Sam Amico
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Major League Baseball could use some publicity these days, but inducting no one into the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum is probably not the way to get it.
But that’s what happened Tuesday, when not a soul made it into the Hall, despite the baseball writers’ opportunity to officially immortalize some of the game’s legends. The list of candidates included Curt Schilling, Roger Clemens, Barry Bonds, Omar Vizquel, Gary Sheffield and Scott Rolen.
Schilling, whose candidacy was the subject of a column by OutKick’s Greg Couch on Tuesday, missed induction by 16 votes. This marked his next-to-last year of eligibility.
Players are elected to the Hall if they are named on at least 75 percent of ballots cast by members of the Baseball Writers Association of America. There were 401 ballots submitted in this year’s election, including a record total of 14 blanks. Candidates needed 301 votes to be elected.
This year also marks the first shutout since 2013, and only the third ever. On the bright side for the current group, six members from the 2013 ballot were subsequently elected.
“The only players other than Schilling who received more than 50 percent of the vote in the 2021 election were outfielder Barry Bonds with 248 (61.8), pitcher Roger Clemens with 247 (61.6) and third baseman Scott Rolen with 212 (52.9),” a release from the Hall read. “As with Schilling, Bonds and Clemens will be in their final year of BBWAA eligibility in 2022. This was Rolen’s fourth year on the ballot.”
i was typing and then realized, that i couldn’t care less about this 🥸
I don’t know Sam…might want to keep tabs to see if any 4am mail in ballots come in at the last minute to push those guys over the threshold.
You win the evening!
politics should never keep a person out. Curt is getting the shaft
Joke. Baseball is a dying sport
baseball and dying sport are redundant
Wait, recounts show the voter/writers voted themselves in…players don’t count, it’s the voter/writers who are important
Baseball writers may be some of the most incompetent people on the face of the planet. The idea that Bonds or Schilling or Sheffield shouldn’t be in the Hall is a joke.
SMH….What channel is hockey on tonight?
That Tom Wither’s guy says that maybe the process “needs an overhaul”. Hey Tom, know what the process needs? The process needs to get rid of the pathetic white-liberal-bed-wetters who are ruining the HOF. And that Drew Magary guy is even worse than the Tom guy…..Thankfully, I don’t think white liberals can ruin boxing, the UFC, and the NFL. I think those sports are “white liberal proof”…………Schilling, one of greatest post-season pitchers ever, should be in. Fuck these writers
Even with mail in ballots?
Writers shouldn’t be involved. A panel made up of former players, current and former Managers and General Managers and MLB Executives should be making these decisions.
Let’s look at Eddie Murray. He was never what you would call reporter friendly. When he retired he had played the most games ever at 1st base and was only the third person in baseball history to have over 3000 hits and 500 home runs. A sure fire lock to get in and he did in his first year of eligibility with 85% of the vote. 15% voted against him. It wasn’t until Mariano Rivera that someone was voted in at 100%.
Sport writers and most especially the east coast are pussies ! Please bring back Whitlock this site is getting like the USAtoday sports page ….all women.
Baseball takes another step towards irrelevance