2011 HOF Ballot Released

[daske17]

This year's nominees are:

 

Roberto Alomar

Carlos Baerga

Jeff Bagwell

Harold Baines

Bert Blyleven

Bret Boone

Kevin Brown

John Franco

Juan Gonzalez

Marquis Grissom

Lenny Harris

Bobby Higginson

Charles Johnson

Barry Larkin

Al Leiter

Edgar Martinez

Tino Martinez

Don Mattingly

Fred McGriff

Mark McGwire

Raul Mondesi

Jack Morris

Dale Murphy

John Olerud

Rafael Palmeiro

Dave Parker

Tim Raines

Kirk Rueter

Benito Santiago

Lee Smith

B.J. Surhoff

Alan Trammell

Larry Walker

 

I only see Blyleven getting in, maybe Alomar and Bagwell.

[javy knows my name]

Why isn't Alan Trammell in?

 

Edgar could get in

[Little Slide Rooter]

Larkin, Larry Walker and Crime Dog all deserve in at some point as well. Raffy would if it werent for, well, you know. Journeyman Extrodinaire Lenny Harris? really? Does this mean Aaron Miles will one day grace the ballot?

[NCCubFan]

Journeyman Extrodinaire Lenny Harris? really? Does this mean Aaron Miles will one day grace the ballot?

Yes, if he hangs on long enough to have a 10-year major league career. Everybody that qualifies automatically goes on the ballot in the player's first year of eligibility. To stay on the ballot beyond that the player needs to get a specified minimum percentage of votes (I believe it's 5%).

[SouthSideRyan]

Everyone that qualifies is not automatically added.

[UMFan83]

Semi-related topic, when is the next chance for Santo to get in with the Veteran's Committee?

[BCVM22]

Semi-related topic, when is the next chance for Santo to get in with the Veteran's Committee?

 

Santo's next chance to get jobbed by the committee will be next year. The veteran's committee now votes on a three-year cycle: this year is 1973-onward, next year will be 1947-1972 and 2012 will be pre-integration, 1871-1946.

 

Voting, for the record, is done up to the end of December and the results announced in early January.

[NCCubFan]

Everyone that qualifies is not automatically added.

I thought they were (there's no other legitimate reason for Lenny Harris being on the ballot), but I checked and you're right. There's a screening committee that approves newly eligible players to be included on the ballot

[Rob]

Roberto Alomar

Jeff Bagwell

Bert Blyleven

Kevin Brown

Barry Larkin

Edgar Martinez

Mark McGwire

Rafael Palmeiro

Tim Raines

Alan Trammell

Larry Walker

[Northside Blues]

Alomar, Bagwell and Larkin should all get in.

[TruffleShuffle]

Roberto Alomar

Jeff Bagwell

Bert Blyleven

Barry Larkin

Mark McGwire

Rafael Palmeiro

Tim Raines

Alan Trammell

[UMFan83]

Alomar, Bagwell and Larkin should all get in.

 

Have they linked Bagwell to steroids yet?

 

Then again he was winning MVPs in 1994 when supposedly the steroids epidemic wasn't in full swing.

[vance_the_cubs_fan]

Alomar, Bagwell and Larkin should all get in.

 

Have they linked Bagwell to steroids yet?

 

Then again he was winning MVPs in 1994 when supposedly the steroids epidemic wasn't in full swing.

 

 

Bagwell has never been linked. I've seen some who are adamant that he's clean, but he's highly suspect to me.

 

I think Bagwell, McGwire, Palmeiro, Alomar, Larkin, and Blyleven should get in. Of course, they won't, but I don't give a rat's ass about steroids since I just assume everyone took them, and if you're the best of the steroid era, I'd vote you in.

[shnsajax]

I have no idea on Bagwell, but he had some massive Popeye forearms.

[ELCABALLO45]

For the love of god put Blyleven in already.

[champaignchris]

I think these guys should all go in, and, yes, I'm over the steroids thing...

 

Roberto Alomar

Jeff Bagwell

Bert Blyleven

Mark McGwire

Rafael Palmeiro

Tim Raines

 

I'm on the fence about Barry Larkin and Alan Trammell, but either they both go or neither goes. They had extraordinarily similar careers.

 

Kevin Brown - I don't think he deserve to be in. However, some are already making noise about Smoltz and Schilling making the HoF. If they make it, Brown should too.

 

Fred McGriff and Larry Walker are two guys that I don't really think should be in, but who I think should get a lot more consideration than they probably will.

[TruffleShuffle]

i'm pretty well over the steroid thing too, but kevin brown is a borderline candidate and probably did a truckload of steroids, so that's enough for me to stop thinking about his candidacy and say no.

[StarlinOnYou]

Larkin is definitely a hall of famer.

 

Look at the numbers..

[mcgoobs]

I know all the reasons why, and I don't disagree with the thinking, but it's funny to see steroid use as a reason not to put somebody on the Hall, but not knowingly giving another person AIDS.

[NCCubFan]

The announcement is scheduled for 1:00 P.M. Eastern time this afternoon. It will be on MLB Network and mlb.com.

[wade]

At least one writer has linked Bagwell because he "looks" like he did steroids.

 

Jayson Stark recently wrote about how difficult the steroid era will be as far as the HOF.

 

One thing that makes it tough for some voters (or an excuse for some, depending on how you look at it) is the 'character' clause. Voters are instructed to weigh a player's integrity, sportsmanship, character. That certainly opens the door to keep out those that voters feel cheated. But the Bagwell situation shows that same door may let in some superficial judging by the voters.

[Pushfrog98]

... and their website has been hacked.

[erik316wttn]

... and their website has been hacked.

 

Whose?

[Pushfrog98]

bbwaa.com

 

Looks like they're getting it back though.

[rocket]

I say Blyleven and Alomar get in.