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Topic: Baseball Hall of Fame balloting, 2004

	Baseball Hall of Fame - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Hall of Fame was dedicated on June 12, 1939 by the Clark Foundation, a private organization based in Cooperstown that traces its money to the original Singer Sewing Machine Company.
		Among baseball fans, "Hall of Fame" means not only the museum and facility in Cooperstown, but also the pantheon of players, managers, umpires and builders who have been named to enshrinement there.
		An ongoing controversy facing the Hall of Fame is that of the status of Joe Jackson and Pete Rose.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Baseball_Hall_of_Fame (1157 words)

	Clown Hall of Fame-History (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
		The International Clown Hall of Fame (ICHOF) concept began to come alive in February of 1987 with the opening of an office and museum in downtown Delavan.
		Balloting by the members of the ICHOF resulted in the election of Red Skelton, Lou Jacobs, Emmett Kelly, Sr., Mark Anthony, Felix Adler, and Otto Griebling.
		The history of the International Clown Hall of Fame continues to be marked by a partnership of many people with the museum's board.
	www.theclownmuseum.org /chofhist.html (695 words)

	The Sports Network - Major League Baseball
		The votes were to be tabulated Monday night with the 2004 Hall of Fame class to be announced at 2 p.m.
		To gain entry into the Hall of Fame, candidates must be named on at least 75 percent of the ballots cast.
		Sutter is on the ballot for an 11th year, while Gossage is trying for a fifth time to get into the Hall.
	www.sportsnetwork.com /?c=sportsnetwork&page=mlb/news/aan2987524.htm (560 words)

	Chanute Tribune Online (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
		The election process was changed not just because some Hall of Famers complained that less-worthy candidates were being inducted, but because players deserving of consideration were being dropped too soon, Hall of Famer Joe Morgan said.
		The Hall of Fame board of directors will appoint a screening committee of six Hall of Famers to identify five candidates for the players ballot.
		After a Hall of Fame-sponsored study of fl baseball from 1860-1960 is completed, the board of directors will determine how Negro League players will be considered for induction.
	www.chanute.com /chnsub/01Aug/759047.HTM (594 words)

	Cranberry Baseball League Hall of Fame
		Hall of Fame Inductions were held in 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2003 and 2004.
		Hall of Famer's names are memorialized on the Hall of Fame Perennial Plaque along with the previous years selections.
		The Hall of Fame Perennial Plaque is permanently displayed along with the League Championship Trophy at the South Shore Baseball Club in Hingham.
	www.cranberryleague.com /HOF.htm (233 words)

	Printer Friendly Version - Rose by any other Fame (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
		Rose's admission after 15 years of denial that he bet on baseball is seen as his desperate last attempt to get reinstated to the game by commissioner Bud Selig and finally become eligible for the Hall of Fame.
		In last year's balloting, in which Eddie Murray and Gary Carter were elected, Sutter, a six-time All-Star and five-time NL saves leader, came the closest with 53.6%.
		So far, every 3,000-hit player has been elected to the Hall by the writers on the first year of the ballot, and even though he was predominantly a DH over his last seven years, Molitor doesn't figure to be an exception.
	www.nydailynews.com /sports/v-pfriendly/story/152189p-134045c.html (444 words)

	Honus Wagner quotes on Baseball Almanac
		One of the first five players inducted to the Baseball Hall of Fame, he led the league in stolen bases on six occasions, finishing his career with a total of 722 steals.
		The Honus Wagner baseball card, one of the most valuable in existence today, was recalled in 1909.
		At the time, the cards were distributed along with tobacco; Wagner, a nonsmoker, objected to being included in the promotion because he did not want to set a bad example for children.
	www.baseball-almanac.com /quotes/quowagn.shtml (1214 words)

	USATODAY.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
		You have to state on the plague that he was banned from baseball for betting but was honored for the accomplishments he made on the field.
		It's interesting in the past couple of days that many of the Hall voters who were in favor of voting him in now are wavering because of the crass and transparent nature of his "confession." Remember, nobody has lifted any part of the ban.
		Always thougth hall of fame should be for good ball players instead of average ones that play a good teams.
	cgi1.usatoday.com /mchat/20040106009/tscript.htm (4460 words)

	Off the Kuff: Baseball Archives
		The MLB Hall of Fame ballot for 2006 has been announced, and it's remarkable in two ways: One, there's no slamdunk newcomer on the list, and two, it's curtains for Pete Rose until and unless the Veterans Committee takes up his cause.
		Finally, I can't close this piece without noting that while Ng would be a trailblazer in baseball, she herself is walking in the footsteps of Oakland Raiders CEO Amy Trask.
		Using the Baseball Reference leagues page as my guide, I put together two lists, one which sorts teams by length of time before their first pennant, and the other which sorts them by lenght of time since their last pennant.
	www.offthekuff.com /mt/archives/cat_baseball.html (14365 words)

	Crosswalk.com - Albert Mohler's Weblog (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
		Given the rules of the Hall of Fame balloting process, Rose must be reinstated before December 2005 in order to be placed on the ballot used by baseball writers.
		After that, Rose's hope for election to the Hall of Fame would rest with baseball veterans--some of whom have pledged never to return to the Hall of Fame if Rose is elected.
		Baseball's concern with gambling is directly traceable to the fact that the sport was nearly destroyed in the 1919 Black Sox scandal which included a fixed World Series.
	www.crosswalk.com /news/weblogs/mohler/1239501.html (1894 words)

	Baseball Prospectus - 2004 Internet Hall of Fame
		In this, our 13th year, the STATLG-L Internet Hall of Fame balloting demonstrates anew the uncertainties involved in trying to decide whether Player X or Player Y has the credentials to merit your vote for induction into the Hall.
		Given the total number of ballots recorded this time, the 75% threshold was set at 1773 votes while the 5% gateway for retention on the ballot (if we, rather than the BBWAA, made that decision) came to 119 votes.
		The table of results displays the vote totals, percentages, and 2004 rank-order for all 32 of this year's Hall of Fame candidates.
	www.baseballprospectus.com /article.php?articleid=2501&mode=print&nocache=1116914109 (1312 words)

	A surplus of worthy candidates
		Once again, the annual Hall of Fame ballot arrives with a surplus of worthy candidates and a shortage of openings.
		For a game that holds its history in such high regard, it is better to have a Hall of Fame that honors only the highest achievements, rather than a Hall that throws open its doors to those who merely seem to be likely candidates.
		This is both the beauty and the curse of the Baseball Hall of Fame voting.
	www.mlb.com /NASApp/mlb/content/printer_friendly/mlb/y2004/m11/d29/c916713.jsp (771 words)

	WyomingAthletics.com : General Releases :: University of Wyoming : Official Athletic Site
		The University of Wyoming Athletics Hall of Fame was established in 1993 in conjunction with the Football Centennial Celebration, in order to honor individuals and teams who have brought honor and distinction to the Intercollegiate Athletics Department of the University of Wyoming over it's long and storied history.
		Devaney is a member of the College Football Hall of Fame, and the Nebraska Football Hall of Fame and the Orange Bowl Hall of Honor.
		A classy, hard-hitting infielder, Bob Jingling is described by UW Hall of Fame Baseball Coach Bud Daniel as the most outstanding player on the field, in academic performance, and in personal conduct that he had the opportunity to coach.
	wyomingathletics.collegesports.com /genrel/wyo-hof.html (13313 words)

	Major League Baseball : News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
		The 2005 Ford C. Frick Award will be announced by the Hall of Fame, an annual tradition that began with the honoring of Mel Allen and Red Barber as the inaugural award winners in 1978.
		This year's balloting process marked the second time fans had the opportunity to be a part of selecting the final ballot for the award through an online vote.
		The Hall of Fame added online voting to the nomination process in 2003, and more than 65,000 online votes were cast last fall at the Hall of Fame website to add Niehaus, Cheek and Santo to the ballot.
	www.mlb.com /NASApp/mlb/mlb/news/mlb_news.jsp?ymd=20050221&content_id=947098&vkey=news_mlb&fext=.jsp (1264 words)

	Minnesota Twins : Fan Forum : Twins Hall of Fame Ballot
		Voting for the Twins Hall of Fame is conducted by a 53-member committee.
		The Minnesota Twins Hall of Fame, which honors players, coaches and off-field personnel who have contributed to the organization's growth and success since the Twin Cities broke into the Major Leagues in 1961, was created as part of the club's 40th Season Celebration in 2000.
		The inaugural class of Twins Hall of Famers, inducted on August 12, 2000, included Harmon Killebrew, Rod Carew, Tony Oliva, Kent Hrbek, Kirby Puckett and Calvin Griffith.
	minnesota.twins.mlb.com /NASApp/mlb/min/fan_forum/hof_ballot.jsp (298 words)

	Chicago Cubs News
		The third time was the charm for Sandberg, who was elected into the Baseball Hall of Fame in his third year on the ballot.
		He is the 15th second baseman elected and the eighth player elected into the Hall of Fame on the third try, joining Grover Cleveland Alexander, Carl Hubbell, Catfish Hunter, Fergie Jenkins, Juan Marichal, Mel Ott and Gaylord Perry.
		For Sandberg, the call to the Hall is joyous but it also provides him with a sense of closure on a splendid career.
	chicago.cubs.mlb.com /NASApp/mlb/chc/news/chc_news.jsp?ymd=20050104&content_id=927213&vkey=news_chc&fext=.jsp (1236 words)

	VC Tournamant - Sweet 16 (Third Round) - Baseball Fever
		Now against Gil Hodges (the top vote-getter in the Hall’s recent VC balloting), Vern might have been as good a player, but Gil seems to have a clear edge overall.
		Both Boyer and Maris were among the 26 players on their 2003 ballot; Stephens was not.
		And the 1920s and 1930s are overrepresented in the Hall of Fame by about 50% already.
	www.baseball-fever.com /showthread.php?t=7566 (882 words)

	CBC Sports: Molitor, Eckersley elected to Hall of Fame (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
		In their first year of eligibility, former Toronto Blue Jays star Paul Molitor and Oakland relief pitcher Dennis Eckersley were elected to baseball's Hall of Fame on Tuesday.
		Paul Molitor laughs during a news conference in Minneapolis after he was elected to baseball's Hall of Fame on Tuesday.
		Molitor was picked on 431 of 506 ballots (85.2 per cent), while Eckersley was selected on 421 ballots (83.2 per cent).
	www.cbc.ca /pcgi-bin/templates/sportsView.cgi?/news/2004/01/06/Sports/baseballhall040106 (409 words)

	JS Online: For Molitor, this hit is biggest of all
		The spark came Tuesday afternoon, when he was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame.
		In his first year of eligibility, Molitor garnered 85.2% of the votes in balloting by the Baseball Writers Association of America, exceeding the 75% needed.
		Although his 1,174 games as a designated hitter are the most of any current Hall of Famer, Molitor did not fit the prototype of the free-swinging, slow-footed sluggers who populate the position.
	www.jsonline.com /sports/brew/jan04/197846.asp (1173 words)

	2005 National Baseball Hall of Fame Ballot Bios (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
		Below you'll find information on the 27 candidates who are eligible for the Baseball Writers' Assocation of America (BBWAA) Hall of Fame ballot for 2005.
		Candidates may remain on the ballot for a maximum of 15 years, and must obtain votes on at least 5% of ballots cast to remain on the ballot.
		Find out who is eligible for upcoming Hall of Fame elections.
	www.baseballhalloffame.org /hofers_and_honorees/candidate_info/candidate_info_2005.htm (317 words)

	BTF's Newsblog Discussion :: Daily Southtown: Arvia: There's no hi-Jacking my Hall of Fame ballot
		Jack McDowell, on his being on the 2005 Hall of Fame Ballot.....
		Based on the title, I was hoping this article was going to try and stem the tide of the apparent groundswell of support for Jack Morris this year.
		Sandberg is a Hall of Famer, and at any rate, at least there's a real case to be made for those guys.
	www.baseballthinkfactory.org /files/newsstand/discussion/25078 (1511 words)

	You can tell him hello -- Simmons to Hall of Fame / Longtime voice of Giants, A's honored (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
		For more than four decades, broadcaster Lon Simmons helped bring baseball to life for the Bay Area, lending his deep voice, flair for the dramatic and omnipresent humor to the exploits of Hall of Famers such as the Giants' Willie Mays and Willie McCovey and the A's Dennis Eckersley.
		The Hall of Fame named Simmons the winner of the Ford C. Frick award, which is given annually to someone who represents excellence in baseball broadcasting.
		Simmons' margin in the fan balloting was overwhelming; he had 34,705 votes, and Niehaus, in second place, received 12,507 votes.
	www.sfgate.com /cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2004/02/27/MNG1H59R681.DTL (1005 words)

	Larkin no shoo-in for Hall
		It seems there is little chance former Reds great Barry Larkin will be elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame on his first ballot.
		This is the prevailing opinion of 30 Hall of Fame voters canvassed Friday by the Enquirer.
		If it turns out there is no interest in him from other teams and he decides to retire, he will become eligible for Hall of Fame balloting in December 2009.
	reds.enquirer.com /2004/10/17/red1a.html (1127 words)

	The Review - News - 10/13/2004 - Gubicza heads to Pa. Hall of Fame (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
		Selection to the Pennsylvania Hall of Fame is decided through a balloting system that touches athletic associations in nearly every community in the state.
		The ideal candidate, according to Dale L. Hamer, Western Regional Vice President of the Hall of Fame, must have a distinguished career in Pennsylvania sports as a member of a team represented in the state; or have been born in the state, and have a distinguished sports career either in the state or elsewhere.
		"Mark was the kid you saw walk on the baseball field when he was 8-years-old and you knew he was one day going to play pro ball," he said.
	www.zwire.com /site/news.cfm?newsid=13131387&BRD=1680&PAG=461&dept_id=40301&rfi=6 (719 words)

	Traditions University of South Carolina :: The Official Athletic Site
		The USC Athletic Hall of Fame was created in 1967, and the current membership of 90 was selected by the University of South Carolina Association of Lettermen.
		runner-up in balloting for the Lefty Gomez Plate, symbolic of the top amateur baseball player in the United States, in 1975 when he pitched the Gamecocks to within one game of the NCAA championship at the College World Series in Omaha, Nebraska...
		the Carolina baseball team was 17-13 in his two seasons while the Gamecock basketball squad was 13-7, 8-4 in the Southern Conference in 1937.
	uscsports.collegesports.com /trads/scar-hof.html (5405 words)

	University of Sioux Falls
		After 25 games, just over half of the season, the team is learning what it takes to compete in collegiate baseball—unfortunately it has been at their own expense with a record of 1-24.
		Adam Schroeder, a 6-0 senior from Brandon, South Dakota, is the baseball player-of-the-week.
		To say that the 2005 Cougar baseball squad is young and inexperienced would be the understatement of the year.
	www.usiouxfalls.edu /sports/baseball (484 words)

	Democrat & Chronicle: Baseball Hall of Fame needs some relief (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
		A player must be included on 75 percent of the ballots to be elected.
		Rodriguez is a certain future Hall of Famer and Ramirez is building a strong case.
		Two trades in the 1990s might have involved multiple future Hall of Famers: Toronto 1B Fred McGriff and SS Tony Fernandez to San Diego for 2B Roberto Alomar and OF Joe Carter in 1990; and Florida OF Gary Sheffield (and others) to Los Angeles for C Mike Piazza (and others) in 1998.
	www.democratandchronicle.com /sports/columns/1207ON2J2SP_bobm07_columns.shtml (813 words)

	The Great Roberto Clemente - Latino Legends in Sports
		At the young age of 17, Roberto was playing for the Santurce Cangrejeros in the Puerto Rican Winter League where he attracted legions of big-league scouts because of his hitting, fielding and throwing ability.
		But even though with his stellar, consistent play, Clemente thought the fame achieved was all too slow in coming as it always seemed for players of Hispanic background.
		The Baseball's Writer Association of America immediately waived the customary five-year wait and voted Roberto Clemente into the National Baseball Hall of Fame on August 8, 1973 -- making him the first Latino to be inducted
	www.latinosportslegends.com /clemente.htm (1549 words)

	My Own Private Cooperstown - Jack Voigt! Cleon Jones! Immortalize your idols in the Baseball Hall of Love. By Tom Scocca
		The Hall of Love message on the Jim Rice page, written by a fan named Edward N. Leger, is short and to the point: "Put him in the Hall of Fame." It's one of many lobbying efforts on the site.
		"[Bert] Blyleven is fully qualified for the Hall of Fame and it is a travesty that he is not enshrined at Cooperstown," another entry reads.
		A lawyer friend of mine has crammed a frantic Hall of Fame brief on behalf of Goose Gossage into the 255-character limit: "HOF case: (1) amazing 10-yr peak as RP: '75-85 (excl.
	www.slate.com /id/2093522 (1083 words)

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