will Rickey Henderson make HOF on the first vote

[manbearcub]

How does a player even get on the HOF ballot in the first place?

 

I believe you just have to have played in 10 seasons, be retired for 5 years, and be nominated by a screening committee.

I don't even think there's a committee. Everybody who qualifies (10-year career, retired for 5 years) is added to the ballot the year they become eligible. To stay on the ballot beyond the first year the player needs to get some specified percentage of votes (5% sticks in my mind).

 

Yes, definitely no screening committee. You think anyone would actually put Jeff Reboulet on a Hall of Fame ballot?

Moustache Hall of Fame, certainly.

[ISUCubsFan]

How does a player even get on the HOF ballot in the first place?

 

I believe you just have to have played in 10 seasons, be retired for 5 years, and be nominated by a screening committee.

I don't even think there's a committee. Everybody who qualifies (10-year career, retired for 5 years) is added to the ballot the year they become eligible. To stay on the ballot beyond the first year the player needs to get some specified percentage of votes (5% sticks in my mind).

 

Yes, definitely no screening committee. You think anyone would actually put Jeff Reboulet on a Hall of Fame ballot?

 

According to the HOF website the screening committee exists.

 

4. Method of Election:

 

1. BBWAA Screening Committee — A Screening Committee consisting of baseball writers will be appointed by the BBWAA. This Screening Committee shall consist of six members, with two members to be elected at each Annual Meeting for a three-year term. The duty of the Screening Committee shall be to prepare a ballot listing in alphabetical order eligible candidates who (1) received a vote on a minimum of five percent (5%) of the ballots cast in the preceding election or (2) are eligible for the first time and are nominated by any two of the six members of the BBWAA Screening Committee.

 

I agree there's really no point if there going to allow everyone on the ballot anyway.

[BigbadB]

I heard on sports radio the other day with a guy who knows Rickey personally that the Jon Olerud story is just a myth. Two players made it up.

[CubinNY]

I heard on sports radio the other day with a guy who knows Rickey personally that the Jon Olerud story is just a myth. Two players made it up.

Yea I read that too. What a great story though.

[BigbadB]

I heard on sports radio the other day with a guy who knows Rickey personally that the Jon Olerud story is just a myth. Two players made it up.

Yea I read that too. What a great story though.

 

Classic story.

[Butterscup1679666578]

guys it says that in the link i posted. along with a bunch of other awesome stories.