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Curt Schilling asks to remove himself from Hall of Fame ballot in protest of writers

Originally posted on Larry Brown Sports | By Larry Brown | Last updated 1/26/21

Curt Schilling posted a letter on Facebook on Tuesday after he failed to meet the threshold for election to the Baseball Hall of Fame.

The results of the Hall of Fame voting for 2021 were released on Tuesday. Not one player met the 75% minimum required for election, marking the ninth time no player was elected.

Schilling received the most votes at 71% and is 16 votes away from making the Hall of Fame. But the former pitcher is sick of voters using his political views as a reason not to vote for him, and he wrote a lengthy letter that he published on Tuesday sharing his complaints. Schilling requested removal from the ballot next year and wants to be judged only by the veteran’s committee.

Curt Schilling in letter to the Hall of Fame: "I will not participate in the final year of voting. I am requesting to be removed from the ballot. I’ll defer to the veterans committee and men whose opinions actually matter and who are in a position to actually judge a player.''
— Bob Nightengale (@BNightengale) January 26, 2021

You can read Schilling's letter in its entirety here.

That was a lot for Schilling to get off his chest.

Schilling actually cannot remove himself from the final vote, but maybe the Baseball Writers Association will comply with the request.

Who knows how this will play out? Maybe the letter inspires some voters to reconsider themselves. For others, maybe it will inspire them to dig into the sand even more and not allow him in.

This article first appeared on Larry Brown Sports and was syndicated with permission.

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