Enough Games in the Hall of Fame—Induct Bert Blyleven!

Another year, another Baseball Hall of Fame vote, another snub for Bert Blyleven. All it takes is a player's name to make it onto 75% of the ballots, and he's in the Hall. So why hasn't he got the call yet? He fell a little short this year, only collecting a 62.7% vote from the Baseball Writers Association of America. Bert has been on the Hall ballot for over 12 years now, and this past month he was snubbed once again. At a glance, Bert seems like a player on the fringe, but that is a gross misconception of Bert's 22-year career. All of the ten eligible players atop the career strikeouts list are in the Hall of Fame, except Bert Blyleven. Here is the list of the 12 most all-time strikeout leaders. Nolan Ryan- 5714* Randy Johnson- 4789 (and counting)^ Roger Clemens- 4672 Steve Carlton- 4136* Bert Blyleven- 3701 Tom Seaver- 3640* Don Sutton- 3574* Gaylord Perry- 3534* Walter Johnson- 3509* Phil Niekro- 3342* Ferguson Jenkins- 3192* Bob Gibson- ... (link)