playing along. I've enjoyed doing research on both the old-timers and newer generation players. Learning more about the game's history is the whole point of this for me.

But, without a doubt, the FTBH is wholly dependent on you - the world of blogging card collecting nerds.

Hey, that's no way to get votes, fella!

Oops, sorry, but I'm saying I'm a nerd too, so it's OK, right?

Whatever.

Next up, we'll turn our attention back to a more storied franchise - the Cleveland Indians. Perhaps the voting will pick back up after a pretty "meh" response to the San Diego Padres.

In the comments, please provide a few names of players from the Indians history (anyone who's been away from the franchise at least three full seasons - thus no Jim Thome).

Reminder: I'm looking for players who easily should make an All-Star franchise squad - strong players who spent many years with the franchise or perhaps even players who didn't spend many years but made a lasting impact in a short time.

I hold the right to make the final call on whether a player is placed on the ballot. I simply can't include everyone. I will limit the first-year ballot to 12 to 15 and then the top seven players will be elected to the Indians ' Hall given the FTBH's rules based on year of the franchise's formation.

Meanwhile, voting for the Padres has picked up but still trails our previous votes by quite a few. If you haven't had a chance, please vote.

Nominate Your Orioles: The Fun-Time Baseball Hall

First, just two days left to vote Astros into The Fun-Time Baseball Hall. Who's going to join the seven Detroit Tigers and four members of the Angels' franchise. See inductees so far here.


Meanwhile, it's time to start nominating past members of the Orioles franchise, which includes the St. Louis Browns dating back to 1902. In the comments, please provide a few names of players from the  franchise's past that you think should be put up on the first-year ballot.

Reminder about the Hall: I'm looking for players who surely would make an All-Star squad for the franchise in question or strong players who spent many years with the franchise (and thus have the counting stats) or even players who didn't spend many years but made a lasting impact with the team (perhaps in a relative short period). It's your call who you nominate and, later, how you vote.

Thank you for the help.