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If Jackson ever bothered to look at the numbers, Carter entrance into Cooperstown is well deserved. I guess such a task is hard for another "classy" Yankee. Keith and Ron come to Carter's defense.

Dan Moore AKA DanUpBaby with some sharp commentary on the nonsense being spewed by intellectually dishonest Hall of Fame voters. A snippet: I'm reluctant to give [Lou] Brock this Jack Morris Award until the cloud surrounding his era begins to lift. Brock played at the height of the AstroTurf era, a shameful time in our national pastime's history where the game was artificially sped up and made bouncier to appeal to its fans' lowest common denominator.

His selections: Roberto Alomar Jeff Bagwell Bert Blyleven Kevin Brown Barry Larkin Edgar Martinez Mark McGwire Tim Raines Alan Trammell Larry Walker The result impresses but the process is even better. Be sure to click through and read his thorough rationale for each candidate. Can you see why we're excited to have Davidoff write the Foreword for the 2011 Amazin' Avenue Annual?

Read the whole thing, but in summation, Davidoff gives the nod to: * Tim Raines * Bert Blyleven * Mark McGwire * Roberto Alomar * Edgar Martinez * Alan Trammell * Barry Larkin Incidentally, this is identical to my SBN ballot, the results of which will be released on Monday.