Breakdown..
And the verdict....
The results...
Yellow Header= INDUCTED
Green Header= Stay on Ballot
Red Header= Time Expired, Off Ballot
Blue Header= Not Enough Votes, Off Ballot
My thoughts..
Lopez finally gets in on his 9th ballot. Long overdue in my eyes. I posted his stats compared to Valles before, who got in on his third try, but here they are again.
This season, it was Kevin Thomas who falls 1 vote shy! A nice jump for Cyborg.
Jim Cole continues his steady climb, he has gone up every year, but still failing to get elected.
So much for my two sure-fire first-ballot locks this season. Pacheco and Huggins with disappointing debuts. I thought Huggins would flirt with being a unanimous selection, instead he struggled to get named on more than half the ballots. I thought Pacheco would glide in with 80-85% vote.
Thomas got support, but Wu still hovering at or around 50%.
Gibbons, Phelps, Bourassa and Burgos enter their final year on the ballot next season. Bryan getting in may open the door for Gibbons as another 3B. Bourassa will have to overtake Thomas and Pacheco plus any other new SP. And talk about a roller coaster, Phelps started out at 41%, dipped to as low as 8% and now has climbed back up to 33%.
McMinn, Crow, and Brady still trail the rest of the pack, but all are good enough to make a run at induction.
Peterson continues his free fall, while Franks continues to hang around.
Gonzalez only other first-timer to stay around, rest are one and done and Paco Lopez says good-bye.
Thanks for voting.
Our Hall of Fame now looks like...