Daily News | Steroid user Alex Rodridguez tops Hall of Fame ballot because Barry Bonds is out
So this is how it goes, I guess. Every year, the Thrill of Christmas will be followed by the Agony of the Vote.
I spent 30 years in this business debating with both my brethren and my conscience whether me and mine were best suited to enshrine them and theirs. After three decades of getting to know them and theirs I’ve decided that, generally speaking, yes: Me and mine are far better suited than them, or theirs.Me and mine all have different parameters, which adds to the charm of the process, which is negligible, and vexation of those who disagree with the outcome, which is everyone. So it goes.
Second, I believe in the character clause. I call it the Schilling Line. I’m proud to have done my part to both deny the sport’s most famous religious bigot and treason cheerleader, Curt Schilling, access to the Hall as a writer and to inform the recent voters on theThird, I will vote for lost causes. This year, that’s probably Jimmy Rollins and Omar Vizquel, whose diminishing support underscores the absence of knowledge and appreciation of the electorate for defensive genius.
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