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KellyDwyer That's not a goof. That's a sportswriter voting for the story instead of voting with his head.
And 99 percent of sportswriters do it. And as much as the blogosphere wants to pat itself on the back, nearly as many bloggers go that route as well. And it stinks.
Corky Simpson: I made a mistake not voting for Rickey Henderson
BBTF's Baseball Primer Newsblog —
Corky Simpson: I made a mistake not voting for Rickey Henderson It remains to be seen how close Rickey Henderson comes to being the first unanimous selection to the Baseball Hall of Fame, but the one sportswriter who publicly disclosed that he didn’t vote for Henderson already has admitted he made a mistake. Corky Simpson, a retired Tucson (Ariz.) Citizen columnist, told the Bay Area News Group Thursday that unlike the bold stand he took in the 1992 AP college football poll, he ``simply goofed’’ leaving Henderson off his Hall of Fame ballot and wishes he had a chance to do it ...
Corky Simpson would like his Rickey Henderson vote back
Home Run Derby —
... from his 2008 Ballot and created an online lynch mob …
Well, Corky wants to say that if he could do it again … he’d vote for Rickey.
Simpson recanted to the Tucson Citizen (registration required) …
“First things first, would I vote for Rickey if I had it to do all over again? Damn right, I would,” Simpson said. “I had no idea my ballot would cause such an uproar.”
And again at InsideBayArea.com (which mentioned Home Run Derby but gave the wrong link) ...
WE’LL TAKE YOUR APOLOGY–AND YOUR VOTER’S CARD
Zoner Sports —
... Corky Simpson–the scribe who did not cast a vote for Rickey Henderson–is apologizing because he ’simply goofed’. ...
Corky Screws Up a Ballot
Bugs & Cranks —
... Well, I was all ready to spew venom and vitriol, and make snarky jokes about Corky being closer to Homer Simpson, but then this came to light today. Apparently Corky was so taken aback by the fire and brimstone being hurled at him that he issued what amounted to a retraction to his ballot. His rationale for not including Rickey was that he figured Henderson didn’t need his vote, so Simpson figured he’d use that space to vote in some other guys he deemed worthy. ...
Did you really want Rickey to be the first anyways?
It's About The Money - A New York Yankees Blog —
I've tried to stay out of the "bashing Corky Simpson" fray for leaving Rickey Henderson off his HOF vote. No one's going to be unanimous anyways, so why get all wrapped up in a retired BBWAA voter now writing for a retirement village who made a mistake in his ballot? ...
Friday Filberts
ESPN Feed: neyer rob —
... Rob Neyer Today's links come straight to you from the Loneliest Road in America
• We know that Milton Bradley can hit. What we don't know? If he can stay even reasonably healthy while playing in the field almost every day. I'm skeptical, and here's why . • Josh Wilker writes about a couple of Stooges . • On the off-chance you're one of the unfortunate few who buy into the poor owners' lament about a salary cap, this may set you straight . • Classic. Truly classic. • It Is About the Money, Stupid's got the best synopsis I've yet ...
Corky Simpson Admits He Erred on Rickey Henderson, But Can We Believe Him?
FanHouse —
... Media WatchA couple days ago we took you through a case where a voter neglected to put the best leadoff hitter in the history of baseball on his Hall of Fame ballot. More egregious was that he failed to mention Rickey Henderson as anything other than an also-ran. Since then, Corky Simpson -- said voter -- has become as much of the story as Henderson. We did enough railing on old Corky last time, so I guess it's only fair we give him his due for admitting a mistake. ``First things first, would I vote for Rickey if I had it to do all ...
Ancient Journalist Apologizes For Chasing Rickey Henderson Off Of His Lawn [Media]
Deadspin —
... of course, created a category four shitstorm earlier this week when Home Run Derby revealed that he'd left Henderson off of his ballot, which was among a handful published early. The fact that he did vote for fellow first-time nominee Matt Williams didn't help. Then he expressed surprise when he discovered — via Western Union telegraph, one presumes — that the Internets were ablaze with stories of his major goof. An elaborate mea culpa ensued. From the Oakland Tribune: "First things first, would I vote for Rickey if I had ...
Old man admits to mistake in not voting for fellow old man
Big League Stew —
As I initially suspected he might, 70-year-old Hall of Fame vote holder Corky Simpson has publicly chalked up not voting for Rickey Henderson to a few convenient — if not understandable — excuses. To wit, the former Tucscon Citizen writer is old, he didn't give due diligence and he's also just a bit batty. Let's go to his MLB-a-Culpa, shall we? From the Oakland Tribune: "If I had properly researched the situation, I would have voted for Rickey Henderson if for no other ...
Daily Rubbish: Was There A Football Game Last Night?
Sports Rubbish —
... After every blogger on the planet criticized him for leaving Ricky Henderson off of his Hall of Fame ballot, Corky Simpson has apologized. That's just Corky being Corky. ...
Corky, You Still Suck
The Slanch Report —
... After all the, justifiable, hooplah surrounding his non-vote of Rickey Henderson, embattled elderly sportswriter Corky Simpson who we discussed the other day now says that he made a mistake. According to Simpson, he “goofed” and forgot to include Henderson on his ballot. “Rickey deserves to be in the Hall of Fame, and if I had my ballot back, he’d have a shot at unanimity — and I wouldn’t be hated by quite so many people,” Simpson said ...
Corky Simpson: I ’simply goofed’ on Rickey-less ballot
River Avenue Blues —
... Simpson’s mea culpa arose from an interview Carl Steward, columnist for the Oakland Tribune. Steward and Simpson talked about the controversial ballot, and Simpson offered up his excuse and an apology. “Rickey deserves to be in the Hall of Fame, and if I had my ballot back, he’d have a shot at unanimity — and I wouldn’t be hated by quite so many people,” Simpson said. ...
Baseball Hall of Fame Voting - Far From Foolproof
Outside the Boxscore —
... But it gets worse. One of the 27 voters who didn't vote for Rickey? He "goofed" in not electing Rickey into the Hall. He somehow just left him off the ballot, electing Matt Williams as his 8th choice and no one at all as his 9th and 10th choices (you're allowed 10 picks, he only chose 8). That's just...wow...I would never make an oversight like that if given such an awesome responsibility. ...
Wednesday Wangdoodles
ESPN Feed: neyer rob —
... September, Lamp sat
and he sat, and he sat. For 21 straight games (not 23; it couldn't have been 23), Lamp didn't pitch. Finally, he got a bit of action on the 28th and again on the 29th, both of them big Toronto losses. The next four games (the last four games of the season) were close, and again Lamp didn't pitch. • Henry Schulman's got an update on the gap separating the Giants and Manny Ramirez , and it's not a narrow chasm; it's the Grand Canyon . • Aside from our man Corky Simpson , none of the other 27 Hall of Fame voters who spurned Rickey ...
Prospectus Hit and Run: Protracting the Process by Jay Jaffe
Baseball Prospectus —
... even more surely than those Nigerian bank scam spams. For his part, Simpson at least saw the error of his ways . The 94.8 percent of the vote that Henderson received even without such fraud was still enough to rank among the highest percentages received by anyone on the ballot since 1966, when the BBWAA reverted to annual voting after a decade of biennial voting: Year Player % 1992 ...
