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Goose Gets the Call

by Eric Simon on Jan 8, 2008 2:04 PM EST

Goose Gossage was named on 86% of this year's BBWAA Hall of Fame ballots, more than the requisite 75% necessary for induction. Nobody else made the cut, though Jim Rice appeared on 72.2% of ballots.

Bert Blyleven received around 62% support and Tim Raines received a disappointing 24%.

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Kudos on finally electing Goose. A wag of the finger on Rice & Blyleven. And WTF were they thinking with Raines? He should have been a first-ballot shoo-in. Just proves that 10 years membership in the BWAA doesn't mean intelligence. (Somebody voted for Todd Stottlemyre? Shawn Dunston? Chuck Knoblauch? David Justice? I want some of what they're smoking.

Let's Go Mets!

by twassel on Jan 8, 2008 4:14 PM EST reply actions

Voters

To their credit, nobody voted for Brady Anderson.

by Josh @ Amazin' Avenue on Jan 8, 2008 7:12 PM EST reply actions

I voted for Brady Anderson....

I just love the 90210 sideburns. HOT!

by Lunkwill Fook on Jan 9, 2008 9:08 AM EST up reply actions

Rice sucks

Brady Anderson was about as good

by vonhayes on Jan 11, 2008 9:16 AM EST reply actions

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