Some Thoughts on Secondary Aspects of the Hall of Fame Voting Results

January 15, 2012 by Tom Stone · 10 Comments

The 2012 Baseball Hall of Fame vote was recently announced, and only one player was elected, Barry Larkin. Fellow Seamheads author Andrew Martin wrote a good post dissecting this year’s vote. I’m not going to do the same, especially since I largely agree with his views: Larkin is marginal but I support his election; Bagwell and […]

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IBWAA Selects No One In 2012 Hall Of Fame Vote

January 10, 2012 by Ronnie Foreman · 3 Comments

The alternative Baseball Hall of Fame vote came up a little different than the Official Baseball Writers Association of America (BBWAA). The official group for Cooperstown election came back with only one inductee—lifelong Cincinnati Reds shortstop Barry Larkin. I would like to congratulate Mr. Larkin as well on a stellar career that I was able […]

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