Season 11 Hall of Fame Inductees

TWO MAKE HALL

After a year of virtual solitude, Troy Harper is no longer by himself in the Sharkey's World Hall of Fame.

Three weeks worth of voting, which saw 23 of the 26 eligible voters participate, finally came to a finish the other day, and now that the results are tallied, we are able to announce that Ramon Jang is the only player inducted from this years class.

Jang retired this past season, after being unable to secure a one year contract at the league minimum to play for somebody. He enters the hall of fame not only as one of the most feared power hitters of all time (376 career HRs), but also as one of the best pure hitters of all time. His .327 average ranks in the SW Top 5 for all time.

Jang is mostly remembered for his tremendous Season 3. After belting 65 home runs in the first season, Jang tore his hamstring, and missed all but 50 games of the second year. He returned with a vengeance in season 3, collecting his only NL MVP award. That year, he hit 57 home runs to lead all major leaguers. More impressive than that, though, were his 179 RBIs and .370 batting average. He also finished with 123 walks that year, compared to only 46 strikeouts, staggering numbers for a power hitter.

The only regret about Jang's playing career is that he never reached a World Series. In season 5 & 7, his Rochester Raging Rhinos made it to the NLCS. And in a sad bit of fate, he played for Rochester in Season 8, while Pawtucket won the World Series, then joined Pawtucket for season 9, watching Rochester win their only NL Pennant.

Jang finished with 20 out of 23 votes for the hall of fame, easily topping the required 70% threshold. No other player received more than 10 votes. This means that not only is Jang the only player inducted this year, but also none of the other 5 players on the ballot will be up for induction in Season 12, as they all missed the required 50% mark to remain on the ballot for another season.

Joining Ramon Jang in the class of S11 is owner Longdayintro, recently retired engineer of the Texas Tittyballs powerhouse. LDI was an original member of this world, and before a rough final season do to home problems that saw him finish 80-82, his Tittyballs had had a winning record in all 9 of his years at the helm.

LDI is best remembered as the first NL owner to win a World Series, doing so in Season 2. He also led his Tittyballs to NL Pennants in Seasons 6 & 7, won 6 division championships and reached the playoffs 8 times in his 10 years.

He retires as the 3rd winningest owner in Sharkey's World history, both in the regular season & the playoffs.

Below is a breakdown of every player/owner eligible in season 11, and how their votes were broken down.

This Years Voters:
Pawtucket, Trenton, Colorado Springs, Scranton, Memphis, St. Louis, Salt Lake City, Kansas City, Little Rock, New Orleans, Richmond, Tuscon, Detroit, Indianapolis, Scottsdale, Hartford, Rochester, Charlotte, San Francisco, New York, Boise, Jacksonville, Houston

Ramon Jang 20 of 23, 86.9%
Yes: Pawtucket, Trenton, Colorado Springs, Scranton, Memphis, St. Louis, Salt Lake City, Kansas City, Little Rock, New Orleans, Richmond, Tuscon, Detroit, Indianapolis, Scottsdale, Hartford, Rochester, Charlotte, San Francisco, New York
No: Boise, Jacksonville, Houston

Longdayintro, 18 of 23, 78.6%
Yes: Pawtucket, Colorado Springs, Scranton, Memphis, St. Louis, Salt Lake City, Kansas City, Little Rock, New Orleans, Tuscon, Indianapolis, Scottsdale, Hartford, Rochester, Charlotte, San Francisco, Jacksonville, Houston
No: Boise, Trenton, Richmond, Detroit, New York

Orlando Javier, 10 of 23, 43.8%
Yes: Boise, Trenton, Scranton, New Orleans, Detroit, Indianapolis, Scottsdale, Rochester, Charlotte, Houston

Tomas Hernandez, 9 of 23, 39.1%
Yes: Trenton, Colorado Springs, New Orleans, Richmond, Tuscon, Scottsdale, Charlotte, New York, Houston

Roger Mottola, 7 of 23, 30.4%
Yes: Colorado Springs, Scranton, St. Louis, Richmond, Tuscon, Charlotte, New York

Snarfuller, 3 of 23, 13.1%
Yes: Pawtucket, Scottsdale, San Francisco

LoganRU, 1 of 23, 4.3%
Yes: Pawtucket

Earl Pritchett, Ricky Ellis, Bearclan1 & Rockybill1 received 0 votes.