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Hall of Fame Voting
Nationals Farm Authority —
This site is typically reserved for discussions of the Nats minor leagues, but over lunch I was surfing around ESPN’s site and found this . ESPN.com has 11 Hall of Fame voters among its contributors, and below are the votes they submitted for the Class of 2009, which will be announced Monday. There are numerous articles out there about who does and does not deserve induction into Baseball’s Hall of Fame. I usually do not get too worked up about this stuff. But when I saw Pedro Gomez’ ballot, I was stunned: Jay Bell? Seriously? ...
ESPN.com’s Hall of Fame Ballot
BBTF's Baseball Primer Newsblog —
ESPN.com’s Hall of Fame Ballot Or as insiders call it... PEDRO GOMEZ VOTED FOR WHO?!?! ESPN.com has 11 Hall of Fame voters among its contributors, and below are the votes they submitted for the Class of 2009, which will be announced Monday. To be elected, players must receive at least 75 percent of the BBWAA vote for election. Those in bold received more than three-quarters of ESPN.com’s vote:
Hey, Pedro: Are You Sure Jay Bell's '99 Season Was Pure?
wrigleyville23 —
... Which makes his 2009 Hall of Fame ballot all the more dumbfounding. Gomez used his ballot - which he calls an "honor" - to vote for Jay Bell. That's right, Pedro Gomez believes Jay Bell is a first-ballot Hall of Famer. To repeat: Jay. Bell. First. Ballot. Hall. Of. Famer. ...
Razzball 2009 Baseball Hall of Fame Ballot
Fantasy Baseball Blog at Razzball.com —
... While ESPN gets 11 Hall of Fame ballots, Razzball doesn’t even get one. Perhaps our invitation was forgotten by the same voter who ...
Pedro Gomez!
Where Have You Gone, Andy Van Slyke? —
... ESPN released their full Hall of Fame balloting late last week and Pedro Gomez voted for Jay Bell. That means Bell will receive at least one more Hall of Fame vote than Andy Van Slyke did. As the sponser of Bell's BREF page, I guess I have to thank Gomez. ...
Ten reasons Pedro Gomez may have voted Jay Bell for the HOF
Big League Stew —
... Since he also served time as a baseball writer, Gomez is among the Hall of Fame electorate, and he cast a darned peculiar ballot this year. ...
Baseball Prospectus: Unfiltered — ... Here on the net, we’re at risk of losing a lot of great writers and great information. Free is no longer a business plan, something Gary Huckaby noted years ago. If we have a major culling, as most project, the problem is not that the BBWAA would be less relevant, it’s that the road we’re only ultimately leads to just this. ...
Sweet Uncle Lou’s Friday Roundup: The “See You at Shitty O’Kea’s” Edition
Hire Jim Essian —
... . Don’t worry, guys. I think he’ll get in eventually. Most likely after Pedro Gomez dies. Jay Bell? Really? Maybe he thought he was voting for Cool Papa Bell. ...
