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Baseball Hall gets no new members; Schilling 16 votes shy
Read full article: Baseball Hall gets no new members; Schilling 16 votes shyLike many baseball writers, C. Trent Rosecrans viewed the Hall of Fame vote as a labor of love. Schilling, a right-handed ace who won three World Series titles, finished 16 votes short of the 75% threshold necessary for enshrinement. Schilling, Clemens and Bonds will be joined on next year's ballot by sluggers Alex Rodriguez and David Ortiz. Schilling wrote on Facebook that he would like the veterans committee to review his Hall case. โIโll defer to the veterans committee and men whose opinions actually matter and who are in a position to actually judge a player,โ Schilling wrote.
Character concerns go beyond PEDs in this Hall of Fame vote
Read full article: Character concerns go beyond PEDs in this Hall of Fame voteLike many baseball writers, C. Trent Rosecrans viewed the Hall of Fame vote as a labor of love. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens, File)Like many baseball writers, C. Trent Rosecrans viewed the Hall of Fame vote as a labor of love. Ken Rosenthal, Rosecransโ colleague with The Athletic, began a recent column this way: โI hate my Hall of Fame ballot. So it remains up to the voters to decide how theyโll weigh off-field issues when evaluating Hall of Fame candidates. Lynn Henning, a former columnist for the Detroit News, understands what makes some of these candidates objectionable โ but he doesnโt think the Hall of Fame vote is the right forum for holding them accountable.