We get to hear the real results tomorrow, but we baseball pages for SB Nation were given an opportunity to cast our own ballots. GUESS WHO MAKES THE CUT?
| Player | % of Ballots | # of Ballots |
|---|---|---|
| Bert Blyleven | 92.3 | 48 |
| -- | -- | -- |
| Roberto Alomar | 73.1 | 38 |
| Barry Larkin | 63.5 | 33 |
| Tim Raines | 53.8 | 28 |
| Mark McGwire | 51.9 | 27 |
| Edgar Martinez | 48.1 | 25 |
| Alan Trammell | 40.4 | 21 |
| Andre Dawson | 32.7 | 17 |
| Lee Smith | 26.9 | 14 |
| Fred McGriff | 25 | 13 |
| Dale Murphy | 17.3 | 9 |
| Jack Morris | 13.5 | 7 |
| Don Mattingly | 11.5 | 6 |
| Harold Baines | 7.7 | 4 |
| Dave Parker | 3.8 | 2 |
| Kevin Appier | 3.8 | 2 |
| Ellis Burks | 1.9 | 1 |
| Ray Lankford | 1.9 | 1 |
| Shane Reynolds | 1.9 | 1 |
I can't argue with these results. Should I be surprised as I am that Tim Raines is only get that many votes? Probably not. But I am shocked at how few votes Harold Baines received. Baines hit .296/.378/.478...from ages 31 to 40. He was a superb hitter, and he had my vote. But again, it's all subjective.
Oddly enough I voted for ten guys, not realizing (because I read too fast, or not closely enough, or not at all) that I could have cut my vote off whenever I chose. That would have drastically changed my ballot, which looked like this:
- Blyleven
- Larkin
- Baines
- Mattingly
- Murphy
- McGwire
- Parker
- Morris
- Martinez
- Alomar
In retrospect, only three or four would have gotten my vote. Check here for SB Nation's full list of results.