The 2011 Hall of Fame class was announced today and Roberto Alomar and Bert Blyleven get to make a summer trip to beautiful Cooperstown, New York. Alomar, who should have made it last year, raised his vote total by 126, meaning that there are 126 people who don’t deserve to have a Hall of Fame vote.
Blyleven needed to wait a little longer, making it in his 14th year of eligibility. His numbers certainly didn’t improve over that time, so I don’t necessarily agree with his selection. But, if Jim Rice is a Hall of Famer, why not Bert Blyleven?