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A Hall of Fame cheer for Tommy John

 
Pardon the grumbling, but it must be done. Tommy John didn't make the Hall of Fame again. Missed by a mile in his last year on the ballot. Anyone who didn't vote for him should have to write ulnar collateral ligament construction on the blackboard 100 times. (link)

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