Like many baseball fans, I had been eagerly anticipating the results from this year’s National Baseball Hall of Fame election. This year’s ballot was polarizing, to say the least, as players such as Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens were eligible for induction for the first time. Clemens and Bonds were two of the greatest players the sport has ever seen, but they have strong ties to performance enhancing drugs. The results have been tallied and this year became the eighth time in the history of the Hall of Fame that the BBWAA failed to elect any players on the ballot. Players need to be named on 75% of all ballots to be elected. I, like many baseball fans am pretty disappointed with this year’s results. Here are some of my thoughts regarding the results of the election:
1. Seriously, who would want to attend this year’s induction ceremony? Three people were elected by the Pre-Integration Era Committee: Jacob Ruppert, Hank O’Day and Deacon White. That does not include Paul Hagen, who won...
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Barry Bonds,
Roger Clemens,
Babe Ruth,
Bob Costas,
Mike Piazza,
Mark Mcgwire,
Sammy Sosa,
Rafael Palmeiro,
Craig Biggio,
Ryne Sandberg,
Jeff Bagwell,
Greg Maddux,
Tom Glavine,
Frank Thomas,
Mike Mussina,
Jeff Kent,
Tim Raines,
Larry Walker,
Jack Morris
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