tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5740109351100971187.post4169449767398169351..comments2024-03-28T02:24:34.231-04:00Comments on Born To Run The Numbers: My Baseball Hall of Fame Picks and Predictions (January 6, 2013)Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17204820380951843146noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5740109351100971187.post-61692904551822346042013-01-08T03:53:34.431-05:002013-01-08T03:53:34.431-05:00Interesting and thoughtful article, but I have a c...Interesting and thoughtful article, but I have a couple of comments/questions.<br /><br />First, I don't think you explained what a TG score is. I get that it's your initials, but I don't think you said what it represents or how it's calculated, therefore it was of little use to me. You've probably explained it in earlier posts, but this is the first of yours that I've Alexnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5740109351100971187.post-7336758356388957742013-01-07T20:26:34.782-05:002013-01-07T20:26:34.782-05:00Thurmon is very close to being Hall-worthy. He ha...Thurmon is very close to being Hall-worthy. He has a WAR of 43 and TG Score of 45, close enough to the magic "50" mark, and terrific postseason stats, for sure. On that basis, he probably should have been voted in. The knock on Thurmon, I think, is not simply that his career was cut short (at age 32) by his tragic death, thus limiting his statistical output. It's more that at Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16441403162832611393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5740109351100971187.post-12739860377945595962013-01-07T11:30:55.790-05:002013-01-07T11:30:55.790-05:00As usual, thoughtful and convincing analyses. Rea...As usual, thoughtful and convincing analyses. Reading through here, one name caught my eye and reminded me of a sore spot of mine. Is there any Hall of Fame "exception" that would let in a guy who was great, gutty, gritty and just had amazing leadership talent, but died before his career was really over? True, I am a Yankee fan; and no, I don't know how his stats compare to otherGregnoreply@blogger.com