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El Supremo

(20,365 posts)
Mon Nov 24, 2014, 10:50 PM Nov 2014

The huge 2015 Hall of Fame Ballot:

Here are the first-time eligible players, in alphabetical order:

Rich Aurillia
Aaron Boone
Tony Clark
Carlos Delgado
Jermaine Dye
Darin Erstad
Cliff Floyd
Nomar Garciaparra
Brian Giles
Tom Gordon
Eddie Guardado
Randy Johnson
Pedro Martinez
Troy Percival
Jason Schmidt
Gary Sheffield
John Smoltz

Now, here are the holdovers, listed in order of the percentage of the vote they received last year.

Craig Biggio, 74.8 percent
Mike Piazza, 62.2
Jeff Bagwell, 54.3
Tim Raines, 46.1
Roger Clemens, 35.4
Barry Bonds, 34.7
Lee Smith, 29.9
Curt Schilling, 29.2
Edgar Martinez, 25.2
Alan Trammell, 20.8
Mike Mussina, 20.3
Jeff Kent, 15.2
Fred McGriff, 11.7
Mark McGwire, 11
Larry Walker, 10.2
Don Mattingly, 8.2
Sammy Sosa, 7.2

Results of the Hall of Fame voting will be revealed at 2 p.m. ET on Jan. 6 on MLB Network.

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The huge 2015 Hall of Fame Ballot: (Original Post) El Supremo Nov 2014 OP
Pedro, definitely; Nomar, not likely...nt joeybee12 Nov 2014 #1
Randy Johnson, Pedro, and Smoltz are locks charlie and algernon Nov 2014 #2
Agree with Johnson, Martinez and Smoltz Auggie Nov 2014 #5
I would say Pedro, Randy Johnson, Biggio, and Smoltz are locks... JeffHead Nov 2014 #3
Don't worry about Boone. No way he ever makes it. Auggie Nov 2014 #6
I think that's probably it. I'm interested to see what kind of number the Sheff gets. hughee99 Nov 2014 #7
Larry Walker! El Supremo Nov 2014 #4
I See Three Automatics on There ProfessorGAC Nov 2014 #8
Would like to see Biggio make it. nt TBF Nov 2014 #9

hughee99

(16,113 posts)
7. I think that's probably it. I'm interested to see what kind of number the Sheff gets.
Tue Nov 25, 2014, 02:56 AM
Nov 2014

I'd think it would probably be a little lower than Clemens and Bonds, maybe 28%.

ProfessorGAC

(65,076 posts)
8. I See Three Automatics on There
Tue Nov 25, 2014, 08:26 AM
Nov 2014

Johnson, Smoltz, and Sheffield. Probably Pedro, too.

Johnson seems first ballot to me. Maybe the other guys have to wait a year.

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