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Let me say a big welcome to all of you for joining me here. I'm going to call these blog meetings Case's Column. I wanted to use "Corner", but that was already taken.
Since 2008, it's been a real privilege to come on here and share some of my life with you, and it's a big world where we live.
In these blogs, I'll just speak whatever is on my mind, but we will be playing within the rules here. I may pick a particular topic, point out an event, or shoot the breeze. I'm a little bit of an essayist at times, so I'll just speak what's on my mind, and I might tell a story or two. Or, I might spew out an opinion or three. There will be some serious moments, some tender, some poignant, but there will also be those moments that you'll just bust out laughing. But, hopefully, everything will be in good fun here. And, of course, there's a place below for your comments and thoughts as we go along here. So feel free to join me for the ride -- I sure as heck hope I'm doing this right and not making any mistakes.
Thanks for taking your time in reading Case's Column. Hopefully, you'll enjoy being entertained by it as much as I've enjoyed putting these writings together. And thanks for the time you spend in City-Data.com, where it's great to be alive!
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case44
Let me say a big welcome to all of you for joining me here. I'm going to call these blog meetings Case's Column. I wanted to use "Corner", but that was already taken.
Since 2008, it's been a real privilege to come on here and share some of my life with you, and it's a big world where we live.In these blogs, I'll just speak whatever is on my mind, but we will be playing within the rules here. I may pick a particular topic, point out an event, or shoot the breeze. I'm a little bit of an essayist at times, so I'll just speak what's on my mind, and I might tell a story or two. Or, I might spew out an opinion or three. There will be some serious moments, some tender, some poignant, but there will also be those moments that you'll just bust out laughing. But, hopefully, everything will be in good fun here. And, of course, there's a place below for your comments and thoughts as we go along here. So feel free to join me for the ride -- I sure as heck hope I'm doing this right and not making any mistakes.
Thanks for taking your time in reading Case's Column. Hopefully, you'll enjoy being entertained by it as much as I've enjoyed putting these writings together. And thanks for the time you spend in City-Data.com, where it's great to be alive!
Regards,
case44
It Takes Two? For Baseball's Hall, It Did This Time Around
Posted 01-06-2016 at 07:43 PM by case44
So much for those who thought Ken Griffey, Jr, would just cruise into Major League Baseball's Hall of Fame in a unanimous decision. At 99.3 percent, it was a close shave, but he's still very much in.
When the dust settled, only two candidates would be voted in for 2016: the aforementioned Griffey and Mike Piazza. Trevor Hoffman had a good showing on his first ballot entry, missing by just 8 percent. Jeff Bagwell, in his sixth year on the ballot, had his best netting by far, missing by just less than 4 percent. Tim Raines missed by six percent. Baseball player voting is a funny thing, just like the game itself.
So what would next year's class look like? Hey, 2015 saw four get in. It's not unusual to see four or, maybe, five (which would actually be rare, considering that number of recently-retired players getting voted in never happens in the same year). It wouldn't be unusual if we saw Hoffman, plus Baggy, Raines, and possibly former Texas Ranger Pudge Rodriguez get enshrined in 2017. All are deserving players.
Astros fans want Baggy in there. We'll find out..............in about 364 days.
When the dust settled, only two candidates would be voted in for 2016: the aforementioned Griffey and Mike Piazza. Trevor Hoffman had a good showing on his first ballot entry, missing by just 8 percent. Jeff Bagwell, in his sixth year on the ballot, had his best netting by far, missing by just less than 4 percent. Tim Raines missed by six percent. Baseball player voting is a funny thing, just like the game itself.
So what would next year's class look like? Hey, 2015 saw four get in. It's not unusual to see four or, maybe, five (which would actually be rare, considering that number of recently-retired players getting voted in never happens in the same year). It wouldn't be unusual if we saw Hoffman, plus Baggy, Raines, and possibly former Texas Ranger Pudge Rodriguez get enshrined in 2017. All are deserving players.
Astros fans want Baggy in there. We'll find out..............in about 364 days.
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Hoffman's first year on the ballot was still good, and I think it was -- what, 68 percent? Still, that would give him a chance for next year.
Yeah, Bagwell deserves to get in and I think the voters will realize what a valuable player he was to the Astros when they vote again. One of my favorite Cardinal players, Jim Edmonds, just fell off the HOF ballot.
Posted 01-07-2016 at 06:59 PM by malfunction
