Hall of Fame Candidate Thread: Skip Glendenning

[RonCo]

Here's the place to talk about the career of:


Skip Glendenning

Relief Pitcher

Active Career: 2016-2033 (18 seasons)
533 Saves, 86-70, 1,400 K, 323 BB, 2.57 ERA, 29.9 WAR
13-Time All-Star
4-Time Jason Egan Reliever Award


Hall of Fame Metrics: (average HoF)
JAWS: 21.1 (12)
Black Ink: 25 (34)
Gray Ink: 76 (162)
HOF Standards: 78 (49)
HOF Monitor: 166 (125)
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Glendenning was one of the premier closers in the league for several years, playing with seven teams, but primarily with Valencia and California in their heyday seasons. Extremely strong JAWS and HOF Standards scores.

[recte44]

If Glendenning isn't a Hall of Famer, then I'm not sure what is.

#nuffsaid

[Ted]

THis crap where the cards or retired players link to hitting stats needs to stop. Is this an OOTP thing? Is it a game setting we have wrong?

[recte44]

It's getting fixed in the next patch.

[RonCo]

The podcast conversation on Saves is always an interesting one (and other counting stats). I get the idea of the modern day save being "easier" thatn the old days. But the fact is that the game changed. And if a guy gets 50 saves one year (with 20 of them being "easy") that still means the guy got 30 saves in tough and important situations.

And then, if he got 500 (or whatever) saves, he got a ton of important saves.

It seems weird to penalize a guy because the job changed. If he was the best at his job, he was the best at his job.

Shrug. /philosophy off

[RonCo]

Glendenning was very high on my ballot last year, FWIW.

[JimBob2232]

He should be in.

[scottsdale_joe]

He should be in.

What he said.

[usnspecialist]

i generally dont value closers highly, but skip is one of the few I would consider.

[bpbrooksy]

Easy yes for me.

[RonCo]

Bumping these threads because there will be voting again earlier than you think!

[bcslouck]

Clearly a yes.

[starfox64]

Unmentioned stat I found in my research for RP HoF wing: Glendenning also holds the record for most saves in a season. Clear yes for me.

[RonCo]

I've had glendenning add a yes for some time.

[7teen]

Change the name of the closer award to the Skip Glendenning Award and he’s a lock to get in.

Sorry, old timers joke.

[scottsdale_joe]

Change the name of the closer award to the Skip Glendenning Award and he’s a lock to get in.

Sorry, old timers joke.

I get the joke.
Although I did think Gunga did belong in just for setting the standard for number of saves (425) which stood for a long time. Now he wouldn't get in.

And judging from the OP in this thread, someone has forgotten the name of the new standard bearer, who is not "Joe" Egan.
Although I suppose that might just be a Freudian slip.

[7teen]

Change the name of the closer award to the Skip Glendenning Award and he’s a lock to get in.

Sorry, old timers joke.

I get the joke.
Although I did think Gunga did belong in just for setting the standard for number of saves (425) which stood for a long time. Now he wouldn't get in.

And judging from the OP in this thread, someone has forgotten the name of the new standard bearer, who is not "Joe" Egan.
Although I suppose that might just be a Freudian slip.

Jason - Joe... All the same.. haha

I've always been a little jaded or hard core on the HOF votes for relievers. Considering we voted Gunga in as a league but not Marco for being the first to 500 always left a bad taste in my mouth.

I think outside of Egan I have refused to vote a reliever very high on my ballot.

[scottsdale_joe]

Change the name of the closer award to the Skip Glendenning Award and he’s a lock to get in.

Sorry, old timers joke.

I get the joke.
Although I did think Gunga did belong in just for setting the standard for number of saves (425) which stood for a long time. Now he wouldn't get in.

And judging from the OP in this thread, someone has forgotten the name of the new standard bearer, who is not "Joe" Egan.
Although I suppose that might just be a Freudian slip.

Jason - Joe... All the same.. haha

I've always been a little jaded or hard core on the HOF votes for relievers. Considering we voted Gunga in as a league but not Marco for being the first to 500 always left a bad taste in my mouth.

I think outside of Egan I have refused to vote a reliever very high on my ballot.

Marco should be in.

[RonCo]

And judging from the OP in this thread, someone has forgotten the name of the new standard bearer, who is not "Joe" Egan.

Hey, I make a few mistakes here and there.

Regardless, Glendenning will either be a solid yes, or super-high on my ballot again. 13 AS games, four Egans (whoever). Just say yes.