Unanimous selection.
Don Mattingly was the only other who got at least 50 percent of the votes.
Don Mattingly was the only other who got at least 50 percent of the votes.
Tom Emanski approves.
Unanimous selection.
Don Mattingly was the only other who got at least 50 percent of the votes.
Unanimous selection.
Don Mattingly was the only other who got at least 50 percent of the votes.
Schilling being kept out for political reasons and Palmeiro being kept out b/c a crackhead POS needed to bring everybody around him down is a travesty. Palmeiro is no Bonds, McGwire or Sosa. But, that’s who these sh1theads lump him in with.
I say put Rose in after he dies. Gambling on baseball means a lifetime ban. He knew that. And he continued to lie about well after it had been proven. But, let him in posthumously.
Rose's ban and ignoring the steroid users isn't about being the "morality police." Its about following the rules of the game. Those guys didn't.
Schilling being kept out for political reasons and Palmeiro being kept out b/c a crackhead POS needed to bring everybody around him down is a travesty. Palmeiro is no Bonds, McGwire or Sosa. But, that’s who these sh1theads lump him in with.
So this year, it was Curt Schilling’s turn. And for whatever reason, he was the one who brought that streak to a crashing halt. One thing we should keep in mind, though, is that the voting rules also changed this year, now that each committee member can vote for just three players instead of four.
Once McGriff collected his 16 votes, there were only 32 total spots left on 16 ballots. So the chances of any other candidate occupying at least 12 of those 32 spots were incredibly small. Ask your favorite mathematician to explain it sometime.
But unlike Bonds and Clemens, Schilling at least seems positioned to get another chance with the next Contemporary Baseball committee in December 2025. Will that election turn out like this one? Who knows. But I still think that one of these years, there will be a Hall of Fame plaque with his name on it.
It WAS against the rules. They didn't test for it, but the possession, use, or sell of any controlled substance - including anabolic steroids - was prohibited by MLB in 1991. Any player caught using steroids was subject to disciplinary action, and risked permanent expulsion from the game.But steroid use wasn't against the rules. It was against the law, sure, but it wasn't against the rules. As a matter of fact, the players union had specifically negotiated against allowing players to be tested for steroids in the then collective bargaining agreement.