Baseball Hall of Fame Veterans Ballot. UPDATE: Torre, Cox, La Russa elected

Joe Torre
Tony La Russa
Bobby Cox
George Steinbrenner
Marvin Miller
Dave Concepcion
Steve Garvey
Tommy John
Billy Martin
Ted Simmons
Dave Parker
Dan Quisenberry

Steinbrenner, Miller, Concepcion, Garvey, John, Martin and Simmons are holdovers from 2010
Vida Blue, Ron Guidry, Al Oliver and Rusty Staub were dropped from the 2010 ballot.

 

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Torre, LaRussa, Cox, Steinbrenner (as much as I hated him) and Miller

 

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No arguments for those five. Miller will never get in. The owners would fire Selig on the spot if it happened. Stupid bastards. They make about 100 times more money post-Miller than before him. But it's not about money, it's about losing power.

 

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Tommy John is an interesting case. The BBWAA never showed much support at all for his case. I suppose the argument would be that the surgery isn't a tie-breaker, as we're electing the pitcher, not his doctors.

 

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I'll take the managers (that's Torre, LaRussa, Cox and Martin) for $1,000, Alex.

 

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Miller got 11 of the 16 votes last time, one short of induction.

Here is this year's voters: Rod Carew, Carlton Fisk, Whitey Herzog, Tom Lasorda, Paul Molitor, Joe Morgan, Phil Niekro and Frank Robinson, Paul Beeston, Andy MacPhail, Dave Montgomery, Jerry Reinsdorf, Steve Hirdt, Bruce Jenkins, Jack O’Connell, Jim Reeves

 

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I don't think Miller gets in, though he's got a better chance now that he's dead. It looks like Montgomery and Reinsdorf are the only owners or former owners (read, definite "no" votes) on the committee, though Beeston, Herzog & MacPhail are former GMs who would have dealt with Miller in that capacity (and MacPhail is the son of a former league president) and Lasorda will vote however Peter O'Malley tells him to vote.

I agree it's La Russa, Torre & Cox for sure. Would be really cool as a Braves fan if Cox, Maddux & Glavine all go in together next summer.

 

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Last time Concepion got the most votes of a player at 10 votes.

Steinbrenner didn't even get half of the votes the last time, right after his death, when it would have made sense for him to get a lot of support. Unless you believe people punished him for his antics by making him wait, even in death.

 

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There's no Steinbrenner without Miller. No Martin without Steinbrenner. No Torre either.

Bobby Cox and Marvin Miller. Cox has a better win pct. than LaRussa.

 

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I agree.

 

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But LaRussa won more than one World Series, although both should have won more.

 

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When I was covering baseball, it seemed like every time I asked an infielder who his favorite player was as a kid, the answer was Dave Concepcion. I don't know if he's HOF worthy, but he's a player whose impact was definitely not measurable by stats.