November 10, 201510 yr The ballot: Garret Anderson, Brad Ausmus, Jeff Bagwell, Barry Bonds, Luis Castillo, Roger Clemens, David Eckstein, Jim Edmonds, Nomar Garciaparra, Troy Glaus, Ken Griffey Jr., Mark Grudzielanek, Mike Hampton, Trevor Hoffman, Jason Kendall, Jeff Kent, Mike Lowell, Edgar Martinez, Fred McGriff, Mark McGwire, Mike Mussina, Mike Piazza, Tim Raines, Curt Schilling, Gary Sheffield, Lee Smith, Sammy Sosa, Mike Sweeney, Alan Trammell, Billy Wagner, Larry Walker, Randy Winn. NEW YORK (AP) -- Ken Griffey Jr. and Trevor Hoffman are among 15 newcomers on this year's Hall of Fame ballot and will face a newly trimmed electorate along with steroid-tainted holdovers Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens, Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa. David Eckstein, Troy Glaus, Mike Hampton, Mike Lowell and Billy Wagner also are among the players eligible for the first time on the 32-man ballot announced Monday. A vote of at least 75 percent from the Baseball Writers' Association of America is needed for election. Results will be announced Jan. 6. Griffey, Hoffman among newcomers on Hall of Fame ballot
November 10, 201510 yr Author Who get's in? Will anyone this year join the 98% Club? [TABLE=class: wikitable sortable] [TR] [TD]Tom Seaver[/TD] [TD] 1992... [/TD] [TD][/TD] [TD] 98.84%[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD] Nolan Ryan[/TD] [TD] 1999... [/TD] [TD][/TD] [TD] 98.79%[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD] Cal Ripken, Jr[/TD] [TD] 2007... [/TD] [TD][/TD] [TD]98.53%[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD] Ty Cobb[/TD] [TD] 1936... [/TD] [TD][/TD] [TD] 98.23%[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD] George Brett[/TD] [TD] 1999... [/TD] [TD][/TD] [TD] 98.19%[/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE]
November 10, 201510 yr Author From the Link... The Hall's board of directors announced a change in July, cutting voters from about 600 to 450 by eliminating writers who had not been active in the game for more than 10 years. Previously, the electorate included people who had been active BBWAA members for 10 consecutive years at any point. That seems like a solid move!
November 10, 201510 yr Author How many votes does each writer get? I don't know if there is a limit...but rarely do more than a handful get in each year, so I would guess most voters are pretty stingy with them.
November 10, 201510 yr If you do not vote for Griffey on the first ballot you need to stop voting. I can see why some wouldnt.
November 10, 201510 yr I can see why some wouldnt. I can too. They're morons who don't deserve a vote.
November 10, 201510 yr My ballot: Jeff Bagwell Barry Bonds Roger Clemens Ken Griffey Jr. Trevor Hoffman Jeff Kent Mike Piazza Tim Raines Curt Schilling Gary Sheffield If they allowed more than 10 votes, Edgar Martinez would be next on my list.
November 10, 201510 yr Author My ballot: Jeff Bagwell Barry Bonds Roger Clemens Ken Griffey Jr. Trevor Hoffman Jeff Kent Mike Piazza Tim Raines Curt Schilling Gary Sheffield If they allowed more than 10 votes, Edgar Martinez would be next on my list. I wonder how many don't vote for 10 and only vote for 3 or 4?
November 10, 201510 yr My ballot: Jeff Bagwell David Eckstein Jim Edmonds Ken Griffey Jr. Edgar Martinez Fred McGriff Mike Piazza Tim Raines Curt Schilling Gary Sheffield
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