Announcement to come at 5pm local time.


Candidate Listing ...
http://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/hof_2016.shtml


If you need a stream ...
http://m.mlb.com/video/topic/7417714/v537364683/live-mlb-network-hall-of-fame-simulcast

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Power is always in the hands of the masses of men. What oppresses the masses is their own ignorance, their own short-sighted selfishness.
- Henry George

Jr
Hoffman
Kent
Trammell

Junior
Raines
Bonds

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There are only two examples of infinity: The universe and human stupidity and I'm not sure about the universe.

Raines is definitely overdue

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Piazza and Junior.

Junior doesn't get nearly as many votes as people think he will.

When does Konerko get in?

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You do not talk to me like that! I work too hard to deal with this stuff! I work too hard! I'm an important member of the CSFMB! I drive a Dodge Stratus!

Junior
Raines
Edgar

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Anybody here seen my old friend Bobby?
Can you tell me where he's gone?
I thought I saw him walkin' up to The Hill
With Elon, Tulsi, and Don

Griffey
Piazza
Hoffman

How is Piazza different from the PED guys? Sosa, McGwire, etc.

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-- source

If Bonds gets in the blame falls squarely on you, fella.

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Power is always in the hands of the masses of men. What oppresses the masses is their own ignorance, their own short-sighted selfishness.
- Henry George

Kent will be lucky to get 25%

McGwire (roids) and Sosa (cork) are both admitted cheaters

I just figure that he should be the first clear juicer in, get contrasted with Jr. and have to field all of the accusations alone.

Plus, unlike Piazza/Bagwell he was an HOFer before the cream/clear and unlike Clemens he never threw his entire team under the bus when he had a "miraculous" rebound as with the Jays.

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There are only two examples of infinity: The universe and human stupidity and I'm not sure about the universe.

The 42nd round draft nepotism pick just revamped his post draft body when he virtually lived on the needle community that is/was Muscle Beach.

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There are only two examples of infinity: The universe and human stupidity and I'm not sure about the universe.

No.

But I wouldn't have put in the 0.2 inning wonder that was Eckersley either.

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There are only two examples of infinity: The universe and human stupidity and I'm not sure about the universe.

Junior
Piazza (although he was a PED head).
close on Raines/Bagwell (another PED head)

I'm not even a big Hoffman guy but this Hall has always been obsessed with #s. I don't see how you can keep "the all time leader" of any traditionally revered stat out

Implied by my "admitted" tag

They kept/keep Lee Arthur out (fairly imo), and I haven't really had much respect for the save statistic since they became closely tailored 0-1 inning opportunities.

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There are only two examples of infinity: The universe and human stupidity and I'm not sure about the universe.

Oh I knew, I just can't avoid a chance to crap on Piazza.

But he'd have beaten Clemens ass (or at least tried) with the bat incident, he'd be begrudgingly ok in my book.

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There are only two examples of infinity: The universe and human stupidity and I'm not sure about the universe.

62nd round

Correct.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/?query_type=year_round&year_ID=1988&draft_round=62&draft_type=junreg

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Power is always in the hands of the masses of men. What oppresses the masses is their own ignorance, their own short-sighted selfishness.
- Henry George

Fun fact: No #1 overall draft pick has ever been elected to the MLB HoF.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_first_overall_Major_League_Baseball_draft_picks#Draft


(... until 5pm today when they say Griffey's name)

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Power is always in the hands of the masses of men. What oppresses the masses is their own ignorance, their own short-sighted selfishness.
- Henry George

Just Junior and Piazza got in

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Proud member of the white guy grievance committee

It aint the six minutes. Its what happens in those six minutes.

Three fuckholes did not vote for Griffey. Three.

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Power is always in the hands of the masses of men. What oppresses the masses is their own ignorance, their own short-sighted selfishness.
- Henry George

Dumb that Bonds isn't in.

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Fare you well, fare you well
I love you more than words can tell
Listen to the river sing sweet songs
To rock my soul

You forgot to log in as 'America' ...

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Power is always in the hands of the masses of men. What oppresses the masses is their own ignorance, their own short-sighted selfishness.
- Henry George

Looks like Raines and Bagwell will get in next year. They jumped up in votes.

Bonds and Clemens stayed about the same as last year at like 45%. You need 75%. McGuire was like 12% and Sosa at 7%. Writers will never let those two in.

2 clowns voted for David Eckstein.

The 3 who left off Griffey should be outed and banned from future voting.

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Power is always in the hands of the masses of men. What oppresses the masses is their own ignorance, their own short-sighted selfishness.
- Henry George