Woo Hoo!!

Andre Dawson finished the Baseball Hall of Fame!!  Awesome.  Too bad Bert Blyleven didn’t stick on him.

Instead of talking about someone who got the 75% of votes indispensable to have the Hall … let’s demeanour at those who have been unanimously close out of the Hall of Fame.   And I don’t meant players who went one-and finished in their possibility at the Hall.

I meant those players who couldn’t get a singular opinion during their possibility on the ballot.  Zip.  Zilch.  Nada.  Donut.  Not a sausage.  Bugger all.

This year (2010), the no-vote disrepute fell on Mike Jackson, Ray Lankford, Shane Reynolds and Todd Zeile. Not a singular bard bit on any of them.  Not even Corky Simpson.

The Baseball Hall of Fame has been tracking electorate who didn’t embrace a opinion for the past 33 ballots.   During which time, there were 193 players who couldn’t accumulate up a single vote in between them.  As you competence suppose … there’s a couple of names which you’ve listened of between which group. 

Here’s a little important ones.

In 1991, Oscar Gamble couldn’t get a singular voter to gamble on him. 

You see … this is what’s wrong with the BBWAA. 

If which fanciful afro can’t get an requisite opinion from at slightest one BBWAA bard … it’s time for the complete establishment to remove the choosing by casting votes rights.

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In 1978, Mudcat Grant and Pedro Ramos couldn’t get a singular opinion from the BBWAA. 

Which kinda astounded me … since someone with the nickname ”Mudcat” simply belongs in each Hall of Fame out there.  And those mutton chops robably deserved a opinion of their own.

And who wouldn’t “Vote for Pedro”?

In 1980, Paul Casanova couldn’t get any love from the BBWAA. 

But Casanova shouldn’t feel as well bad … since usually bashful of half the players on the 1980 ballot went voteless (29 of 61).  

And you substantially never listened of any of them.  How the heck did they get on a HoF ballot?

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How fast they forget … usually since the BBWAA comparison a player for one of the desired postseason awards doesn’t meant they’ll recollect their name when it shows up on a Hall of Fame ballot.  

Over the past 32 Ballots, ten former Rookies of the Year and 5 Cy Young Award winners couldn’t get a second opinion from the BBWAA …

Rookies of the Year

• Al Bumbry (1973 AL ROY) close out in 1991
• Bake McBride (1974 NL ROY) close out in 1989
• Bob Horner (1978 NL ROY) close out in 1994
• Chris Chambliss (1971 AL ROY) close out in 1994
• Gary Matthews (1973 NL ROY) close out in 1993
• Jon Matlack (1972 NL ROY) close out in 1989
• Pat Zachry (1976 NL ROY) close out in 1991
• Stan Bahnsen (1968 AL ROY) close out in 1988
• Todd Worrell (1986 NL ROY) shut out in 2003
• Tommie Agee (1966 AL ROY) close out in 1979

Cy Young Award Winners

• Steve Stone (1979 AL CY) close out in 1987
• Pete Vuckovich (1982 AL CY) shut out in 1992
• Randy Jones (1976 NL CY) close out in
• Mike Cuellar (1969 AL CY)  close out in 1983
• John Denny (1983 NL CY)  close out in 1992

In 1985 and 2001, Ed Kranepool and Andy outpost Slyke both got close out of the Hall of Fame balloting. 

But they acheived an even better arrange of enduring fame as the namesakes of dual overwhelming ball blogs … The Eddie Kranepool Society and Where Have You Gone Andy outpost Slyke? 

In 2000, Hubie Brooks was the loneliest male on the HoF ballot.  He was the usually player (out of 30) who couldn’t get a opinion which year. 

In 2003, the BBWAA didn’t go furious over Mitch Williams.  At slightest the Wild Thing can take condolence in the actuality which Joe Carter additionally usually lasted one HoF opinion – removing nineteen votes in 2004.

Want to see the full list?  It’s right here.