It's not clear which voter didn't choose Jeter.

Lou Brock: its sacrilege to say this but, on balance, Damon was probably as good a player as Brock. Carey was very much a borderline (if not under the line) Hall of Fame player. Damon finished his career with 2,769 hits, placing him 54th on the List of Major League Baseball career hits leaders. The reality is Damon could fall short of the five percent minimum that's required for him to remain on the ballot heading forward -- Ryan Thibodaux's Hall of Fame ballot tracker has him down at 1.2 percent. © 2004-2020 CBS Interactive. "I'd like to see who didn't vote for him because that's pretty embarrassing," Damon told WCBS 880's Brad Heller on Wednesday. In 2002, he led the league in triples (11) and was third in infield hits (25), becoming the first player selected by the fans in the inaugural American League All-Star Final Vote.

Jeter received 99.7% percent of the vote Tuesday night, appearing on 396 of 397 ballots cast by the Baseball Writers' Association of America. Will Manny Ramirez Ever Be Manny in Cooperstown? Overall, he managed a 104 OPS+ and 56 WAR, both respectable marks. CBS Sports is a registered trademark of CBS Broadcasting Inc. Commissioner.com is a registered trademark of CBS Interactive Inc. site: media | arena: mlb | pageType: stories | To many, Damon was a compiler, a guy who put up decent numbers year after year but not a guy you won with; good player, but teams won with him or without him, he didn’t make them winners by play or attitude. He also led the American League with 46 stolen bases and 136 runs scored. That’s an “exit poll” trend of 1% that doesn’t bode well. Andy Pettitte’s Complicated Hall of Fame Case.

This metric takes into account stolen bases, SB efficiency (not getting caught stealing too much) and extra bases taken. SportsMix. He never finished with an OPS+ above 118 and, while defensive metrics are wholly unreliable, he only had one season in which he scored double-digit Defensive Runs Saved. Johnny David Damon is a former American professional baseball outfielder who played in Major League Baseball for the Kansas City Royals (1995–2000), Oakland Athletics (2001), Boston Red Sox (2002–05), New York Yankees (2006–09), Detroit Tigers (2010), Tampa Bay Rays (2011), and Cleveland Indians (2012).

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Johnny Damon’s case for the Hall of Fame has recently come up (again). Their names are, He was an excellent base-runner.

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2 in his honor. His first year of eligibility for the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum came in 2018 where he joined a notable group of first-time candidates. KANSAS CITY -- Former Royals outfielder Johnny Damon did not receive 5 percent of the votes and was unable to remain on the Hall of Fame ballot in his first year of eligibility, as announced on MLB Network on Wednesday night.Damon received 1.9 percent of the votes.A first-round pick (No. In the days leading up to that announcement, we here at CBS Sports will profile one Hall of Fame candidate per day, provided that player is expected to receive the 5 percent of the vote necessary to remain on the ballot another year. He scored 100 or more runs 10 times.

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After a long MLB career that saw him come close to 3,000 hits, is Johnny Damon worthy of a Hall of Fame spot? There are two ways into the Hall of Fame. Division Series by the Yankees. if he is in, damon certainly deserves consideration. Edmonds and Lofton are simply much, much better candidates. All Rights Reserved. Andruw Jones: Best Defensive Center Fielder Ever?

Last Chance Gone for Luis Tiant to make the Hall of Fame? To Damon's credit, he did win two World Series rings -- one with the Red Sox and one with the Yankees.

He is the first Yankee to have six hits in a 9 inning game since Myril Hoag accomplished the feat in 1934. In the famous 2004 ALCS against the Yankees, Damon had done virtually nothing offensively (going 3 for 29 in the first six games) but delivered the knockout blow in the decisive Game 7, hitting a grand slam on the first pitch off reliever Javier Vasquez in the third inning to give the Sox a 6-0 lead. His career OPS+ is 104. Lofton and Edmonds deserved better than one and done. Does Thurman Munson Deserve Another Hall of Fame Chance? Damon, affectionately known as “Caveman,” was a really good player for a long time. Sherdog.com is a property of Mandatory Media, LLC, monitoring_string = "5200e30beed193e5fe31f8bccc2bdcbf".

In spite of Damon’s off-year, the A’s were a powerhouse team that won 102 games so Damon got his first taste of October baseball. His 18-year career was split between seven MLB clubs, two of which happen to be mortal enemies.

Damon played one more season in Boston before continuing a long-time tradition of favorite Fenway sons, switching sides to the hated Yankees, signing a 4-year, $52 million contract to ply his trade in the Bronx. He only hit .300 five times and stole 30 bases four times. He may be best remembered for his two-homer, six-RBI onslaught in Game 7 of the 2004 American League Championship Series. Damon finished his career with 2,769 hits, placing him 54th on the List of Major League Baseball career hits leaders. Lost among a sea of bigger stars, Johnny Damon has a legitimate case to make for the Hall of Fame but he has virtually no chance, certainly not on the 2018 BBWAA ballot. Anyway, Damon had a solid but unspectacular four years with the Bronx, averaging .285 with 19 home runs, 102 runs and 23 steals per season. Anyway, here is the list of the top 10 players with the most “similar” offensive statistical profiles to Johnny Damon: Well, there’s certainly good news on that list: Molitor, Raines, Alomar, Yount, Brock and Clemente are all in the Hall of Fame. Although the A’s were an excellent team, they were still a financially challenged organization (as it is today) so Damon left as a free agent for the Boston Red Sox while his superstar teammate (Jason Giambi) signed with the Yankees. This site uses cookies to help personalise content, tailor your experience and to keep you logged in if you register.

The Hall of Fame Case for Jim McCormick, Forgotten 19th Century Star – by Jay Wiley, Hall of Fame Chances for Bryce Harper, Philadelphia’s $330 Million Man. In 2018, Damon was on the ballot for induction into the Hall of Fame, but unfortunately was not named on 5% of ballots and was removed from the ballot for future elections. Indeed, some people seem to think it is time to start discussing which hat he should be wearing for his induction.