Angels Official Website: A look back at the careers of first-timers on Hall ballot

[AngelsWin.com]

Most of the first-timers on the latest Hall of Fame ballot don't have a legitimate chance of making it to Cooperstown, but they nonetheless had impressive big league careers worthy of another look.

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[Tank]

it'll be interesting to see where delgado and sheffield end up in the vote. i'm still surprised piazza didn't make it in last year.

[JAHV76]

Percival should at least be in the Angels Hall of Fame.

[Mark68]

I think that out of the first-timers, only Unit, Pedro, and Smoltz have a shot. I think the first two are likely to get in the first time. I think Smoltz may have to wait a bit.

[wopphil]

Johnson, Pedro, Biggio, and Piazza should all get elected.

[disarcina]

I agree with wophil but would say Smoltz this time instead of Piazza.

 

Randy Johnson, Pedro Martinez, Craig Biggio (should have gotten in as a first ballot guy last year) and Smoltz.

 

I think Sheffield deserves to get in but it's going to take a few years........I still think he wasted a lot of his potential being angry at one organization after another and burning bridges. It's interesting to watch him as an ESPN analyst.........Sheffield certainly got some raw deals by teams during his MLB career (he was part of the two worst salary dumps in MLB history -- San Diego Padres after the team was sold (and after Sheffield had an MVP type season) and Florida Marlins (after they won a title).......but he wasted some of his most productive years being angry and wasting his talent -- and he was a very good ballplayer -- could have been one of the best ever IMO -- but his attitude got in the way.  He's a guy who could have hit 650 HRs and stolen 400 bases.