FOOL: Which Jersey would Mike Hensley wear into the Hall of Fame?

[Alan T]

If Mike Hensley ended up being elected into the FOOL Hall of Fame, which jersey should he wear?

Lets assume that everyone agrees his years with Apex, Chico and Baltimore were not significant enough for consideration. The choice comes down to Montreal where he began his career and played his prime, or Boston where he became a legend.

Year/Team/League	Age	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	SHO	WHIP	BABIP	VORP
2018 Montreal - FOOL	24	90	0	12	0	11	1.40	115.2	77	20	18	4	32	119	0	0	0.94	.258	54.7
2019 Montreal - FOOL	25	88	0	7	2	15	2.17	120.1	82	32	29	10	31	130	0	0	0.94	.252	43.3
2020 Montreal - FOOL	26	91	0	16	5	11	2.16	129.1	104	36	31	5	20	133	0	0	0.96	.296	42.1
2021 Montreal - FOOL	27	82	0	9	7	12	2.23	92.2	79	23	23	2	22	98	0	0	1.09	.326	33.6
2022 Montreal - FOOL	28	100	0	9	2	10	1.60	135.1	102	29	24	5	24	143	0	0	0.93	.291	56.2
2023 Montreal - FOOL	29	89	0	8	5	15	4.26	107.2	107	53	51	10	28	127	0	0	1.25	.350	11.2
2024 Montreal - FOOL	30	98	0	7	2	8	2.37	136.2	114	37	36	11	25	139	0	0	1.02	.290	43.2
2034 Boston - FOOL	40	64	0	6	1	42	1.57	68.2	54	12	12	6	9	83	0	0	0.92	.296	30.8
2035 Boston - FOOL	41	66	0	6	6	38	2.00	76.2	66	19	17	6	23	71	0	0	1.16	.294	32.1
2036 Boston - FOOL	42	75	0	5	4	32	2.55	116.1	96	33	33	7	17	99	0	0	0.97	.278	40.9
2037 Boston - FOOL	43	59	0	2	3	43	2.16	58.1	40	14	14	5	10	42	0	0	0.86	.224	23.1

He never won a FOOL Championship, was an All star with both teams and won both of his Prado awards with Boston even though he arguably pitched better his seasons in Montreal, just without as many saves.

[hyde4us11]

The Prado awards were the key in my vote.

[Chief Rum]

To me, where he came up, spent the longest and dominated first is his premier team. But then, I am an Angels fan and am still bitter Nolan Ryan went into the Hall as a frickin' Ranger.

[Alan T]

Originally Posted by Chief Rum

am still bitter Nolan Ryan went into the Hall as a frickin' Ranger.

I agree he should have gone in as an Astros!

[EddieK]

I voted for wait for it, wait for it.....Boston.

His Prado awards, and he did win 3 Continental League Championships, 2 Regular Season Championships for the Continental League in his 4 years with Boston.

[Montreal_GM]

Montreal.

[Tasan]

Boston, for all the awards and winning.

[ekcut]

Montreal...
The Prado's sure look nice, but the meat of his dominant innings were pitched in a Majestic uniform.

[muns]

Its not even close in my mind. He best years werent even in a Boston Uniform. So if thats the case the awards to me dont really mean a whole lot.

He pitched more often in Montreal and had better stats. Add together his holds plus his saves the years he was in Montreal and you have the exact same numbers or damn near close his saves total in Boston.

[EddieK]

I'm not seeing a huge stat difference between Montreal and Boston. He had his 2 best years WHIP wise with Boston and plus the Hall of Fame places a lot of emphasis on winning, well maybe not OOTP HOF Either way I was just glad to have this guy on my team as he certainly helped with the victories in Boston.

[Montreal_GM]

His first 5 seasons with Montreal he won the CL regular season.

[Young Drachma]

To me, the fact that he pitched more years in Montreal and had success and rose to prominence there makes him a HoF guy in Montreal. That said, personality reasons might make him want to wear a Boston uniform, say if he had a falling out with the team there, coupled with his two Prado awards he won would tip the scales to Boston. But save for that? Montreal.

[EddieK]

What's weird is this kind of reminds me of Andre Dawson when he gets into the HOF. What cap is he going to wear?

[Chief Rum]

Originally Posted by EddieK

What's weird is this kind of reminds me of Andre Dawson when he gets into the HOF. What cap is he going to wear?

To me, he'll always be an Expo.