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Speed Read: Celtics Fall Again; May Not Top East
SPORTSbyBROOKS —
... His name is Corky Simpson, and he might be the only member of the Baseball Writers Association who didn’t vote for Rickey Henderson to be in the Hall of Fame. Henderson, who is among the all-time leaders in a number of categories and considered by many to be one of the 10 greatest players ever, is up for election for the first time this year. HOME RUN DERBY has tracked down the ballots of 31 writers so far, and all but Simpson’s contain Henderson’s name. And it’s not like Simpson was being stingy with his votes. He voted ...
Rickey Henderson won't be an unanimous Cooperstown choice
Big League Stew —
... Well, as is his annual custom, he's painstakingly compiling every ballot that has already been published via newspaper. He's putting together his findings via the 2009 HOF Vote Tracker, which I guess would be the equivalent of finding your Christmas presents on Dec. 14., but darned if it isn't great fun to peek at. ...
Rickey Henderson Was Left Off Of Corky Simpson's Hall Of Fame Ballot
FanIQ Blog —
... as something they discovered while filling in their Hall of Fame Vote Tracker, an outstanding compilation of all of the ballots which have already been made available to the public. ...
Links: Citi Field, Derek Lowe, Will Ohman and Rickey Henderson!
Mets Tailgate —
... left Rickey Henderson off of his ballot. This is sheer lunacy - even the biggest haters have to admit that Rickey is a no-doubt first-ballot Hall of Famer. Check out Home Run Derby's compilation of the published HOF votes by sportswriters across the country. It's a quick and easy way to see which voters have a brain and which don't. Hint: anyone who votes for Jack Morris and not Bert Blyleven is brainless.
JIm Rice's moment of truth comes soon... and so far, he's still short a few votes
Red Sox Monster —
... , the Arizona sportswriter who left Rickey Henderson, the indisputate greatest leadoff man of all time, off his ballot? For what it's worth, Home Run Derby has given us a tool to drive we Red Sox fans sick with anticipation this week, as official ballots are published by the sportswriters behind them. At this writing, 65.6 percent of the 32 ballots disclosed thus far had Rice on it, short of the 75 percent threshhold needed to make it to Cooperstown. There's still a long way to go, though. If he doesn't make it, though? It won't end well, I'm afraid. Not with Sox fans ...
Corky Simpson: I made a mistake not voting for Rickey Henderson
BBTF's Baseball Primer Newsblog —
... no idea my ballot would cause such an uproar. ``I’ll bet it was worse than when 98 people failed to vote for Catfish Hunter some 22 years ago,’’ he added. ``The blogosphere would have exploded if it had been around when 43 people failed to vote for Mickey Mantle, 23 for Willie Mays, 36 for Jackie Robinson, nine for Hank Aaron, 31 for Roberto Clemente, 57 for Yogi Berra, 23 for Stan Musial, 20 for Ted Williams and 28 for Joe DiMaggio.’’ And don’t get me started with the nickers at Home Run Derby …
Still Waiting and the Hall of Fame
TigerBlog —
... list of the top 20 free agents still out there, and not once did the Tigers get a mention. Of course Chad Cordero isn’t on the list and that’s the last guy I’ve heard the Tigers mentioned with. Tomorrow, we’ll find out who the new inductees into the Hall of Fame will be. Rickey Henderson is a lock, and if I were a betting man, I’d say Jim Rice gets in as well. After that, it’s kind of a crap shoot. I think Bert Blyleven just misses, but sets himself up for a 2010 induction. Home Run Derby has been keeping track of the ballots that have been publicized (with 51) and it ...
