January 9, 200718 yr Gwynn, Ripken elected to Hall of Fame ESPN.com news services NEW YORK -- Mark McGwire fell far short in his first try for the Hall of Fame, picked by 23.5 percent of voters while Tony Gwynn and Cal Ripken Jr. easily gained baseball's highest honor. Tarnished by accusations of steroid use, McGwire appeared on 128 of a record 545 ballots in voting released Tuesday by the Baseball Writers' Association of America. Ripken was picked by 537 voters, appearing on 98.5 percent of ballots, falling just short of the record percentage of 98.84 set by Tom Seaver when he was selected on 425 of 430 ballots in 1992. Gwynn was just behind with 532 votes, 97.6 percent. Goose Gossage was third with 71.2 percent of the vote, falling just short of the 75 percent needed. The induction will take place July 29 in Cooperstown. Information from The Associated Press was used in this report. source
January 9, 200718 yr obvious picks...would love to have seen either Goose or Hawk make it but I guess we will have to wait til next year
January 9, 200718 yr Too many people get snubbed by idiotic writers. And, any writer who did not vote for both Gwynn and Ripken Jr. should have his voting priveleges revoked.
January 9, 200718 yr Author weak classes the next 2 years so Big Mac, Goose, Hawk could all have their day
January 9, 200718 yr And, any writer who did not vote for both Gwynn and Ripken Jr. should have his voting priveleges revoked. :notworthy
January 9, 200718 yr I don't wanna say am happy McGuire was left out because he was a great player but am glad he didn't get in this year...
January 9, 200718 yr 2008: Shawon Dunston, Travis Fryman, David Justice, Mike Morgan, Tim Raines, Randy Velarde 2009: Mark Grace, Rickey Henderson, Dean Palmer, Dan Plesac, Matt Williams 2010: Andres Galarraga, Edgar Martinez, Robin Ventura Plenty of room over the next 3 years. Rickey is the only guarentee.
January 9, 200718 yr 2008: Shawon Dunston, Travis Fryman, David Justice, Mike Morgan, Tim Raines, Randy Velarde 2009: Mark Grace, Rickey Henderson, Dean Palmer, Dan Plesac, Matt Williams 2010: Andres Galarraga, Edgar Martinez, Robin Ventura Plenty of room over the next 3 years. Rickey is the only guarentee. Raines will probably get in, Grace should as well but not first ballot
January 9, 200718 yr Anyone that doesn't vote Rickey Henderson first-ballot needs to cease writing, IMO
January 9, 200718 yr Anyone that doesn't vote Rickey Henderson first-ballot needs to cease writing, IMO No Dought Ricky is a first-ballot...... As for Grace and a couple of other guys coming up they were great players but not elite players..... It's the freakin Hall of Fame only the best of the best should get in.... 2008: Shawon Dunston, Travis Fryman, David Justice, Mike Morgan, Tim Raines, Randy Velarde 2009: Mark Grace, Rickey Henderson, Dean Palmer, Dan Plesac, Matt Williams 2010: Andres Galarraga, Edgar Martinez, Robin Ventura out all those guys above i only like Ricky to get in and Edgar a maybe cause he did have great numbers but he was a DH.....
January 9, 200718 yr so next year is the year of the goose and jim rice (unfortunately) I have no clue what will happen in 2009 though, we could see a Rickey only year....
January 9, 200718 yr Too many people get snubbed by idiotic writers. And, any writer who did not vote for both Gwynn and Ripken Jr. should have his voting priveleges revoked. Ditto for the one clown who voted for Jay Buhner.
January 9, 200718 yr The following players will no longer be eligilbe for the Hall of Fame ballot due to not receiving at least 5% of the vote: Orel Hershiser, Albert Belle, Paul O'Neill, Bret Saberhagen, Jose Canseco, Tony Fernandez, Dante Bichette, Eric Davis , Bobby Bonilla, Ken Caminiti, Jay Buhner, Scott Brosius, Wally Joyner, Devon White, Bobby Witt. Steve Garvey is also off the ballot due to not being elected in his 15th time on the ballot.
January 10, 200718 yr won't they go to veteran's committee though? i'm kinda sad cammy only got two measly votes for the hall of fame....he tried so much to clean up the sport, but he passed before the steroid hearings sadly. and btw, gwynn and ripken should have gotten unanimous votes. i like to know why they didn't vote for them. and also why did gwynn get five less votes than ripken? this is the classic debate of average vs. power hitter here. i thought ripken still got a bit more press than gwynn, but at least it wasn't as annoying as the retirement period where ripken was getting the press, and gwynn was getting squat. but i guess mcgwire won this debate, as a big home run guy dominated all the talk over the other two.
January 10, 200718 yr won't they go to veteran's committee though? i'm kinda sad cammy only got two measly votes for the hall of fame....he tried so much to clean up the sport, but he passed before the steroid hearings sadly. and btw, gwynn and ripken should have gotten unanimous votes. i like to know why they didn't vote for them. and also why did gwynn get five less votes than ripken? this is the classic debate of average vs. power hitter here. i thought ripken still got a bit more press than gwynn, but at least it wasn't as annoying as the retirement period where ripken was getting the press, and gwynn was getting squat. but i guess mcgwire won this debate, as a big home run guy dominated all the talk over the other two. doesnt matter. not a hall of famer; numbers speak for themselves.
January 10, 200718 yr Next year Hawk and Goose Then Ricky and Rice ? Not exactly strong classes coming up.
January 10, 200718 yr I'm as big a fan of Dawson as anyone, but he's not a hall of famer... Neither is Rice, who I am not a fan of.
January 10, 200718 yr we could see a Rickey only year.... Wow. How appropriate would THAT be! Raines will probably get in, Grace should as well but not first ballot Raines will be one of those fringe guys that miss on his 15th attempt. Grace isn't even a fringe guy. The only thing that will keep him on the ballott is a bunch of even weaker candidates. Steve Garvey was a stronger candidate than either of these two and he's on the outside looking in.
January 10, 200718 yr so next year is the year of the goose and jim rice (unfortunately) I have no clue what will happen in 2009 though, we could see a Rickey only year.... Well, he is the greatest of all time
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.