Andre Dawson: in. Bert Blyleven, Roberto Alomar, and Todd Zeile: out. And since the BBWAA stole our collective souls today, I stole their HTML for this nifty chart that displays their utter inability to disperse votes to reputable baseball players. The voting results:
| 2010 Hall of Fame voting | ||
| Name | Votes | Pct. |
| Andre Dawson | 420 | 77.9% |
| Bert Blyleven | 400 | 74.2% |
| Roberto Alomar | 397 | 73.7% |
| Jack Morris | 282 | 52.3% |
| Barry Larkin | 278 | 51.6% |
| Lee Smith | 255 | 47.3% |
| Edgar Martinez | 195 | 36.2% |
| Tim Raines | 164 | 30.4% |
| Mark McGwire | 128 | 23.7% |
| Alan Trammell | 121 | 22.4% |
| Fred McGriff | 116 | 21.5% |
| Don Mattingly | 87 | 16.1% |
| Dave Parker | 82 | 15.2% |
| Dale Murphy | 63 | 11.7% |
| Harold Baines | 33 | 6.1% |
| Andres Galarraga | 22 | 4.1% |
| Robin Ventura | 7 | 1.3% |
| Ellis Burks | 2 | 0.4% |
| Eric Karros | 2 | 0.4% |
| Kevin Appier | 1 | 0.2% |
| Pat Hentgen | 1 | 0.2% |
| David Segui | 1 | 0.2% |
| Mike Jackson | 0 | 0.0% |
| Ray Lankford | 0 | 0.0% |
| Shane Reynolds | 0 | 0.0% |
| Todd Zeile | 0 | 0.0% |
| Note: 405 votes (75%) required for enshrinement. Induction July 25, 2010 in Cooperstown, N.Y. | ||
Thoughts?
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I blame catshirt.
Blyleven and Alomar got fucked over. Question: if Dawson gets in with 8 AS appearances, 8 GG's, and 1 MVP in 21 seasons, does Mattingly get in with 6 AS appearances, 6 GG's, and 1 MVP in 14 seasons?
I know Dawson crushes Mattingly in total HR's RBI, and SB, but Mattingly had a career .307 BA to Dawson's .279. Mattingly's OBP was higher than Dawson's. And Mattingly struck out a lot less than Dawson.
I know I'm a biased Yankee loving jamook, but I think Mattingly has a case to get in since Dawson did.
Also, who the fuck gave David Segui a vote?
I'll fill in the comments that we missed: Rob was saying that Albert Belle is a fine candidate for the Hall, I was expounding on my experiences parasailing in Aruba, and Chief Wahoo mentioned that much of Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas is based on him.
I had a halfway decent Todd Zeile joke in those initial comments, and now it's been lost to oblivion. You've screwed me again, technology!
Also lost in the initial comments? The Youtube link to Rob singing Bon Jovi. Totally proved that he didn't welch on the bet. Yup, didn't welch at all. Not a coward, no siree.