The results of this year’s Hall of Fame election were announced Wednesday and the esteemed members of the BBWAA managed to elect no one. \u00a0Newcomer Craig Biggio, he of the 3000 plus career hits, led the pack with 68.2%, his crime being that he played at the same time as those who used steroids. \u00a0Jack Morris, the leading holdover, saw a small increase to 67.7% and has one more shot on next year’s ballot.<\/p>\n
As expected, the big three of Roger Clemens, Barry Bonds, and Sammy Sosa did not get much support. \u00a0The surprising thing was the 8 voters who were willing to vote for Clemens but not Bonds.<\/p>\n
Next year, the ballot gets even more crowded when Greg Maddux, Tom Glavine, and Frank Thomas, among others, become eligible for the first time. \u00a0Hopefully, the drama queens in the BBWAA figure out how to handle the steroid era in a way that makes sense without punishing everyone who played in the 90s and early 2000s.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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