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.
