2016 Baseball Hall of Fame Nominees

They sure in the hell have a right to be mocked mercilessly if they are discovered

 

I suppose. Since it's not something that I've ever really had to consider, I had not thought about it in that way. My thought process was more on the order of "Well, if there is one guy on that list that I'd sure as hell vote for, it's Junior." Please pardon the amateur among you.

 

The Babe Ruth thing is a false argument, he was in the first class covering 1900 to 1936, so they had a bigger group of eligibles to vote. To base everything ever after on that (or Cobb's pct.) is dumb. What writers might want to do is to just encourage everyone to vote for no-doubters to eliminate the "aura" of a high vote pct.

 

We're not talking about the right to vote, or the right to swing your fist.

A Hall ballot is a privilege. And if you somehow shit on that privilege, there is every reason to have it taken away.

 

Perhaps some didn't vote for Griffey just to troll the Internet.

 

No. People play devil's advocate on SJ.com just to troll the Internet.

 

No. I'm pretty sincere. Other people are just lazy, pack thinkers.

 

Well, that's scary in itself.

 

If we aren't told who didn't vote for Griffey, we'll just have to lump all the people whose votes we don't know together and assume each and every one is guilty.

 

But why is it shitting on the privilege if you don't vote for a particular player? If you don't want to vote for a player, regardless of the reason, why should that, in and of itself, cause you to have the privilege taken away? If you meet the criteria to be a voter and follow the rules for voting, then you have every right to vote for or not vote for any player on the ballot, for any reason, without fear of having your vote revoked. Doesn't mean you won't be subject to ridicule from friends, fans and media, but if you can take the heat, then so be it.

 

Pretty weak to not vote for Griffey in anonymity. Dudes need to stand in front of their lockers and explain, just like they would expect of players.

 

I'm fine with someone getting 100% of the vote, but let's say Griffey got 100%, would they put "first unanimously elected player" on the plaque?

Would everyone be fine with that?