My 2009 National Baseball Hall of Fame Ballot

In one week, we will find out who the National Baseball Hall Of Fame will induct into their 2009 class.   In the smallest ballot ever, consisting of just 23 candidates (13 returnees, 10 first-timers), we will likely see a couple guys that have been on the ballot finally get in. The only question is, "Who?" What I'm about to write is my ballot, if I were to have a vote. I'm not going to spend much time on most of the first years, as they're pretty obvious, one way or another. It goes without saying that Rickey Henderson is in, I don't really need to state his case.  1406 steals, 3055 hits, 2295 runs, 297 home runs, 2190 walks, .401 lifetime on base percentage, the list goes on and on. The greatest lead-off hitter of all time gets mine (and pretty much everyone else's vote), and we should be expecting what will likely be the most entertaining acceptance speech in Hall Of Fame history. After that, is where the discussion starts. As for the other first years, Jay Bell ,  ... (link)