Tigers to retire 'Sweet' Lou Whitaker's No. 1 in 2020.

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https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podca...cody-stavenhagen/id1521600567?i=1000523634900
Pod of Fame Episode 56: Lou Whitaker with Cody Stavenhagen. 48 minutes.

Jim is joined by Cody Stavenhagen, Detriot Tigers beat writer for The Athletic, to breakdown the hall of fame candidacy of former Tigers Second Baseman Lou Whitaker.

Jim and John first discuss hard it is to talk about Whitaker without bringing up his double-play partner Alan Trammell, who recently was voted into Cooperstown in 2018 (6:38). Next, they talk about the 1984 World Series, similarities between Whitaker and current HOF candidate Scott Rolen, and Whitaker's eye-popping WAR (10:31).

Finally, they discuss why Whitaker only won four gold gloves despite being one of the better defensive second basemen in history and how that impacts his candidacy (33:26), before coming to a conclusion on whether or not Whitaker deserves a plaque in Cooperstown (40:06)

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https://www.cooperstowncred.com/when-will-lou-whitaker-join-alan-trammell-in-the-hall-of-fame/
WILL LOU WHITAKER JOIN ALAN TRAMMELL IN THE HALL OF FAME?
Cooperstown Cred

COOPERSTOWN CRED.
Examining the Credentials of the Current and Future Candidates for the Hall of Fame.

 

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https://totallytigers.wordpress.com/2022/08/07/monday-musings-34/
MONDAY MUSINGS.
Totally Tigers

 

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https://www.vintagedetroit.com/will-whitaker-get-hall-of-fame-nod-this-winter/
Will Lou Whitaker Get Hall of Fame Nod This Winter?
Vintage Detroit

 

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Reason #27 why Lou Whitaker belongs in the Hall of Fame ? he had a cannon for an arm.

Check out this relay from Gibby to Lou to gun down Bevacqua in the '84 World Series #BlessYouBoys #LouHOF
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https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podca...-deserves-better/id1266543495?i=1000585923283
Woodward Tigers Podcast Episode 35.5: Lou Whitaker deserves better. 40 minutes.

Rogelio and Chris talk about Victor Reyes electing free agency, ending an era, the other moves the Tigers made on Thursday and the Hall of Fame screwing over Lou Whitaker yet again.

 

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https://joeposnanski.substack.com/p/baseballs-most-underrated-players
Baseball's Most Underrated Players Ever. Lou Whitaker here.
JoePosnanskiBlog

 

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https://blogs.fangraphs.com/sunday-notes-better-than-evers-lou-whitaker-belongs-in-the-hall-of-fame/
Sunday Notes: Better Than Evers, Lou Whitaker Belongs in the Hall of Fame.
Fangraphs

Along with Johnny Evers and Joe Tinker ? they of Tinker-to-Evers-to-Chance fame ? Alan Trammell and Lou Whitaker are the most-storied double-play combination in baseball history. As well they should be. The Detroit Tigers duo played more games together (1,918) than any middle-infield duo in history. Moreover, they combined for 11 All-Star appearances, seven Gold Gloves, seven Silver Sluggers, and they won a World Series together. Both are icons for a franchise that has played in the American League since 1901.

Tinker and Evans, who played together with the Chicago Cubs from 1902-1912, are both in the Hall of Fame. So is Trammell. Meanwhile ? this for reasons best explained as inexplicable ? Whitaker is not. His exclusion stands as one of Cooperstown?s most glaring omissions.

Whitaker has more WAR and a higher JAWS score than a number of Hall of Fame second basemen, but that can be a debate for another day. For now, let?s focus on how he compares to Evers.

Whitaker: 2,369 hits, 244 home runs, 118 wRC+, 68.1 WAR.
Evers: 1,659 hits, 12 home runs, 109 wRC+, 49.0 WAR.

While Evers?s numbers are anything but great, it should be noted that he won an MVP award and played for three World Series-winning teams (the Cubs twice and the Boston Braves once). That said, it?s highly unlikely that he would be in the Hall of Fame were he not part of a legendary double-play combination (he and Tinker were Old-Timers-Committee selections in the same year). How they became legendary is, of course, a big part of the story. The poem penned in 1910 by sportswriter Franklin Pierce Adams.

Should that eight-line poem have anything to do with Lou Whitaker?s Hall-of-Fame-worthiness? No, at least not by any reasonable standard. That said, the Trammell-Whitaker double-play combination is every bit as famous as Tinker-Evers, and they were markedly-better players. Whitaker has even better numbers than Trammell.

?Sweet Lou? Whitaker isn?t in the Hall of Fame are themselves the saddest of words.