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Ely Sussman and Ethan Budowsky are joined by journalist/broadcaster Daniel Álvarez Montes (El Extrabase, IVC Networks, Swings and Mishes en Español). They weigh in on the Marlins’ offseason activities (4:30) before jumping into a looooong conversation about this year’s candidates for the Baseball Hall of Fame (28:00). Listen for breakdowns of 13 all-time great players, seven of whom appear on each of our ballots: Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens, Todd Helton, Andruw Jones, Scott Rolen, Curt Schilling and Gary Sheffield. The episode wraps up with an homage to retiring MLB.com beat reporter Joe Frisaro (1:29:00).
Enjoy Episode 84!
Daniel’s ballot: Bobby Abreu, Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens, Todd Helton, Andruw Jones, Scott Rolen, Curt Schilling, Gary Sheffield, Omar Vizquel, Billy Wagner
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Ethan’s ballot: Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens, Todd Helton, Andruw Jones, Jeff Kent, Manny Ramirez, Scott Rolen, Curt Schilling, Gary Sheffield, Billy Wagner
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Ely’s ballot: Bobby Abreu, Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens, Todd Helton, Andruw Jones, Manny Ramirez, Scott Rolen, Curt Schilling, Gary Sheffield, Sammy Sosa
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For anybody who is passionate about the Hall of Fame voting process, I recommend bookmarking the BBHOF Tracker, managed by Ryan Thibodaux. As of early Thursday morning, Thibodaux estimates that approximately 10.9% of this year’s ballots have been revealed. None of the eligible players are on pace to receive the 75% support needed for induction.
Poll
No player has ever been inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame as a Marlin (nobody for whom the Marlins were considered their "primary team"). Who will be the first?
This poll is closed
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60%
Gary Sheffield
(9 votes) -
26%
Giancarlo Stanton
(4 votes) -
0%
Sixto Sánchez
(0 votes) -
13%
Other
(2 votes)
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