Mark McGwire, Albert Belle, and Team vs. MLB Hall of Famers

In the hockey debate, the result went the other way. It seems the MLB voters have done a much better job selecting the best to induct. In fact, by putting Joe Jackson and Eddie Cicotte in the HVG category (and watching them perform so well in the sim), it is a former commissioner—not the voters—Kennesaw Mountain Landis who has the most to do with the success of the HVG team.

Other bright spots for the HVG team are Vern Stephens and the bullpen. Clearly, even with the recent inductions of Bruce Sutter and Goose Gossage, the Hall of Fame is behind in acknowledging the efforts of relief pitchers.

What follows is an example series, based on the most common result of those simulations. It includes boxscores, play-by-play, and stats for each game in the series. Click on the links to see the entire breakdown of the game.

Game One

Hall of the Very Good 7 @ Random HOFers 3:
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Game Two

Hall of the Very Good 7 @ Random HOFers 5:
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Game Three

Random HOFers 6 @ Hall of the Very Good 4:
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Game Four

Random HOFers 3 @ Hall of the Very Good 1:
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Game Five

Random HOFers 5 @ Hall of the Very Good 2:
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Game Six

Hall of the Very Good 4 @ Random HOFers 0:
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Game Seven

Hall of the Very Good 1 @ Random HOFers 8:
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And for those who may be interested, the roster would look like this if we constructed a team of players not yet eligible in the same manner that we built the HVG team:

Starting Lineup: Mike Piazza (C), Todd Helton (1B), Jeff Kent (2B), Alex Rodriguez (SS), Chipper Jones (3B), Barry Bonds (OF), Manny Ramirez (OF) and Ken Griffey, Jr. (OF)

Pitchers: Pedro Martinez, Greg Maddux, Roger Clemens, Curt Schilling, David Cone, John Smoltz, Kevin Brown, Trevor Hoffman, Eric Gagne, Randy Johnson, Mike Mussina and Billy Wagner

Bench: Ivan Rodriguez (C), Jeff Bagwell (1B), Roberto Alomar (2B), Vladimir Guerrero (OF) and Larry Walker (OF)

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