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.
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!
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.
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.
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?