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2007 HOF vote

Vic Sage Jan 09 2007 03:42 PM

It's just Gwynn and Ripken Gossage got close. http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/hof07/news/story?id=2725461

Vic Sage Jan 09 2007 03:53 PM

2007 Hall of Fame Voting - Total ballots cast: A record 545 (including two blanks). - Necessary for election: 409 votes. - Minimum votes needed to remain on the ballot: 28. They're IN! Cal Ripken Jr.- 537 / 98.5% Tony Gwynn - 532 / 97.6% maybe, one day: Rich Gossage - 388 / 71.2% Jim Rice - 346 / 63.5% Andre Dawson - 309 / 56.7% Bert Blyleven - 260 / 47.7% Lee Smith - 217 / 39.8% Jack Morris - 202 / 37.1 Mark McGwire - 128 / 23.5% They're not gonna make it: Tommy John - 125 / 22.9% Steve Garvey - 115 / 21.1% (last year) Dave Concepcion - 74 / 13.6% Alan Trammell - 73 / 13.4% Dave Parker - 62 / 11.4% Don Mattingly - 54 / 9.9% Dale Murphy - 50 / 9.2% Harold Baines - 29 / 5.3% off the ballot (under 5%): Orel Hershiser - 24 Albert Belle - 19 Paul O'Neill - 12 Bret Saberhagen - 7 Jose Canseco - 6 Tony Fernandez - 4 Dante Bichette - 3 Eric Davis - 3 Bobby Bonilla - 2 Ken Caminiti - 2 Jay Buhner - 1 shut out (0 votes): Scott Brosius Wally Joyner Devon White Bobby Witt

Vic Sage Jan 09 2007 03:57 PM

prior HOF thread http://cybermessageboard.ehost.com/getalife/viewtopic.php?p=141572#141572

Yancy Street Gang Jan 09 2007 04:28 PM

No need to do any cap speculation this year. It's an Oriole and a Padre, nice and simple.

Edgy DC Jan 09 2007 04:34 PM

I guess Herhiser does become the new one-and-done starting pitcher then. Or maybe Gooden.

Johnny Dickshot Jan 09 2007 04:35 PM

Well, they will have to decide between the goofy bird and the oronthologically correct Oriole. They will go with the latter, I would guess; tho Eddie Murray got the former.

Yancy Street Gang Jan 09 2007 04:40 PM

I'd rather have a realistic bird on my plaque than a cartoon character. I wonder if they'd at least let Ripken make that choice? One thing we can be sure of: Gwynn's Padre cap will be brown. Or brownish, anyway, because of the color of the metal they use.

SteveJRogers Jan 09 2007 05:06 PM

]shut out (0 votes): Scott Brosius Wally Joyner Devon White Bobby Witt Joyner and Brosius now disprove my theory that there is at least one voter (and if I had a ballot I'd actually do this) feels that if you got yourself a legit piece of MLB hardware (ROY and WS MVP, and even GG counting White) you deserve a vote for HOF, even if its the only vote you are going to get.

cleonjones11 Jan 09 2007 05:37 PM

Joyner had too many hits for zero votes...Brosius is an MFY tee-hee

G-Fafif Jan 09 2007 05:51 PM

Bobby Bo got two votes. Then he ate them.

TheOldMole Jan 09 2007 07:18 PM

Surprised Eric Davis and Canseco so totally snubbed.

Nymr83 Jan 09 2007 09:39 PM

i think Canseco alienated everyone with his book.