We’re just weeks away from the Hall of Fame announcement and, yup, you guessed it…voting is already getting stupid.
Everyone remembers (in great detail) far too much about the fiasco from last year and, it would seem, this year is going to be no different. Consider this…thanks to the HOF Ballot Collecting Gizmo, we know that there are already writers opting not to vote for Randy Johnson and his nearly 5000 strikeouts and five Cy Young Awards.
That said, one of the cats voting for Johnson…MLB.com scribe Marty Noble.
“I voted for Pedro Martinez, Randy Johnson and John Smoltz,” the longtime writer wrote. “That’s it.”
That’s it? No Craig Biggio? No Mike Piazza? No Jeff Bagwell or Tim Raines?!? Seriously, with a ballot as stacked as this year’s is…how does one only vote for three guys?
Easy. This is the same game Noble did last year when he only chose Greg Maddux, Tom Glavine and, wait for it, Jack Morris for the ultimate honor. Get this, the reason Noble voted for so few players…he doesn’t want a long ceremony.
But it gets better. Two years ago, Noble voted for one guy…Morris. One guy!
While Noble has never indicated why he won’t vote for Biggio, one could point at the guys and suggest that he has single-handedly kept the seven-time All-Star out of Cooperstown. But, in all honesty, there have been a number of folks that have open lobbied against the longtime Houston Astro. More confusing than his silence on Biggio is the reason Noble won’t vote for Piazza. Why? No back hair. Seriously…two years ago, Noble said the lack of hair on Piazza’s back indicated that he used steroids.
Ugh.
I fear it is only going to get worse than better, folks. Stay tuned.
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