Baseball Hall of Fame
Posted: Tue Jan 06, 2015 10:20 am
What time does the Hall of Fame announce the 2015 inductees? --Bob
2 PM EST.Bob78164 wrote:What time does the Hall of Fame announce the 2015 inductees? --Bob
2 PM EST.Bob78164 wrote:What time does the Hall of Fame announce the 2015 inductees? --Bob
According to the Hall's Web site, 1955 was the last time the writers elected four new members (this was Biggio's third year on the ballot). --BobRitterskoop wrote:Haven't had time to verify but I saw somewhere last night that the last time four people got in on the first vote was 1955 or '56.
The pitcher you accidentally omitted was Dazzy Vance. --Bobtanstaafl2 wrote:They mentioned this on the MLB channel. 1955 was Catcher Gabby Hartnett, Pitchers Ted Lyons and some guy named DiMaggio.
— Almost nine percent of the voters saw Pedro Martinez pitch — they saw him just like you and me — and decided not to check his name. It doesn’t matter. But it’s such a loss for them. If you don’t get goosebumps of joy doing your part to elect players like Pedro Martinez into the Hall of Fame, I have no idea why you vote in the first place.
Vandal wrote:There are still some mummified voters in the BBWA who refused to make it a unanimous vote for Martinez and Johnson.
Writer Joe Posnanski sums it up:
— Almost nine percent of the voters saw Pedro Martinez pitch — they saw him just like you and me — and decided not to check his name. It doesn’t matter. But it’s such a loss for them. If you don’t get goosebumps of joy doing your part to elect players like Pedro Martinez into the Hall of Fame, I have no idea why you vote in the first place.
In this case, there may have been a reason. At least one writer didn't check their names because of the Rule of 10, reasoning that Johnson and Martinez were getting in anyway, and other candidates had greater need of his vote. --BobVandal wrote:There are still some mummified voters in the BBWA who refused to make it a unanimous vote for Martinez and Johnson.
Writer Joe Posnanski sums it up:
— Almost nine percent of the voters saw Pedro Martinez pitch — they saw him just like you and me — and decided not to check his name. It doesn’t matter. But it’s such a loss for them. If you don’t get goosebumps of joy doing your part to elect players like Pedro Martinez into the Hall of Fame, I have no idea why you vote in the first place.