Welcome! Please take a few seconds to create your free account to post threads, make some friends, remove a few ads while surfing and much more. ClutchFans has been bringing fans together to talk Houston Sports since 1996. Join us!
I think they should turn one of the team stores into the Hall of Fame. That would be cool and give them more space to really explore and display...
As did the every team must have a representative rule. There were several years where that really cost him because bad teams' best players were 1B.
I think it's certainly viable to put number-standards on a Hall of Fame - the problem is that you're going to miss some legitimate candidates. Or...
Very well said.
My comprehension skills are just fine. Your point, broadly, is that there are other players honored for great but short peaks, right? Fair enough;...
*You* brought up Sandy Koufax as a corollary for Mike Scott. It's not a very good corollary, IMO. That's the point. SK's numbers are so bananas...
His Angels FIP was 2.94; Astros 2.87. The difference is so marginal, it's barely worth acknowledging. Whatever was true for the Astros was almost...
The reason is... he wasn't *that* good. (And, while acknowledging era and stadium, Mike Scott is not on the same planet as Sandy Koufax. Come on.)...
No. I was part of the "66" campaign in 2013. The Hall of Fame - I would guess - rose from that. But I (unfortunately) I wasn't involved.
This is what happens when your standard is, "Sure - why not?" If you don't set the bar higher, eventually, every one is getting in.
I can debate this stuff all day long because I find it fun & fascinating, but recognize not everybody does so please tap out, Nook, if I'm driving...
No. Yuli Gurriel does not belong in the Astros' Hall of Fame.... Like, not by a mile.
I WARNED YOU GUYS THIS WAS MY FAVORITE TOPIC TO DISCUSS/DEBATE!! YOU'VE ALL FALLEN INTO MY TRAP!
To me, the perfect analogy is Matt Schaub. If the Texans were to start a team Hall of Fame right now... I mean, he'd be a prime candidate,...
I've posted about this *a lot* - in fact, I'm writing a book about - well, not this - but it's part of it. You're 100% right. And I'm not here to...
He unquestionably deserves to be in the baseball Hall of Fame. But his accomplishments outside of Houston shouldn't factor into his Astros resume....
Apparently, unbeknownst to me, the Astros have re-configured their criteria for retiring jerseys: [MEDIA] So, by that metric, Altuve is *not* a...
I thought of you when I posted this! Very nearly offered an pre-emptive apology. To be fair, there are 5, 6, 7 guys in their Hall of Fame I'd...
I was around for the 80s, and my opinion then is the same as it is now: what made Bill Doran stand out wasn't Bill Doran, necessarily - but the...
Retired numbers/rings of honor/team Hall of Fames... this may be my favorite topic to debate, and, friends... we need to fix the Astros' team Hall...
