The Hall's 2008 Writers Ballot -- Wrap-up

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The Hall's 2008 Writers Ballot
Introduction
Candidates Part 1 (Anderson, Baines, Beck, Blyleven, Concepcíon, Dawson)
Candidates Part 2 (Dunston, Finley, Fryman, Gossage, John, Justice)
Candidates Part 3 (Knoblauch, Mattingly, McGwire, Morris, Murphy, Nen)
Candidates Part 4 (Parker, Raines, Rice, Rijo, Smith, Stottlemyre, Trammell)

Chipmaker's votes: Blyleven, Gossage, McGwire, Murphy, Raines.

Predictions
Anderson -- below 5%, relegated.
Baines -- below 5%, relegated.
Beck -- below 5%, relegated.
Blyleven -- over 60%.
Concepcíon -- slightly over 20%, and his writers ballot candidacy expires.
Dawson -- over 68%.
Dunston -- below 5%, relegated.
Finley -- 9%.
Fryman -- below 5%, relegated.
Gossage -- 79%, and elected!
John -- around 25%.
Justice -- 6%.
Knoblauch -- below 5%, relegated.
Mattingly -- 14%.
McGwire -- 29%, but this is a complete guess. Has enough blood been spilled?
Morris -- 46%.
Murphy -- 15%.
Nen -- below 5%, relegated.
Parker -- 15%.
Raines -- 35%, though I hope I aimed low.
Rice -- over 70% but just not enough.
Rijo -- two votes, relegated.
Smith -- 45%.
Stottlemyre -- zero or one vote, relegated.
Trammell -- 19%.

That's it, baseball fans. The writers ballot results are announced Tuesday, January 8, at 2:00 pm Eastern. Check back then to see how we did.