Introducing a New Project: The SBN Wisconsin Hall of Fame

by Kyle Lobner on Jul 5, 2010 7:00 PM CDT in Events

After months of consideration and conversation behind the scenes, I'm proud today to introduce a new joint project among the SBN Wisconsin sites: The SBN Wisconsin Hall of Fame. This year, for the first time, we're coming together to allow you to vote on the greatest athletes, managers and broadcasters in Wisconsin sports history.

Here's how the process will work: This week, we'll nominate ten people to represent baseball in Wisconsin. Those ten will then be placed on the final ballot alongside ten figures selected by each of these communities:

Acme Packing Company (Packers)
Anonymous Eagle (Warriors/Eagles/Gold)
Brew Hoop (Bucks)
Bucky's 5th Quarter (Badgers)

We'll unveil our final nominees as the month goes along, and I expect the final vote for our first round of inductions to happen in early August.

First, though, I need you to help me select our nominees. After the jump, you'll find a ballot including 67 players, managers, broadcasters and an owner from the Milwaukee Brewers and Braves. Current Brewers are not eligible. Please select up to ten candidates to appear on the final ballot. Voting will remain open until Friday, with the top ten candidates announced in the weeks to come.

Please follow the jump to cast your vote!

(Editor's note: To make room for this project, the Brew Crew Ball Tracking Poll is taking a week off. It'll be back a week from today.)

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Gary Sheffield?

Really?

My goodness.

by BrewHaHeather on Jul 5, 2010 7:05 PM CDT reply actions

But other than that,

cool idea!

My goodness.

by BrewHaHeather on Jul 5, 2010 7:06 PM CDT up reply actions

Yeah, I know.

But I did my best to include any feasible selection on this list. There are several that have no business being inducted, but I wanted to make sure I’d done my best to insure there wouldn’t be an obvious “But what about _?”

Now that's great tasting chicken!

by Kyle Lobner on Jul 5, 2010 7:08 PM CDT up reply actions

But what about Tommy Harper?!

Ryan Braun: He loves it.

by SRB on Jul 5, 2010 7:10 PM CDT up reply actions

I love Harper as an underrated Brewer

but I don’t think his one good year merits consideration for the Wisconsin Sports Hall of Fame.

Now that's great tasting chicken!

by Kyle Lobner on Jul 5, 2010 7:11 PM CDT up reply actions

Agreed

Taking shallowness to new depths -- FtJ's blog

by Fatter than Joey on Jul 5, 2010 7:12 PM CDT up reply actions

Yeah, I wouldn't have voted for him

But he was the marquee player for the Brewers in the franchise’s first few seasons, which is sort of significant.

Ryan Braun: He loves it.

by SRB on Jul 5, 2010 7:22 PM CDT up reply actions

Fernando Vina?

Pujols is the Barack Obama of baseball.

by sjlee on Jul 6, 2010 4:53 PM CDT up reply actions

Part of me

Wanted to see Sabathia on the list. Not most of me. Just part.

by Cheeseandcorn on Jul 5, 2010 7:11 PM CDT reply actions

Also

Of the first four voters, two completely ignored the “Vote for no more than ten.” One voted for 12, another for 27.

Now that's great tasting chicken!

by Kyle Lobner on Jul 5, 2010 7:11 PM CDT reply actions

Probably the purse selling people

Taking shallowness to new depths -- FtJ's blog

by Fatter than Joey on Jul 5, 2010 7:11 PM CDT up reply actions

It's a protest beca-

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All is vanity.

by levnclf on Jul 5, 2010 7:22 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs

I'd been thinking of getting one of those rubber bands.

That’s a good price for it.

Now that's great tasting chicken!

by Kyle Lobner on Jul 5, 2010 7:26 PM CDT up reply actions

My picks

Non-debatable:
Aaron
Matthews
Molitor
Spahn
Uecker
Yount

Debatable:
Cooper
Higuera
Jenkins
Thomas

I take it this is only for players who played for a Wisconsin team, and not Wisconsin-born athletes? (e.g. Kid Nichols, who was born in Wisconsin and played for the pre-Milwaukee Boston Beaneaters)

Ryan Braun: He loves it.

by SRB on Jul 5, 2010 7:21 PM CDT reply actions

Mathews*

Ryan Braun: He loves it.

by SRB on Jul 5, 2010 7:25 PM CDT up reply actions

Right.

Maybe we’ll expand the field next year.

Now that's great tasting chicken!

by Kyle Lobner on Jul 5, 2010 7:25 PM CDT up reply actions

I had your same non-debatable ones

Plus Cooper, Jenkins, Gantner…and Selig (perhaps the most debatable). I did totally have a brain fart and overlook Gorman; I wish I had included him.

I’m interested to see how many votes Selig gets, ‘cause he’s obviously a bit controversial as comissioner, but from what I understand, the Brewers pretty much wouldn’t exist if it weren’t for him, so I felt like I should throw him a vote.

Brewers Baseball and other assorted nonsense (mostly the assorted nonsense) at my blog, What's a Tararrel?

by Lefti on Jul 5, 2010 10:39 PM CDT up reply actions

I had the almost exact same vote.

Except I had Ben Sheets on mine and no Gorman Thomas, and for the life of me I cant remember that last one…i completely skipped over Higuera (I think) unintentionally.

by backtocali on Jul 6, 2010 8:50 AM CDT up reply actions

I had your non-debatable ones

And only one of your debatable ones (Cooper).

I also had Kuenn (the benchmark for Brewers managers), Burdette and Selig (who brought the Brewers to Milwaukee).

I wanted to also vote for Gantner… who was a solid second baseman and played his entire career (17 years) with the Brewers.

Pujols is the Barack Obama of baseball.

by sjlee on Jul 6, 2010 4:59 PM CDT up reply actions

Kuenn was also a Badger

Taking shallowness to new depths -- FtJ's blog

by Fatter than Joey on Jul 6, 2010 10:41 PM CDT up reply actions

Current Brewers rule

is Mark A out then?
how about Bob Uecker?

by PagsBrewCrew on Jul 5, 2010 7:51 PM CDT reply actions

I only applied the "current" rule to current players.

So Mark A. could be eligible. And Uecker is on the ballot.

Now that's great tasting chicken!

by Kyle Lobner on Jul 5, 2010 8:01 PM CDT up reply actions

Shoot

This is really hard! Great idea though, I look forward to seeing how this turns out!

by pwsmith3 on Jul 5, 2010 11:03 PM CDT reply actions

Did anyone else vote for Selig?

I feel like him bringing baseball to Milwaukee merits him a spot.

by Noah Jarosh on Jul 6, 2010 1:34 AM CDT reply actions

I think maybe I should have voted for Selig

He really did go above and beyond what most owners/investors would have done in order to bring baseball back to Wisconsin.

(Though, he also sold my grandfather a lemon)

Ryan Braun: He loves it.

by SRB on Jul 6, 2010 2:16 AM CDT up reply actions

I did

Taking shallowness to new depths -- FtJ's blog

by Fatter than Joey on Jul 6, 2010 5:01 AM CDT up reply actions

i did

i think he’s in the non-debatable category. he tried to keep the braves in milwaukee and then overpaid to bring the pilots here. he was aggressive in bringing the dalton gang over and without that, those early ’80’s years never happen. yes, he’s had his share of issues, but that’s largely (imo) due to financial constraints and a complete and total lack of charisma.

by Capt Science on Jul 6, 2010 9:44 AM CDT up reply actions

I did

I was disappointed with the lack of hookers but the pancakes were delightful

by Michael M on Jul 6, 2010 10:22 AM CDT up reply actions

I did

Same reasoning; the Brewers almost certainly wouldn’t exist if it weren’t for him

Brewers Baseball and other assorted nonsense (mostly the assorted nonsense) at my blog, What's a Tararrel?

by Lefti on Jul 6, 2010 3:10 PM CDT up reply actions

Must....resist...urge to select Rob Deer

Steve
http://nohuddleoffense.blogspot.com

by stigmo on Jul 6, 2010 8:51 AM CDT reply actions

Dave Nilsson!

That is all.

by Braun Holio on Jul 6, 2010 9:13 AM CDT reply actions

random question

is the SBN WI HOF limited to brewers, packers, badgers, bucks, marquette (select random mascot)? what about those UW schools besides madison?

i suppose this may not come up in the first couple of years, but it might be worth thinking about.

by Capt Science on Jul 6, 2010 9:48 AM CDT reply actions

Excellent question

Terry Porter for instance. Along with a host of UW-Oshkosh pitchers.

"The Milwaukee Brewers' line score is starting to resemble an international phone number" - Pittsburgh Pirates Radio during 20-0 shutout - 4-22-10

by MadtownTim on Jul 6, 2010 9:49 AM CDT up reply actions

How about other sports?

Suzy Favor!!!!!

by backtocali on Jul 6, 2010 10:39 AM CDT up reply actions

Stevens Point's own...

"The Milwaukee Brewers' line score is starting to resemble an international phone number" - Pittsburgh Pirates Radio during 20-0 shutout - 4-22-10

by MadtownTim on Jul 6, 2010 11:09 AM CDT up reply actions

I'll up that

Kathy Butler

(nicer person and just about as good of an athlete)

by PagsBrewCrew on Jul 6, 2010 5:59 PM CDT up reply actions

Nicer?

Have you met Suzy?

"The Milwaukee Brewers' line score is starting to resemble an international phone number" - Pittsburgh Pirates Radio during 20-0 shutout - 4-22-10

by MadtownTim on Jul 6, 2010 8:40 PM CDT up reply actions

no, but my wife has

by PagsBrewCrew on Jul 7, 2010 6:26 AM CDT up reply actions

I'm open to eventual expansion.

This year is just a “get off the ground” effort. If it proves to be successful, then we’ll look into making it an annual event and expanding it.

Now that's great tasting chicken!

by Kyle Lobner on Jul 6, 2010 11:01 AM CDT up reply actions

by texwestern on Jul 6, 2010 3:27 PM CDT reply actions

Nieves and Tommy Harper are probably the best two candidates I omitted.

I don’t think either warrant inclusion on the first ballot, but both are probably worthy of future consideration.

Now that's great tasting chicken!

by Kyle Lobner on Jul 6, 2010 4:25 PM CDT up reply actions

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