Baseball Musings
Baseball Musings
January 08, 2007
Excited About the Vote

Ducksnorts is excited about the Hall of Fame voting for the first time, because Tony Gwynn is on the ballot. He rounds up coverage of Gwynn, and praises the voter who left his ballot blank.

My initial reaction was one of shock, wondering what the heck this guy is trying to prove by not voting for Gwynn and Cal Ripken. The more I thought about it, however, the more I came to respect Ladewski's stance. His is the perfect response to anyone who has complained that a select few are being punished for an entire generation's legacy, and I respect the guy for voting his conscience and trying to uphold standards.

So for those of you hoping to see a unanimous election, it's not going to happen.

Update: The Big Lead is for banning the voter who left his ballot blank.


Posted by David Pinto at 12:12 PM | All-Time Greats | TrackBack (0)
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Leaving your ballot blank just to make sure someone is not elected unanimously is gutless and narcissistic at the same time. If this is true this person should never get another HOF ballot and should be held up to public ridicule. He probably just wants his name used in the same sentence as Ripken and Gwynn. What an asshole!

Posted by: Jim Casey at January 8, 2007 01:35 PM

Via Deadspin, Harold Reynolds lawsuit gets stronger by the day: http://www.deadspin.com/sports/espn/something-to-think-about-while-watching-sean-salisbury-226883.php
ESPN call your lawyer! This guy is still on the air after walking around the office showing women pictures of his genitals? What the hell is going on in Bristol? Love to see a copy of the offical harrassment policy: Hugs? Fired. Penial exposure? Suspended. If this goes to trial there will be movie sure to follow.

Posted by: abe at January 8, 2007 02:34 PM

I agree with Jim that leaving a ballot blank to make sure no-one is elected unanimously is obnoxious. I think doing it because you believe, as Ladewski seems to, there are no worthy candidates is fine.

Posted by: Geoff Young at January 8, 2007 03:43 PM

Hugs? Fired. Penial exposure? Suspended.

It is not that easy. If Reynolds had a history of complaints, while this was Salisbury's first incident, the punishments could make sense.

Posted by: dave at January 8, 2007 08:50 PM

Good point, Dave. But does anyone know of a company besides ESPN that would not fire an employee for showing female staffers pictures of his penis?

Posted by: abe at January 9, 2007 09:23 AM
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