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Maddux, Glavine, Thomas elected to Baseball Hall of Fame; Biggio just misses

Discussion in 'Sports and News' started by Steak Snabler, Nov 26, 2013.

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Who will be elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame this year?

Poll closed May 25, 2014.

  1. Jeff Bagwell

    21 vote(s)
    29.2%

  2. Craig Biggio

    33 vote(s)
    45.8%

  3. Barry Bonds

    29 vote(s)
    40.3%

  4. Roger Clemens

    27 vote(s)
    37.5%

  5. Tom Glavine

    51 vote(s)
    70.8%

  6. Jeff Kent

    8 vote(s)
    11.1%

  7. Greg Maddux

    68 vote(s)
    94.4%

  8. Edgar Martinez

    9 vote(s)
    12.5%

  9. Don Mattingly

    8 vote(s)
    11.1%

  10. Fred McGriff

    5 vote(s)
    6.9%

  11. Mark McGwire

    7 vote(s)
    9.7%

  12. Jack Morris

    17 vote(s)
    23.6%

  13. Mike Mussina

    11 vote(s)
    15.3%

  14. Rafael Palmeiro

    5 vote(s)
    6.9%

  15. Mike Piazza

    20 vote(s)
    27.8%

  16. Tim Raines

    26 vote(s)
    36.1%

  17. Curt Schilling

    15 vote(s)
    20.8%

  18. Lee Smith

    9 vote(s)
    12.5%

  19. Sammy Sosa

    5 vote(s)
    6.9%

  20. Frank Thomas

    48 vote(s)
    66.7%

  21. Alan Trammell

    10 vote(s)
    13.9%

  22. Larry Walker

    4 vote(s)
    5.6%
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  1. Elliotte Friedman

    Elliotte Friedman Moderator Staff Member

    Re: 2014 BBWAA Baseball Hall of Fame ballot released

    I'm a hockey awards voter...we had a very difficult season last year. The whole season was screwed-up because of the lockout, but that doesn't excuse what happened. The USA Today's Kevin Allen is our president, and he's looking at some things to fix it.

    The one thing I feel is that organizations like ourselves and the BBWAA have to police themselves much better. The leaders know who are the good voters and the bad voters. A bad voter is not someone who disagrees with you, but someone who is factually incorrect in their voting. We had a major embarrassment last year and I thought those who were guilty should have lost their voting privileges.

    Readers/viewers are too savvy now. We have to police ourselves much better.
     
    Elliotte Friedman, Dec 19, 2013
    #325
  2. outofplace

    outofplace Well-Known Member

    Re: 2014 BBWAA Baseball Hall of Fame ballot released

    If the BBWAA is so proud of what it does, they should make it mandatory for every voter to make their choices public. It's a hell of a lot easier to play games and misuse the ballot if you don't have to come clean publicly about it.
     
    outofplace, Dec 19, 2013
    #326
  3. Elliotte Friedman

    Elliotte Friedman Moderator Staff Member

    Re: 2014 BBWAA Baseball Hall of Fame ballot released

    I agree with that. We ask for transparency in things, we should provide it.
     
    Elliotte Friedman, Dec 19, 2013
    #327
  4. jr/shotglass

    jr/shotglass Well-Known Member

    Re: 2014 BBWAA Baseball Hall of Fame ballot released

    That would be a very good start.
     
    jr/shotglass, Dec 19, 2013
    #328
  5. BB Bobcat

    BB Bobcat Active Member

    Re: 2014 BBWAA Baseball Hall of Fame ballot released

    A lot of voters agree with you. Including me.
     
    BB Bobcat, Dec 20, 2013
    #329
  6. Della9250

    Della9250 Well-Known Member

    Re: 2014 BBWAA Baseball Hall of Fame ballot released

    While it wasn't mandatory, 125 of the voters made their ballots public through the BBWAA website when asked. Another 100 or so did either on Twitter or in columns or blog posts. I would imagine if it every came to a majority vote, making all ballots public would pass.
     
    Della9250, Dec 20, 2013
    #330
  7. BB Bobcat

    BB Bobcat Active Member

    Re: 2014 BBWAA Baseball Hall of Fame ballot released

    My HOF ballot: 3 RHPs, 1 LHP, 1 DH, 1 2B, 1 C, 2 OFs, 1 1B.
     
    BB Bobcat, Dec 20, 2013
    #331
  8. Steak Snabler

    Steak Snabler Well-Known Member

    Re: 2014 BBWAA Baseball Hall of Fame ballot released

    Maddux, Clemens, Mussina
    Glavine
    Thomas
    Biggio
    Piazza
    Raines, Bonds
    Bagwell
     
    Steak Snabler, Dec 20, 2013
    #332
  9. JackReacher

    JackReacher Well-Known Member

    Re: 2014 BBWAA Baseball Hall of Fame ballot released

    Pretty awesome way to reveal your ballot. Thanks!
     
    JackReacher, Dec 20, 2013
    #333
  10. BB Bobcat

    BB Bobcat Active Member

    Re: 2014 BBWAA Baseball Hall of Fame ballot released

    Blue font? :)
     
    Last edited by a moderator: Jan 1, 2015
    BB Bobcat, Dec 20, 2013
    #334
  11. Della9250

    Della9250 Well-Known Member

    Re: 2014 BBWAA Baseball Hall of Fame ballot released

    His third right-hander is Schilling, unless he changed his vote from last year, which is what happened because based on that guess he could have dropped someone and added another.
     
    Della9250, Dec 20, 2013
    #335
  12. BB Bobcat

    BB Bobcat Active Member

    Re: 2014 BBWAA Baseball Hall of Fame ballot released

    Good research! I don't want to hijack the thread with this guessing game but I'll watch and let you guys know if someone gets it.
     
    BB Bobcat, Dec 20, 2013
    #336
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