2020 HOF ballot

[tducey]

Yeah, Jeter probably gets in. Walker's probably biting his nails at this point. I think he's going to fall just short though. Guess we'll find out in an hour and a half.

 

[black francis]

a motherfucking jeter only class

fuck that

 

[Erie Warrior]

Larry Walker got in. MLB network is crying that someone didn't vote for Jeter, he had settle for the second most votes in history.

 

[raptorlife4]

Woohoo
Walker 2nd Canadian ever in the Hall

 

[Mondo Jay]

t tarnished his legacy the day he broke that bat and revealed his home run power in the form of a very much cheating corked bat

Lol. That was the straw that broke the camel's back eh?

 

[Mondo Jay]

I am drunk and I want Andruw Jones in the HOF before I sober up.

Good news...

We have time.

 

[Guy Incognito]

Larry Walker got in. MLB network is crying that someone didn't vote for Jeter, he had settle for the second most votes in history.

Media outrage over this will be hilarious.

Honestly, the whole "unanimous vote" and "first ballot" shit has been pomposity at it's finest. There aren't ten guys in any one individual HOF class that get in anymore. With yearly voting, most guys who get in should be close to 100% anyway.

This "100%" and "first ballot" nonsense happened because there were legitimately 40 eventual HOFers on the first several ballots. Once the initial logjam cleared, the whole thing should have died, but people continued to make it matter. Let it go.

 

[cerealboi]

Larry Walker got in. MLB network is crying that someone didn't vote for Jeter, he had settle for the second most votes in history.

I'd like to buy that someone a beer.

 

[steelerssb]

The person who didn't vote for Jeter is a national hero.

 

[Erie Warrior]

I'd like to buy that someone a beer.

Me too.

 

[steelerssb]

JJ Putz and Brad Penny got votes

 

[black francis]

somewhere, mpl is yelling at a cloud

 

[Guy Incognito]

JJ Putz and Brad Penny got votes

More egregious than anyone not getting 100% of the vote, IMO.

 

[steelerssb]

Media outrage over this will be hilarious.

Honestly, the whole "unanimous vote" and "first ballot" shit has been pomposity at it's finest. There aren't ten guys in any one individual HOF class that get in anymore. With yearly voting, most guys who get in should be close to 100% anyway.

This "100%" and "first ballot" nonsense happened because there were legitimately 40 eventual HOFers on the first several ballots. Once the initial logjam cleared, the whole thing should have died, but people continued to make it matter. Let it go.

"First ballot" works in the NFL because only five guys get it, but in MLB the notion needs to just stop. Votes aren't restricted so either the guy is or the guy isn't.

 

[California Creme Puffs]

JJ Putz and Brad Penny got votes

More egregious than anyone not getting 100% of the vote, IMO.

What if I told you the reason Jeter didn't get 100% of the vote was because some random guy voted for Putz and Penny instead of Jetes?

 

[Pure Steel]

somewhere, mpl is yelling at a cloud

Or a rainbow trout....

 

[California Creme Puffs]

Woohoo
Walker 2nd Canadian ever in the Hall

Congrats man. And thanks for 4/5ths of The Band and Neil Young but the rest of your country is kinda gay (not that there's anything wrong with that)

 

[navamind]

The person who didn't vote for Jeter is a national hero.

the whole 100% ballot thing is dumb. that being said, I do love it just because I get to hear from butthurt Yankees fans.

 

[navamind]

man, Bonds and Clemens didn't get any real traction the last few years. not looking too great for them right now. Vizquel getting in would be a joke but it looks like that will be the case in the next few years. I'm happy to see Rolen gain momentum (35.3%). I think he'll make it on the writers' ballot down the road. Schilling probably makes it next year.

 

[California Creme Puffs]

It was 9:29 (9:29)
9:29 back street big city
The sun was going' down, there was music all around
It felt so right

It was one of those nights, one of those nights
When you feel the world stop turnin', you were standing there
There was music in the air
I should have been away
But I knew I'd have to stay


Last train to London, just headin' out,
Last train to London, just leavin' town.
But I really want tonight to last forever
I really wanna be with you.
Let the music play on down the line tonight