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28 votes cast for a total of 205 players , 2nd highest total ever. A record 10 ballots with the max of 10 votes.

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.
On a side note, since Lopez has been on the ballot, 2 other players have joined him, Cruz, and Rodriguez in the "2000+hits/300+hr/>.300avg/>.500slg" club
Steve Bryan gets the 1 vote he needed from last season and gets in on his 3rd ballot.

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...

HOF Rankings Based on Induction #'s

1. Alex Amaya 100.0%
2. Alex Rodriguez 93.3%
3. Oliver Ladd 93.1%
4. Jaime Cruz 92.3%
5. Thomas Washington 91.7%
6. Steven Hays 89.7%
7. Jordan Hayden 89.3%
8. Paco Barron 88.0%
9. Pablo Garcia 87.5%
10. Morton O'Quinn 84.6%
11. Louie Gaudreau 83.3%
12. Gustavo Alvarez 76.9%
13. Julio Ayala 76.0%
14. Pat Johnson 75.9%
15. Jesus Rivera 75.0%
16. Ryan Parker 88.9% (2nd ballot)
17. Albert Vasquez 76.0% (2nd ballot)
18. Bill O'Higgins 75.0% (2nd ballot)
19. Chris Kennedy 76.9% (3rd ballot)
20. Domingo Valles 75.9% (3rd ballot)
21. Steve Bryan 75.0% (3rd ballot)
22. Morgan Morrissey 79.2% (5th ballot)
23. Pablo Lopez 75.0% (9th ballot)


Hats Worn

New York 6
Port Orange 4
Cookeville (Chicago LOL) 3
Cleveland (Carolina) 2
San Antonio(Hartford) 2
Washington 2
Albany 1
Boston(NorCal) 1
Cincinnati 1
Omaha(Sioux City) 1


Draft Info

Parker Inaugural Draft Round 11 (167th) by Albany (Baker)
Cruz Inaugural Draft Round 3 (37th) by Hartford (Bernie)
Ladd Inaugural Draft Round 14 (219th) by Texas (KDog)
Hays 2010 Round 2 (22nd) by Toronto (Nick)
Valles Inaugural Draft Round 61 (974th) by Port Orange (AJ)
Johnson Inaugural Draft Round 12 (186th) by Albany (Baker)
O'Quinn 2010 Round 8 (126th) by Denver (Doc)
Alvarez Inaugural Draft Round 75 (1195th) by New York (Trendon)
Kennedy **No Draft Info Available**
Barron 2010 Round 10 (148th) by Albany (Baker)
Ayala 2010 Round 1 Pick 5(5th) by New York (Trendon)
Vasquez 2014 Round 1 Pick 3(3rd) by Chicago LOL (Bear)
Garcia 2010 UNDRAFTED? Played HS that year, but no record of drafting. Just shows up in Sioux City's minors. (Dr. Tom)
Gaudreau 2013 International Free Agent. Discovered in Canada by New York (Trendon)
Rivera 2017 Round 1 Pick 1(1st) by Washington (Ted)
Amaya 2010 Round 3 Pick 5 (37th) by New York (Trendon)
Washington 2012 Round 1 Pick 16 (16th) by New York (Trendon)
Morrissey Inaugural Draft Round 8 Pick 14 (126th) by Carolina (Dr.Webs?)
Rodriguez 2013 Round 1 Pick 1 (1st) by Chicago LOL (Bear)
Hayden 2019 Round 1 Pick 8 (8th) by Louisville (Jsense)
O'Higgins 2015 Round 1 Pick 15 (15th) by Port Orange (AJ)
Bryan 2015 Round 5 Pick 13 (97th) by New York (Trendon)
Lopez 2010 Round 4 Pick 2 (50th) by Carolina (Dr. Webs?)

Holy shit @ Pacheco and Huggins . Amazing.

shel311 wrote:Holy shit @ Pacheco and Huggins . Amazing.

Agreed. Thought they were first ballot easily.

Thanks again Bernie as I love your little summaries and putting this together.

yeah, Huggins snubbed...He'll get in, eventually. Surprised Cole hasn't gotten in either.

Great job, Bernie

I also thought Huggins and Pacheco would be easy first ballot. I don't get some people's criteria for HOF.

Glad Mustang stays on the ballot, he deserved more than three votes but he'll get another shot now.

Thanks for your work Bernie. I'll be working on the Gibbons and PAB campaigns all off season!

Think I might have been guilty of skipping the first timers as the two HOF votes were so close together...Id anticipate a big jump in their numbers next go round

Thomas sees uptick and Wu sees downtick

say whaaaaaa?

lol @ a player needing 8 tries to get in. dont understand what he suddenly did to change peoples opinions

nick wrote:lol @ a player needing 8 tries to get in. dont understand what he suddenly did to change peoples opinions

That is the thing I have never understood in real life voting as well. How is somebody not first ballot worthy but are on the second, third......

nick wrote:lol @ a player needing 8 tries to get in. dont understand what he suddenly did to change peoples opinions

I basically copy/paste my last year plus any new guys.

GeorgesGoons wrote:

nick wrote:lol @ a player needing 8 tries to get in. dont understand what he suddenly did to change peoples opinions

That is the thing I have never understood in real life voting as well. How is somebody not first ballot worthy but are on the second, third......

Only thing I can think of is maybe they are facing less competition or that a couple years later there are more comparables similar to their stats

I vote differently each time just based on how I'm feeling.

I check the phases of the moon, do some tai chi to get tune with the tides, and then vote based which names are easier for me to type on my phone.

LetsGoPeay wrote:I check the phases of the moon, do some tai chi to get tune with the tides, and then vote based which names are easier for me to type on my phone.

I thought this was ted posting while I was reading it.