Monday, November 29, 2004
HOF ballot revealed
After free agency, this is probably my favorite subject to think about. Actually, it probably ranks ahead of free agency, it's just a harder subject to wrap my brain around.
I'll certainly have more to say on this one when I have all my sources in line, but here is this year's ballot. Any player who meets the minimum requirements (10 years in the MLB I believe), or who was named on a minimum level of ballots the previous year, is placed on the ballot:
The complete ballot (x-first time eligible): x-Jim Abbott, Bert Blyleven, x-Wade Boggs, x-Tom Candiotti, Dave Concepcion, x-Chili Davis, Andre Dawson, Steve Garvey, Rich Gossage, Tommy John, x-Mark Langston, Don Mattingly, x-Jack McDowell, x-Willie McGee, x-Jeff Montgomery, Jack Morris, Dale Murphy, x-Otis Nixon, Dave Parker, x-Tony Phillips, Jim Rice, Ryne Sandberg, Lee Smith, x-Terry Steinbach, x-Darryl Strawberry, Bruce Sutter, Alan Trammell.
An interesting list, but in actuality only Boggs really has a shot among first timers. Sandberg was the closest to miss the cut last year, we'll see if that will be rectified this year. That will be story number one, and then when Boggs is elected, which hat he wears will be the big story.
I'll certainly have more to say on this one when I have all my sources in line, but here is this year's ballot. Any player who meets the minimum requirements (10 years in the MLB I believe), or who was named on a minimum level of ballots the previous year, is placed on the ballot:
The complete ballot (x-first time eligible): x-Jim Abbott, Bert Blyleven, x-Wade Boggs, x-Tom Candiotti, Dave Concepcion, x-Chili Davis, Andre Dawson, Steve Garvey, Rich Gossage, Tommy John, x-Mark Langston, Don Mattingly, x-Jack McDowell, x-Willie McGee, x-Jeff Montgomery, Jack Morris, Dale Murphy, x-Otis Nixon, Dave Parker, x-Tony Phillips, Jim Rice, Ryne Sandberg, Lee Smith, x-Terry Steinbach, x-Darryl Strawberry, Bruce Sutter, Alan Trammell.
An interesting list, but in actuality only Boggs really has a shot among first timers. Sandberg was the closest to miss the cut last year, we'll see if that will be rectified this year. That will be story number one, and then when Boggs is elected, which hat he wears will be the big story.
# posted by Darlucky @ 5:21 PM 
