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Evan & Tiki

Future Hall Of Famer Carlos Beltran Will Go In As A.... | 'Rico Brogna'

Evan & Tiki

Audacy

Sports

4.2988 Ratings

🗓️ 24 January 2025

⏱️ 10 minutes

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From 'Rico Brogna' (subscribe here): Beltran is a sure fire hall of famer even if he's not getting in this year. The real question is, will he go in as a New York Met? To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

Let me get to the Hall of Fame stuff.

0:01.6

We've certainly done a lot of Pete Lonzo.

0:03.6

But we do appreciate all the interactions.

0:06.4

Thank you very much.

0:07.2

So there's a popular point.

0:08.5

Beningo made this with Tiki and I the other day.

0:11.5

And this is about the Hall of Fame.

0:13.0

This is from Dave.

0:13.8

Dave writes, Evan, love the show.

0:15.0

What a comment on John Franco's Hall of Fame credentials. This is, of course, in relation to Billy Wagner getting into the Hall

0:21.0

of Fame. The two things that should be judged at peak performance period and longevity.

0:25.8

John Franco should meet both of these criteria. The guy pitched 21 seasons over 1,200

0:30.6

innings, an ERA of 289, 14 seasons with a sub 3 ERA. Top 7, Say Young finish in 1994. Yes, a strike shortened season. But still, four-time All-Star,

0:42.8

424 saves, seventh most and the most amongst lefties more than Billy Wagner. He did. He

0:48.9

had two more saves than Billy Wagner. Why is it that some guys just do not get love from the voters? Is it because he was a

0:56.3

soft throwing lefty? Is it because he didn't win a World Series? He wasn't really a bleep to

1:02.0

writers like a Ted Williams. Oh, and he did this all during the steroid era. I was watching a lot

1:07.6

in the late 90s Mets. I was watching a late 90s met game recently where Fran Healy referred to John

1:13.8

Franco as a future Hall of Famer.

1:16.0

It sounded weird to hear that considering his first and last year on the ballot was 2011

1:21.0

when he only received 4.7% of the vote.

1:25.2

I'm obviously a biased Met fan, but this seems criminal. Some guys just don't

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