partial SPOILER alert - the BaseballThinkFactory tally of published ballots - about 25 pct of the total vote - may prevent you from being blindsided by Wednesday's announcement.
Bottom line at bottom line
Updated: Jan.7 - 9:20 ~ 147 Full Ballots ~ (25.8% of vote ~ based on last year)
100% - Maddux
97.3 - Glavine
92.5 - F. Thomas
80.3 - Biggio
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71.4 - Piazza
63.3 - Bagwell
59.2 - Morris
58.5 - Raines
42.9 - Bonds
42.2 - Clemens
39.5 - Schilling
30.6 - Mussina
25.9 - E. Martinez
23.8 - Trammell
23.8 - L. Smith
15.0 - Kent
13.6 - McGriff
10.2 - L. Walker
10.2 - McGwire
8.2 - S. Sosa
6.1 - R. Palmeiro
5.4 - Mattingly
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MADDUX won't get 100 pct because the blank ballot crowd will do him in
GLAVINE no doubt got a bump from being his teammate, though he was going in anyway
THOMAS has the numbers and the anti-PED stance
BIGGIO likely but not definite
PIAZZA too close to call
BAGWELL standing still
MORRIS will do better with final result but seems unlikely to get 75 pct
RAINES, pretty good given ballot
BONDS and CLEMENS, locked in cycle like Greek mythology
SCHILLING and MUSSINA compare well with Glavine; Mussina avoided 1st-yr blues
EDGAR, TRAMMELL, LSMITH found deep ballot daunting
KENT debuted into tough turf
MCGRIFF and WALKER lost in shuffle
MCGWIRE, SOSA two more fallen Greek gods
PALMEIRO nipping at those juicy heels
MATTINGLY needs 5 pct to get his 15th and last fling next year
Bottom line at bottom line
Updated: Jan.7 - 9:20 ~ 147 Full Ballots ~ (25.8% of vote ~ based on last year)
100% - Maddux
97.3 - Glavine
92.5 - F. Thomas
80.3 - Biggio
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71.4 - Piazza
63.3 - Bagwell
59.2 - Morris
58.5 - Raines
42.9 - Bonds
42.2 - Clemens
39.5 - Schilling
30.6 - Mussina
25.9 - E. Martinez
23.8 - Trammell
23.8 - L. Smith
15.0 - Kent
13.6 - McGriff
10.2 - L. Walker
10.2 - McGwire
8.2 - S. Sosa
6.1 - R. Palmeiro
5.4 - Mattingly
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MADDUX won't get 100 pct because the blank ballot crowd will do him in
GLAVINE no doubt got a bump from being his teammate, though he was going in anyway
THOMAS has the numbers and the anti-PED stance
BIGGIO likely but not definite
PIAZZA too close to call
BAGWELL standing still
MORRIS will do better with final result but seems unlikely to get 75 pct
RAINES, pretty good given ballot
BONDS and CLEMENS, locked in cycle like Greek mythology
SCHILLING and MUSSINA compare well with Glavine; Mussina avoided 1st-yr blues
EDGAR, TRAMMELL, LSMITH found deep ballot daunting
KENT debuted into tough turf
MCGRIFF and WALKER lost in shuffle
MCGWIRE, SOSA two more fallen Greek gods
PALMEIRO nipping at those juicy heels
MATTINGLY needs 5 pct to get his 15th and last fling next year
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