Tuesday, December 09, 2008

The Hall's 2009 Writers Ballot -- Wrap-up

A link set so one can read the entire ballot review without a lot of scrolling down and up again.

The Hall's 2009 Writers Ballot
Candidates Part 1 -- Baines, Bell, Blyleven, Cone, Dawson, Gant, Grace, Henderson.
Candidates Part 2 -- John, Mattingly, McGwire, Morris, Murphy, Orosco, Parker, Plesac.
Candidates Part 3 -- Raines, Rice, Smith, Trammell, Greg Vaughn, Mo Vaughn, Williams.

Chipmaker's votes: Blyleven, Henderson, McGwire, Murphy, Raines, Rice.

Predictions
Baines -- 3 votes above the 5% relegation cutoff.
Bell -- under 5%, relegated.
Blyleven -- over 70% but below the 75% election minimum.
Cone -- 15%
Dawson -- elected with 76%.
Gant -- under 5%, relegated.
Grace -- 18%.
Henderson -- elected with a scorching 93%.
John -- 30%, and his candidacy expires.
Mattingly -- 18%.
McGwire -- exactly 128 votes a third straight year.
Morris -- 45%.
Murphy -- 15%.
Orosco -- 10%.
Parker -- 15%.
Plesac -- under 5%, relegated.
Raines -- 35%, I hope I hope I hope.
Rice -- elected by a narrow margin, above 75% but below 80%.
Smith -- 51%.
Trammell -- 20%.
Greg Vaughn -- under 5%, relegated.
Mo Vaughn -- 7%.
Matt Williams -- 20%, but this is probably very high.

That's it, baseball fans. The writers ballot results will be announced Monday, January 12, probably at 2:00 pm Eastern. Check back then to see how it went.

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