1.
Barry Bonds – the second greatest player ever
2.
Roger Clemens – the second greatest pitcher ever
3.
Mike Piazza – the second greatest catcher ever
4.
Jeff Bagwell
5.
Tim Raines
6.
Alan Trammell
7.
Craig Biggio
8.
Edgar Martinez
9.
Mark McGwire
10.
Rafael Palmeiro
c The Veteran's ballot has one absolute no brainer, Bill Dahlen.
Curt Schilling's on the ballot; he doesn't crack my top 10 so I can't vote for him this year, but he's a Hall of Famer too. Three men no longer on the ballot - Bobby Grich, Lou Whitaker, Rick Reuschel - all should be Hall of Famers and they would have gotten my vote. I don't believe anyone else currently on the ballot would get my vote in any season; I think the cut off is between Schilling (in) and Larry Walker (out).
The Pro Football ballot is harder. At least 4 and no more than 7.
1. Michael Strahan
2. Warren Sapp
1 3. Jonathan Ogden
4. Tim Brown
5. Cris Carter
6. Larry Allen
7. Aeneas Williams
I think that's my ballot. It's tough. I don't know that any of the semi-finalists are necessarily not Hall of Famers outside of Tasker. I don't think I'd put Terrell Davis in the HOF. I don't know that I have a great
argument for Carter/Brown but not Reed. I really don't know there's a great argument for Allen and not Shields. I'm fairly certain about the top 3; I think those three WR all all HOF'ers, as are Allen/Shields and Mecklenburg/Williams. If I could pick 10 I'd feel better about who was being left off at 11th than I do about
8th. I'm still torn among Shields/Allen/Williams for those last two spots. I've got some of my guys in the semi-finalist list - Roger, Haley, Eddie D. I think Roger and Charles are both borderline guys; everyone on the rest of the list outside of the guys already mentioned and maybe John Lynch who would be my 11th pick is a borderline guy. If they got in it would be great and a reasonable selection; if they didn't it's not a Ken Anderson-sized crime. I have boundless affection for Eddie, I don't know that he's a Hall of Famer. I don't really have any interest in non players in the Hall outside of the most obvious selections.
The Pro Football ballot is harder. At least 4 and no more than 7.
1. Michael Strahan
2. Warren Sapp
1 3. Jonathan Ogden
4. Tim Brown
5. Cris Carter
6. Larry Allen
7. Aeneas Williams
I think that's my ballot. It's tough. I don't know that any of the semi-finalists are necessarily not Hall of Famers outside of Tasker. I don't think I'd put Terrell Davis in the HOF. I don't know that I have a great
argument for Carter/Brown but not Reed. I really don't know there's a great argument for Allen and not Shields. I'm fairly certain about the top 3; I think those three WR all all HOF'ers, as are Allen/Shields and Mecklenburg/Williams. If I could pick 10 I'd feel better about who was being left off at 11th than I do about
8th. I'm still torn among Shields/Allen/Williams for those last two spots. I've got some of my guys in the semi-finalist list - Roger, Haley, Eddie D. I think Roger and Charles are both borderline guys; everyone on the rest of the list outside of the guys already mentioned and maybe John Lynch who would be my 11th pick is a borderline guy. If they got in it would be great and a reasonable selection; if they didn't it's not a Ken Anderson-sized crime. I have boundless affection for Eddie, I don't know that he's a Hall of Famer. I don't really have any interest in non players in the Hall outside of the most obvious selections.
Players like Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens, and Rafael Palmeiro likely won't get nominated (to the HOF) anytime soon, as a result of suspected drug use.
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