Since the Hall of Fame balloting was announced today, I'd like to try something new. Let's draft Hall of Famers.

After randomizing the order, we will begin drafting from a pool of all Hall of Fame players, whether elected by the BBWAA or the Veteran's Committee. This draft will go 3 rounds regarding players, and the order will go 1-24, 24-1, 1-24. Round 4 will go 24-1 and will be a draft of players on the 2012 BBWAA ballot who were not selected (ie-everyone on the ballot except Barry Larkin, who's now a HoFer). We will call that 25th player, from round 4, your protest vote. Each HoFer selected and each Protest Vote will be exclusive and cannot be on any other team's roster. 

Once you draft your HoFer, you can use any of his WIS eligible seasons. You will then pick any 7 teammates of his from any time of his career, but then you get to twist each of those teammates to any season of each's career. (So if you take Tony Gwynn, and want you use Gary Sheffield as a teammate, then you can choose any season of Sheff's career). 

110 Million Dollar Cap. Use a Stadium that someone on your roster called home during the season you select. No AAA, WW, Trades, Live Requirements, or Injuries. Yes to DH (because Edgar Martinez is one of the Protest Votes).

Here's the 2012 Ballot: http://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/hof_2012.shtml

Here's the complete list of Hall of Famer's: http://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/hof.shtml

If there are any questions, or if I left anything out, please don't hesitate to ask. 

1.coachgreat1
2.georgedeer
3.vark48
4.specsman
5.rbkluger
6.jbfg8r
7.toddleduc
8.nwsheehy007
9.randy_114b
10.ace_topgun
11.bev148
12.WavelandGuy
13.tulsaslide
14.dippedncrack
15.MITchip
16.zephyr1949
17.thebubbaq
18.bigfatjew
19.go_pre
20.dilligafdbp
21.micki
22.caseyglee
23.DarthDurron
24.darthhoosier

In.

Welcome georgedeer. Thanks for joining. 

Me too

Welcome vark48. Thanks for joining!

I'm in

Thanks. Welcome specsman.

Sign me up pls.

Welcome rbkluger. Thanks a ton to you and all the guys who have jumped in so far. 

So in essence if you pick a HOF and someone else picks his HOF teammate you effectively lose that ability to twist that other player, correct?

I'm in.

Posted by jbfg8r on 1/10/2012 8:40:00 PM (view original):
So in essence if you pick a HOF and someone else picks his HOF teammate you effectively lose that ability to twist that other player, correct?

Correct. If you take Babe Ruth and the next guy in the draft takes Lou Gehrig, then you cannot twist Gehrig. I believe it would be unfair to allow Ruth to be on a roster of a team other than the one who drafts him.

Thank you for joining jbfg8r.

sounds good... deal me in !