Baseball NEWS - No One Elected to HOF in 2013

Baseball Writers have decided to be punk bitches this year, and not vote ANY player into the Hall of Fame.

Here is a group of people who have never played this game professionally, yet they pass judgement on ALL player inductions. This year they have decided that NO ONE deserves to get into the Hall of Fame.

There are plenty of names on this list below that have never been accused of steroid use.

I call BULLSHIT !!!

I agree that admitted steroid users, or the actual players that have been caught do not belong in the HOF. These punk a$$ bitches have decided to lump a whole "generation" of players as users.

I agree that fringe players do not belong in the HOF, and do not think that players should be voted in just to have a new inductee.

Ballots Cast: 569    Needed for Election: 427
VOTES	PLAYER	PERCENTAGE
388	Craig Biggio	68.20%
385	Jack Morris	67.70%
339	Jeff Bagwell	59.60%
329	Mike Piazza	57.80%
297	Tim Raines	52.20%
272	Lee Smith	47.80%
221	Curt Schilling	38.80%
214	Roger Clemens	37.60%
206	Barry Bonds	36.20%
204	Edgar Martinez	35.90%
191	Alan Trammell	33.60%
123	Larry Walker	21.60%
118	Fred McGriff	20.70%
106	Dale Murphy	18.60%
96	Mark McGwire	16.90%
75	Don Mattingly	13.20%
71	Sammy Sosa	12.50%
50	Rafael Palmeiro	8.80%
19	Bernie Williams	3.30%
18	Kenny Lofton	3.20%
16	Sandy Alomar Jr.	2.80%
6	Julio Franco	1.10%
5	David Wells	0.90%
4	Steve Finley	0.70%
2	Shawn Green	0.40%
1	Aaron Sele	0.20%
0	Jeff Cirillo	0.00%
0	Royce Clayton	0.00%
0	Jeff Conine	0.00%
0	Roberto Hernandez	0.00%
0	Ryan Klesko	0.00%
0	Jose Mesa	0.00%
0	Reggie Sanders	0.00%
0	Mike Stanton	0.00%
0	Todd Walker	0.00%
0	Rondell White	0.00%
0	Woody Williams	0.00%
*Candidates receiving less than 5% of the vote onall ballots cast are removed from future BBWAA consideration; Dale Murphy received 18.6% of the vote in his 15th and final year of BBWAA eligibility.

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DONNIE BASEBALL

"The HITMAN"

Yankees NEWS - BBWAA releases 2013 Hall of Fame ballot

Former New York stalwarts David Wells, Mike Piazza, and Roger Clemens are among 24 first-timers and 37 total players on the 2013 Baseball Writers’ Association of America Hall of Fame ballot released Wednesday.

Other highly-notable newcomers include home run kings Sammy Sosa and Barry Bonds, 2004 Red Sox postseason hero Curt Schilling, and longtime Astros favorite Craig Biggio, who was, prior to Derek Jeter, the last man to join the 3,000-hit club.

Wells, who went 68-28 with a 3.90 ERA in four years with the Yankees, spent 21 total years in the Majors, going 239-157 with a 4.19 ERA; “Boomer” was also a four-time All-Star and appeared in three World Series, winning with both Toronto (1992) and the Yankees (1998).

Piazza, whose father was childhood friends with longtime Dodgers manager Tommy Lasorda, was drafted by Los Angeles in 62nd round in 1988 as a favor and went on to become the premier offensive catcher of his generation. The 1993 NL Rookie of the Year while with Los Angeles, Piazza hit .308 with 427 home runs (including a position-record 396 as a backstop) and 1,335 RBI in 16 seasons with the Dodgers, Marlins, Mets, Padres, and Athletics; he was also a 12-time All-Star, won 10 Silver Slugger Awards as a catcher, and twice finished second in NL MVP voting (in 1998 and 1999).

Clemens, who pitched as recently as September in the independent leagues, was 83-42 with a 4.01 ERA in six seasons with the Yankees and 354-184 with a 3.12 ERA overall in 24 seasons with New York, Boston, Toronto, and Houston. “Rocket” was an 11-time All-Star, seven-time Cy Young winner, and the 1986 AL MVP, and his 4,672 career strikeouts ranks him third all-time in that category.

Among the 13 held over from the previous ballot are a few former Yankees, including career pinstripers Don Mattingly and Bernie Williams; Mattingly, who is in his 13th year on the ballot, received 17.8 percent of the vote last year, while Williams earned 9.6 percent in his initial appearance. Among others on the ballot who also donned pinstripes during their careers include a pair of returnees in Lee Smith and Tim Raines and newcomers Kenny Lofton and Mike Stanton.

The BBWAA released the list on Wednesday, and the 600-plus eligible voters – who must be 10-year BBWAA members in good standing – have until Dec. 31 to return their ballots. The results will be announced Jan. 9, 2013, with any candidate named on at least 75 percent of ballots submitted to be enshrined at the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in Cooperstown, N.Y. on July 28.

Any candidate receiving less than 5 percent of the vote will be dropped from future ballot consideration, and as he is in his 15th and final year on the ballot, former Braves and Phillies outfielder Dale Murphy will be dropped for 2014 if he is not elected.

The full list of 37 candidates, in alphabetical order wiith returnees marked with an asterisk, is: Sandy Alomar Jr., Jeff Bagwell*, Craig Biggio, Barry Bonds, Jeff Cirillo, Royce Clayton, Roger Clemens, Jeff Conine, Steve Finley, Julio Franco, Shawn Green, Roberto Hernandez, Ryan Klesko, Kenny Lofton, Edgar Martinez*, Don Mattingly*, Mark McGwire*, Jose Mesa, Fred McGriff*, Jack Morris*, Dale Murphy*, Rafael Palmeiro*, Mike Piazza, Tim Raines*, Reggie Sanders, Curt Schilling, Aaron Sele, Lee Smith*, Sammy Sosa, Mike Stanton, Alan Trammell*, Larry Walker*, Todd Walker, David Wells, Rondell White, Bernie Williams*, Woody Williams.