Gaslamp Ball - A bigger and better Padres Hall of FameSan Diego Padres baseball in the form of a bloghttps://cdn.vox-cdn.com/community_logos/50553/glb-fav.png2014-08-16T09:00:04-07:00http://www.gaslampball.com/rss/stream/57860182014-08-16T09:00:04-07:002014-08-16T09:00:04-07:00'69-'79 Padres Hall of Famers
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<p>Who's worthy of the Padres Hall of Fame from the early days??</p> <p><a href="http://www.gaslampball.com/2014/8/5/5967827/padres-hall-of-fame">Part 1: Intro</a></p>
<p>Before I begin, I'd like to touch on a few topics.</p>
<p>First, I found out some details regarding the first ever vote in 1999. At the time, the committee consisted of 24 people total including 18 members of the Padres media (who have covered the Padres for more than 7 years with the broadcast media being represented by the sports director at their outlet), 4 members of the Padres organization, 1 member from the Madres and 1 member from the San Diego Baseball Historical Society. There was also a mysterious 6 person committee that nominated the 12 people that year and the voting went as follows:</p>
<p>1. Randy Jones 22 votes<br>T-2. Nate Colbert 19 votes<br>T-2. Ray Kroc 19 votes<br>T-4. Jerry Coleman 9 votes<br>T-4. Dave Winfield 9 votes<br>6. Buzzie Bavasi 6 votes<br>7. Ozzie Smith 2 votes<br>T-8. Steve Garvey 1 vote<br>T-8. Eric Show 1 vote<br>T-8. Garry Templeton 1 vote<br>T-11. Rollie Fingers 0 votes<br>T-11. Dick Williams 0 votes</p>
<p>The nominee needed 18 votes to secure a spot. Considering there were 89 votes placed from a 24 member committee, that obviously means that they could most likely vote for as many people as they wanted (average of 3.71 votes per voter). Of those 12 nominees, 7 currently reside in the Padres Hall of Fame. It's interesting that Dick Williams received no votes that first year and everyone who received more than 1 vote, except Ozzie Smith, have since been inducted. The first class was enshrined on the weekend of August 13th-15th 1999 in honor of the Padres 30th anniversary and would soon be "housed at the Padres new downtown ballpark, set to open in 2002". Swing and a miss on both projections there. It's interesting to see the Padres Hall of Fame, on the early sketch of Petco Park, sitting right where the 1090AM studios now are.</p>
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<p>Also, things are now right in the world. The Padres fixed the Randy Jones induction year snafu.</p>
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<p>Lastly, I went to the Padres game on Monday night and visited the Padres Hall of Fame lockers in the Western Metal Building (1st time this year). Nate Colberts locker is totally gone and the others are poor representations of what honoring someone should look like.</p>
<p>Now on to the class of 1969-1979!!</p>
<p>There were 68 players that reached the 3 years requirement. Nate Colbert, Randy Jones, Ray Kroc, Buzzie Bavasi, Jerry Coleman and Dave Winfield are already in from this era. Listed below are my picks in alphabetical order.</p>
<h4>Bob Chandler</h4>
<p>Broadcaster (+various other duties) 1970-2003</p>
<p>Why?: Is a San Diego legend, spent 33 years with the Padres behind the mic or in front of the TV, when you think of Padres broadcasters, you think of Jerry, Ted & Bob, wrote an excellent book called <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Bob-Chandlers-Tales-Diego-Padres/dp/1596700246?tag=sbnation-20" target="_blank" rel="sponsored nofollow noopener">Tales from the San Diego Padres</a> with great stories throughout Padres history, beloved in San Diego (the amount of people who came up to him to chat or shake his hand during my <a href="https://go.redirectingat.com?id=66960X1516590&xs=1&url=https%3A%2F%2Fvimeo.com%2F68451331&referrer=sbnation.com&sref=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gaslampball.com%2F2014%2F8%2F16%2F5998739%2Fa-bigger-and-better-padres-hall-of-fame-1969-1979" target="_blank" rel="sponsored nofollow noopener">Beers with Bob</a> segments with him were insane)</p>
<h4><b>The San Diego Chicken</b></h4>
<p>Mascot 1974-Current (Sporadic Appearances here and there)</p>
<p>Why?: If you have to ask then I just don't know what to tell you. It's the Chicken! The #1 mascot of all-time hands down!</p>
<h4><b>Jim "Tuba Man" Eakle</b></h4>
<p>Leader of McNamara's Band</p>
<p>Why?: There wasn't much to celebrate on the field in those early days so the "Tuba Man" did his part in bringing joy to the fans.</p>
<h4>Rollie Fingers</h4>
<p>Closer 1977-1980</p>
<p>Why?: 3rd in All-Time Padres Saves (108), led NL in Saves in 1977 & 1978, 1978 NL All-Star, Rolaids Relief Award winner 1977/1978/1980, the #1 ranked mustache all-time.</p>
<h4>Tim Flannery</h4>
<p>2nd Baseman/Coach/Broadcaster 1979-2006</p>
<p>Why?: The Flan Man isn't getting in on his stats, spent 10 years playing for the team and was always a fan favorite, was part of the '96 and '98 playoff teams as a coach and was still a fan favorite, moved on to the broadcast booth where he was a fan favorite, is now coaching in San Francisco and has been voted on by Padres fans as the least hated Giant.</p>
<h4>Johnny Grubb</h4>
<p>Outfielder 1972-1976</p>
<p>Why?: 1974 NL All-Star, 9th in batting average (.286), 12th in OPS+ (119), 8th Offensive Win% (.610), 15th in oWAR (11.6) and was overall a very consistent and solid player during his tenure in San Diego.</p>
<h4>Gene Richards</h4>
<p>Outfielder 1977-1983</p>
<p>Why?: Padres All-time rankings - 11th in bWAR (18.8), 5th in batting average (.291), 3rd in runs (484), 4th in hits (994), 2nd in triples (63), 2nd in stolen bases (242), 1980 Team MVP, finished 3rd in 1977 NL Rookie of the Year, hit a then-team high 193 hits in 1980, lead the NL in outfield assists in 1980 (21) and 1981 (14).</p>
<h4>Ozzie Smith</h4>
<p>Shortstop 1978-1981</p>
<p>Why?: A defensive wizard, 2nd in dWAR (8.9), 5th in stolen bases (147), 1981 NL All-Star, 1980 & 1981 Gold Glove winner, finished 2nd in 1978 NL Rookie of the Year, made <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pCwNNqgrKOM" target="_blank">this play</a>.<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pCwNNqgrKOM" target="_blank"><br></a></p>
<h4>Gene Tenace</h4>
<p>Catcher 1977-1980</p>
<p>Why?: 4th in bWAR (19.7), 1st in OBP (.403), 5th in BB (423), was an all around solid player on both offense and defense during his stay in San Diego.</p>
<p><i>*Edit: I added The Chicken (HUGE blunder on my part) and Tuba Man to this list.</i></p>
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<p>Now that the Padres are bringing back their Hall of Fame, who should get consideration going forward?</p> <p>In case you missed it this past Friday, Tom Krasovic <a target="_blank" href="http://www.gaslampball.com/2014/8/1/5960899/padres-hall-of-fame-back-in-business-krasovic-announces-trevor">announced</a> via "The" Twitter that the Padres Hall of Fame is finally rising from the dead.</p>
<p>Here's what I gathered from his tweets: the top secret voting committee was assembled in one day, they all got matching tattoos and gathered together in one room, looked at each other and agreed that it was strange that one of the Padres all-time greats, Trevor Hoffman, had his number retired but wasn't in the Padres Hall of Fame. Nodded in approval at each other and then went and got a pizza and a few beers.</p>
<p>Yesterday the Padres made it official:</p>
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<p>August 30th: <a href="https://twitter.com/THoffman51">@THoffman51</a> to be inducted into the <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Padres?src=hash">#Padres</a> Hall of Fame! <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/HellsBells?src=hash">#HellsBells</a> More: <a href="http://t.co/im715W6zqm">http://t.co/im715W6zqm</a> <a href="http://t.co/xeZal5fPtF">pic.twitter.com/xeZal5fPtF</a></p>
— San Diego Padres (@Padres) <a href="https://twitter.com/Padres/statuses/496389378898284544">August 4, 2014</a>
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<p>From the <a target="_blank" href="http://sandiego.padres.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20140804&content_id=87946588&vkey=pr_sd&c_id=sd">Press Release</a>:</p>
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<p>The San Diego Padres Hall of Fame committee, comprised of members of the local sports media and San Diego Padres front office, voted unanimously to induct Hoffman, who retired in January 2011, following a playing career that spanned 18 seasons, including parts of 16 years with San Diego.</p>
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<p>In case you didn't know, I'm a huge Padres history nerd and have been pleading for the <a target="_blank" href="http://mlb.mlb.com/sd/history/sd_padres_hof.jsp">Padres Hall of Fame</a> to return for years and years now. In fact the Padres have been one of the <a target="_blank" href="http://padrespublic.com/rjs-fro/the-padres-hate-history/">worst teams</a> at honoring their past in all of baseball. Before we get to the topic at hand, here's a quick refresher as to who is already enshrined.</p>
<p>1999 - Nate Colbert, Randy Jones & Ray Kroc<br>2000 - Dave Winfield<br>2001 - Buzzie Bavasi & Jerry Coleman<br>2002 - Tony Gwynn<br>2009 - Dick Williams<br>2014 - Trevor Hoffman</p>
<p>Yes Randy Jones was inducted in 1999. Not 2002 like the Padres website suggests.</p>
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<p>We do know that the committee is comprised of both local sports media and the Padres front office. My guess is Bill Center and Randy Jones are in the group, along with Krasovic. Judging by the tweets Nick Canepa is not. There are currently no known guidelines as to how they vote for players, nor is there any word on what being in the Padres Hall of Fame entails. Will there be something besides a dusty locker space in the Hall of Fame Bar and Grill? I'd propose working out something with the Hall of Champions if they can't find proper accommodations at Petco Park.</p>
<p>So for my first order of business here at Gaslamp Ball I will start a series where I state a case for past Padres who I think are worthy. For my selection process, I will use the method similar to what the Cincinnati Reds use for their <a target="_blank" href="http://cincinnati.reds.mlb.com/cin/hof/index.jsp">Hall of Fame</a>, which I think is one of the best, if not the best, in all of baseball.</p>
<p><b>1. Had to have played for the team for 3 seasons.</b></p>
<p><b>2. Played his last game 3 seasons ago.</b></p>
<p><b>3. Stats, Awards & Accomplishments and Fan Adoration will all be taken into account.</b></p>
<p>There will be 5 parts to this series and it will be broken up as so:<br>1. 1969-1979<br>2. 1980-1989<br>3. 1990-1999<br>4. 2000-2009<br>5. 2010-2011</p>
<p>Each part I'll include the people who I think are worthy from that time frame. In addition to that, I'll choose a group of players who were on the bubble for one reason or another and have a fan vote for one more player. Reader participation!</p>
<p>I hope you enjoy the series and possibly even learn something along the way.</p>
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