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In his final ballot cast by baseball writers in 1985, he gained 74.7 percent of the vote, just shy of the 75 percent (traditionally baseball percentages were rounded off) required for election by the Baseball Writers' Association of America. However, in 1997, the Hall of Fame's Veterans Committee elected him.
"It is a simple matter to erect a Hall of Fame, but difficult to select the tenants."-- Ken Smith "I am led to suspect that some of the electorate is very dumb."-- Henry P. Edwards "You have a Hall of Fame to put people in, not keep people out."-- Brian Kenny "There's no such thing as a perfect ballot."-- Jay Jaffe
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Hall of Fame voting season has begun, which means it is time for the yearly mock voting of r/baseball users to determine who they believe should be elected into the Hall in 2024. Here are the results from last year if you are interested in taking a look back at how the sub voted for the 2023 class. Below, there will be two separate google form ...
r/baseball • Braves first round selection Hurston Waldrep strikes out the side the side en route to eight Ks in just 3 IP in his pro debut (@MLBPipeline) r/baseball •
He was the first player to seriously challenge baseball's reserve clause, and though his fight for free agency failed in the Supreme Court, his efforts led directly to the growth of player bargaining power. Daniel Okrent (1948-present) Creator of Rotisserie League Baseball, which has become the standard format for modern fantasy baseball.
[Sardell] Updated Hall of Fame projections with 123 ballots in @NotMrTibbs 's Tracker. Mauer's chances of election remain very promising, but it looks like we'll be on the edge of our seat on January 23 waiting to see if Helton or Wagner received enough votes
A one-of-a-kind Authenticated Game-Worn Jersey Baseball Hall of Famer "Hammerin" Hank Aaron wore when he hit his 500th career home run sold today for $567,000 in Christie's NYC auction. upvotes · comments
Below are some useful links to have for the Hall of Fame voting season: Baseball Hall of Fame Ballot Site. Baseball Reference List of Players on Ballot @NotMrTibbs' Hall of Fame Tracker Spreadsheet. Jay Jaffe's Player Discussion on Fangraphs. Make sure you keep up with u/Hispanicatthedisco's Better Know the Ballot Series FULL BALLOT
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