…and as I thought might happen, Gwynn and Ripken got in, and no one else did. I have no issue with that; surely Gwynn and Ripken deserve to be in the Hall, and it’s not like there were any “can’t miss” candidates that got locked out, or any players who got in that shouldn’t have this year. If you’re a fan of Steve Garvey, it kind of sucks, but outside of Garvey, there were no players who had a strong case for Hall inclusion that won’t be on the ballot next year.
Well, maybe one - but Albert is another issue. (more…)
Gwynn and Ripken are going to make it. No question.
Gossage I think will. I think the Sutter inclusion will give him enough momentum.
I think Rice will get damn close, partially because of how close he was last year, partially because his time is running out soon, and partially because some voters will feel it as an obligation to vote for Rice because he’s not McGwire, and ends up being more of a “message” vote. I don’t think he gets in though, because even with those things that I mentioned, a strong class works against Rice. Borderline candidates get more votes when (more…)
There’s another article in here which turned into something I want to spend more time on, but I still want to post my Hall of Fame ballot before voting numbers are released on the 9th (ballots were due on December 31st, but I’m not a voter, am I?)
The first approach to the ballot is to skim over the thing and just take off the names who you know you’re not going to vote for. They’re not really the “joke” options, just players who qualify to be listed by the rules for inclusion. For those who haven’t seen the ballot, (more…)
