06:42 AM
11/21/24
11/21/24
December 24, 2014
Hall of Fame voting raises more questions than answers: The fact of the matter is, Major League Baseball and the Hall of Fame both recognize Barry Bonds as the all-time home run leader, and now they're trying to pass the buck on the BBWAA to shell out some justice. That's not a game I'm comfortable playing. C. Trent Rosencrans fills out his first HOF ballot.
posted by Ufez Jones to baseball at 11:58 AM - 1 comment
I don't get his point - does he want people excluded from being on the ballot at all so he doesn't have to make tough moral calls? Because I don't follow the logic train - if he believes that Barry Bonds' offences are egregious enough to warrant being left off a ballot entirely, then he's made a morality judgment in thinking that's true. It's the same as not voting for them - the only difference being he's not the one accountable for the decision.
I think the whole balloting system (and how people have limited eligibility and need to get 5% to stay on a ballot) and the fact that baseball writers are the ultimate judges of who does/does not get into the hall is a lot worse than writers actually having to consider more than straight numbers in their decision on who gets their votes. Forgive me for thinking the BBWAA aren't exactly overwhelmed by the process here - one, as a lay fan, I'd happily take on.