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Black Man of The Day: Derek Jeter - All Time Great Yankee (Hall of Fame) UPDATE: ESPN DOCUMENTARY - THE CAPTAIN

Jeter definitely deserves to be in the Hall but considering that greats like Willie Mays(23 votes shy of 10%), Tony Gwynn(13) and Greg Maddux(16) didn't the fact that Jeter didn't get 100% of the vote isn't a big deal.
 
largebillsonlyplease said:
Lol nah that's y'all hero lol
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I REALLY REALLY did not need this sh*t right now cuz...

Wtf...

You cannot imagine how many people sent this to me. And trust they didn't even go IN cause of the current situation but once i get back home?

I'm done.



* playing Nas these are our heroes on repeat.
 
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The lone person to not vote for Derek Jeter in the Baseball Hall of Fame remains a mystery

The one person who did not vote for Derek Jeter also did not choose to make his or her ballot public.
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The lone person to not vote for Derek Jeter in the Baseball Hall of Fame remains a mystery
Baseball Hall of Fame electees Derek Jeter and Larry Walker at a news conference at the St. Regis Hotel in New York City on Jan. 22, 2020. Credit: Shelby Knowles
By Newsday.comsports@newsday.comUpdated February 4, 2020 11:28 AM
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The mystery surrounding which voter did not think Derek Jeter was worthy of being a first-ballot Hall of Famer was not solved on Tuesday.
The Baseball Writers’ Association of America released the ballots of the 314 writers who chose to make their Hall of Fame votes public. All 314 of the public ballots included Jeter's name.
Jeter, the former Yankees shortstop and captain, was selected on 396 of 397 ballots cast by BBWAA members last month in voting for the Baseball Hall of Fame, falling one vote shy of joining former teammate Mariano Rivera as a unanimous selection.
“I look at all the votes that I got,” Jeter said on a conference call on the day he was elected. “It takes a lot of votes to get elected to the Hall of Fame. Trying to get that many people to agree on something is pretty difficult to do. So that’s not something that is on my mind. I’m extremely excited and honored to be elected.”

That leaves 83 ballots that remain private.
According to Ryan Thibodaux’s Hall of Fame ballot tracker, Jeter was named on 100% of the 242 previously known ballots (235 public and seven anonymous).
The BBWAA released a public list of members casting Hall of Fame ballots with last month’s election results. But according to the BBWAA, voters are not required to make their selections public. The Baseball Hall of Fame does not reveal individual ballots.
 
Public ballots are out and Derek Jeter's lone 'no' Hall of Fame voter remains a mystery
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The Derek Jeter Hall of Fame mystery might never be solved.
Two weeks after Jeter missed by one vote of being a unanimous selection by eligible members of the Baseball Writers’ Association of America, ballots were made public by those who chose that option.
Of the 397 BBWAA members who cast a ballot, 315 checked the box to have the Hall of Fame publicly reveal their ballot.
All of those 315 cast a vote for Jeter.
Additionally, Ryan Thibodaux, who keeps close tabs on the voting process with his Hall of Fame Tracker, received an additional 17 ballots - all of which contain a Jeter vote.
That leaves 65 private ballots, one of which is absent of a checked box for the five-time world champion Yankees shortstop.
BBWAA members who have not previously made their 2020 ballots public may still add their ballots via the organization's Website.
Omission of Jeter’s name on one Hall of Fame ballot sparked nationwide debate and interest, creating a stir on social media and beyond sports circles.
The context of Jeter’s lone “no’’ vote even made it to the impeachment trial of Donald Trump, when Rep. Hakeem Jeffries of New York referenced it in the Senate on Jan. 23.

However, the last Yankees captain wasn’t the least bit concerned that one out of 397 voters left him off the ballot.
“I focus on the ones that did (vote for me),’’ said Jeter, who would have been only the second unanimously elected player to the Hall of Fame by the BBWAA, joining former teammate Mariano Rivera.
“I’m not thinking about that,’’ Jeter added during the Hall of Fame’s press conference on Jan. 22. “I’m happy I’m sitting on this stage right now and that’s not something that crosses my mind.’’
 
Lone Voter Who Left Derek Jeter off Hall of Fame Ballot Keeps Vote Private
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New York Yankees legend Derek Jeter was one vote shy of a unanimous Hall of Fame induction, and the voter who did not check the shortstop's name on his or her ballot elected to keep the decision private.

The Baseball Writers Association of America released 315 public ballots Tuesday, all of which included Jeter. ESPN.com noted the longtime captain was on 396 of 397 ballots as one of two players elected this year, alongside Larry Walker.

That lone non-vote prevented Jeter from joining former teammate Mariano Rivera as the only player to be inducted to the Hall of Fame unanimously.


ESPN.com explained the Hall of Fame's board of directors overruled a 2011 decision by the BBWAA to make ballots public, leaving the discretion up to the individual voter.

While Jeter did not receive a vote on every ballot, he was unquestionably a Hall of Fame player who helped define a generation of baseball for the Bronx Bombers. His resume includes the 1996 American League Rookie of the Year award, five Silver Slugger awards, five Gold Gloves, 14 All-Star selections and 3,465 career hits.

Yet, it was the winning that separated him from so many other great players.

He helped lead the Yankees to five World Series titles during his 20 years with the team, taking home the Fall Classic's MVP award in 2000. New York made the playoffs in 17 of his 20 seasons, advancing to the World Series seven times.

Jeter, Walker and Modern Era Committee selections Ted Simmons and Marvin Miller will be inducted to the Hall of Fame on July 26.
 
Hall of Fame voter who snubbed Derek Jeter keeps ballot private

The lone baseball writer who did not vote for Derek Jeter for the Hall of Fame chose to keep the ballot private.

The Baseball Writers' Association of America released the ballots of 315 Hall voters on Tuesday, and all public ballots included the longtime New York Yankees captain.

Jeter was on 396 of 397 ballots in voting announced Jan. 21, elected along with Colorado Rockies slugger Larry Walker.


Mariano Rivera, Jeter's Yankees teammate for five World Series titles, became the first unanimous pick last year when he was on all 425 ballots.
The BBWAA decided in 2011 that Hall ballots should be made public but was overruled by the Hall's board of directors, which instead included an option for each voter to decide whether to release the ballot. Since 2012, each voter can check a box on the ballot to have it made public two weeks after the vote totals.

The percentage of public ballots was about the same this year (79.1%) as last (79.5%).

Jeter and Walker will be inducted July 26 at the Hall in Cooperstown, New York, along with catcher Ted Simmons and former players' association head Marvin Miller, who were voted in last month by the Hall's Modern Era Committee.
 
The lone person to not vote for Derek Jeter in the Baseball Hall of Fame remains a mystery
Baseball Hall of Fame electees Derek Jeter and Larry Walker at a news conference at the St. Regis Hotel in New York City on Jan. 22, 2020. Credit: Shelby Knowles
By Newsday.comsports@newsday.comUpdated February 4, 2020 11:28 AM
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The mystery surrounding which voter did not think Derek Jeter was worthy of being a first-ballot Hall of Famer was not solved on Tuesday.
The Baseball Writers’ Association of America released the ballots of the 314 writers who chose to make their Hall of Fame votes public. All 314 of the public ballots included Jeter's name.
Jeter, the former Yankees shortstop and captain, was selected on 396 of 397 ballots cast by BBWAA members last month in voting for the Baseball Hall of Fame, falling one vote shy of joining former teammate Mariano Rivera as a unanimous selection.
“I look at all the votes that I got,” Jeter said on a conference call on the day he was elected. “It takes a lot of votes to get elected to the Hall of Fame. Trying to get that many people to agree on something is pretty difficult to do. So that’s not something that is on my mind. I’m extremely excited and honored to be elected.”

That leaves 83 ballots that remain private.
According to Ryan Thibodaux’s Hall of Fame ballot tracker, Jeter was named on 100% of the 242 previously known ballots (235 public and seven anonymous).
The BBWAA released a public list of members casting Hall of Fame ballots with last month’s election results. But according to the BBWAA, voters are not required to make their selections public. The Baseball Hall of Fame does not reveal individual ballots.
 
Hall of Fame rule protecting Derek Jeter dissenter should be overturned
By Ken Davidoff
January 22, 2020 | 7:33pm | Updated



Let something positive result from 99.7 PercentGate.
Don’t let anyone hide behind ridiculous rationales.
That is my wish as we begin to move past Derek Jeter’s controversial showing, announced Tuesday, in the Baseball Hall of Fame’s writers ballot. Barring a dramatic reversal of course by the Hall, my wish will not be commanded. Might as well air our grievances, though, right?
Jeter, who appeared Wednesday afternoon at a Manhattan news conference along with his fellow electee Larry Walker, set a record of sorts by getting 396 of 397 votes from the writers. Never before had a player received such a high total, the aforementioned 99.7 percent, without attaining outright perfection — which Jeter’s old pal Mariano Rivera did last year, becoming the first and only such honoree.
The surprising result — the “No” voter has not declared her or himself, thereby bequeathing us a mystery we might never solve — predictably set social media aflame, with even O.J. Simpson checking in on Twitter (“He’s probably from Boston”), and transcended by many miles the standard audience for a Hall of Fame story. As a BBWAA voter myself, I received several text messages from associates both professional and personal who wanted to know 1) whether I was the No vote, and 2) if I wasn’t, who was. The answers were 1) No, I wasn’t and 2) the shrug emoji.
Though I love a good imbroglio as much as the next person, I think this is wrong. Voting for the Hall of Fame represents a privilege that should be treated with the utmost seriousness. Enough seriousness that you should own your choices, put yourself out there, explain your thinking. Hey, who knows? Maybe the Jeter No Voter came up with an argument that will put the other 396 of us to shame — just like that episode of “The Simpsons” when Homer, having gained sudden intelligence, proves that a higher power doesn’t exist.
Enlarge ImageDerek JeterCharles Wenzelberg/New York Post
Alas, the folks who run the Hall of Fame actively disagree. A few years ago, the Baseball Writers’ Association of America voted, at our winter meetings get-together, to divulge all of our Hall votes. We delivered that vote to the Hall and were told, essentially, thanks but no thanks.
Jane Forbes Clark, chairman of the Hall’s board, explained to me the group’s thinking: Concern emerged that a required disclosure would impact people’s decisions. Some writers personally reached out to her, Clark added, and expressed reservations about this practice.
This most certainly serves as a respectful disagreement. After all, if the Jeter No Voter’s name was known, there might be a need for security for that person, given the anger of some folks out there. I concede that when I fill out my ballot, knowing that I’ll release it, I contemplate the reaction by the masses. And remember, it’s not like the voter knew that literally everyone else would vote for Jeter. This person found out at the same time as the rest of us.
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Jeter voting debacle is peak Hall of Fame stupidity
On the flip side? All of the voters are journalists, who make a living by holding people accountable. It seems rather hypocritical to do that then not account for your own actions in the public arena. And gosh, it does confound how someone cannot vote for Jeter, or for Ken Griffey Jr. in 2016. Sunlight can be a mighty effective disinfectant.
Jeter, still as consistent as the morning rooster, tagged out Wednesday, just as he did Tuesday, when asked if he wanted to know the No Voter’s identity.
“See, that’s where our minds are a little bit different,” he said. “I focus on the ones that did [vote for me]. It takes a lot of people to all agree to get you to this point. So I’m not thinking about that. I’m happy to be sitting up on this stage right now, and that’s something that just doesn’t cross my mind.”
If not his mind, it’s crossing plenty of others. We’d like to know. And we’d like to be assured that people aren’t treating a privilege like a pool toy. Here’s hoping that the Hall, no matter how good its intentions, reconsiders.
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Hall of Fame rule protecting Derek Jeter dissenter should be overturned
By Ken Davidoff
January 22, 2020 | 7:33pm | Updated


Let something positive result from 99.7 PercentGate.
Don’t let anyone hide behind ridiculous rationales.
That is my wish as we begin to move past Derek Jeter’s controversial showing, announced Tuesday, in the Baseball Hall of Fame’s writers ballot. Barring a dramatic reversal of course by the Hall, my wish will not be commanded. Might as well air our grievances, though, right?
Jeter, who appeared Wednesday afternoon at a Manhattan news conference along with his fellow electee Larry Walker, set a record of sorts by getting 396 of 397 votes from the writers. Never before had a player received such a high total, the aforementioned 99.7 percent, without attaining outright perfection — which Jeter’s old pal Mariano Rivera did last year, becoming the first and only such honoree.
The surprising result — the “No” voter has not declared her or himself, thereby bequeathing us a mystery we might never solve — predictably set social media aflame, with even O.J. Simpson checking in on Twitter (“He’s probably from Boston”), and transcended by many miles the standard audience for a Hall of Fame story. As a BBWAA voter myself, I received several text messages from associates both professional and personal who wanted to know 1) whether I was the No vote, and 2) if I wasn’t, who was. The answers were 1) No, I wasn’t and 2) the shrug emoji.
Though I love a good imbroglio as much as the next person, I think this is wrong. Voting for the Hall of Fame represents a privilege that should be treated with the utmost seriousness. Enough seriousness that you should own your choices, put yourself out there, explain your thinking. Hey, who knows? Maybe the Jeter No Voter came up with an argument that will put the other 396 of us to shame — just like that episode of “The Simpsons” when Homer, having gained sudden intelligence, proves that a higher power doesn’t exist.
Enlarge ImageDerek JeterCharles Wenzelberg/New York Post
Alas, the folks who run the Hall of Fame actively disagree. A few years ago, the Baseball Writers’ Association of America voted, at our winter meetings get-together, to divulge all of our Hall votes. We delivered that vote to the Hall and were told, essentially, thanks but no thanks.
Jane Forbes Clark, chairman of the Hall’s board, explained to me the group’s thinking: Concern emerged that a required disclosure would impact people’s decisions. Some writers personally reached out to her, Clark added, and expressed reservations about this practice.
This most certainly serves as a respectful disagreement. After all, if the Jeter No Voter’s name was known, there might be a need for security for that person, given the anger of some folks out there. I concede that when I fill out my ballot, knowing that I’ll release it, I contemplate the reaction by the masses. And remember, it’s not like the voter knew that literally everyone else would vote for Jeter. This person found out at the same time as the rest of us.

https://nypost.com/2020/01/21/derek-jeter-voting-debacle-is-peak-hall-of-fame-stupidity/
On the flip side? All of the voters are journalists, who make a living by holding people accountable. It seems rather hypocritical to do that then not account for your own actions in the public arena. And gosh, it does confound how someone cannot vote for Jeter, or for Ken Griffey Jr. in 2016. Sunlight can be a mighty effective disinfectant.
Jeter, still as consistent as the morning rooster, tagged out Wednesday, just as he did Tuesday, when asked if he wanted to know the No Voter’s identity.
“See, that’s where our minds are a little bit different,” he said. “I focus on the ones that did [vote for me]. It takes a lot of people to all agree to get you to this point. So I’m not thinking about that. I’m happy to be sitting up on this stage right now, and that’s something that just doesn’t cross my mind.”
If not his mind, it’s crossing plenty of others. We’d like to know. And we’d like to be assured that people aren’t treating a privilege like a pool toy. Here’s hoping that the Hall, no matter how good its intentions, reconsiders.
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Mo-Better said:
Looking at the asinine comments above, this is not the thread for real baseball fans. :smh:
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You are right, I looked over some of the posts just on the last page and it made my head hurt.

2xodXSQ
 
Mr. Met said:
You knew he would get in 1st ballot.

But keep it a buck, he was never considered the best of the best at his position.
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It's just my opinion, but if he played for the Brewers he doesn't make more than 2 Allstar teams, let alone the HOF.

Aight. I think he's overrated, but I jumped out the window on that. He deserves to be in the HOF
 
Jeter was truly a class act, on and off the field.

Some players just seem to know be where and when and how to make great plays. Like Jeter's toss to Posada at home plate. Shortstops are rarely near home plate. He was an amazing player. Good for him if any player deserved HOF honors its Derek Jeter.
 
Mo-Better said:
Jeter was truly a class act, on and off the field.

Some players just seem to know be where and when and how to make great plays. Like Jeter's toss to Posada at home plate. Shortstops are rarely near home plate. He was an amazing player. Good for him if any player deserved HOF honors its Derek Jeter.
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Ikr. It ain’t like he was A Rod. A cocksucker his whole career who took roids.
 
The Plutonian said:
Ikr. It ain’t like he was A Rod. A cocksucker his whole career who took roids.
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A couple of years ago I watched a baseball program with Bob Gibson, Willie Mays being interviewed. The discussion was on the use of steroids in baseball. Know what they concluded? These HOF players admitted they too would've used steroids had they been available. Baseball is still passing around that Kool-Aid.

Let's go back say 25/30 years. Baseball was dying, losing fans and the owners knew they had to do something. Management concluded
fans had tired of seeing 3-2, 2-1 and 1-0 games. The pitchers were dominating baseball. So they started to experiment. They lowered the pitching mound, baseball fields became smaller. The end result was scoring increased. But the fans still hadn't come back.

So baseball started juicing the baseball, 4/500 ft homers once a rarity in baseball started to become the norm. But guys that could do that regularly were still few. So enter the steroid era. Canseco, McGuire, Sosa, A- Rod, to name a few. There were many, many more. Check swing homers yeah so the fans started to return.

Then the word got out on the steroid usage and the owners suddenly, "knew nothing about steroids in baseball." YEAH THEY DID!" Owners and coaches created all kinds of lies placing blame on the players. The reality was the owners knew the players were juicing. There's no way the owners could not have known.

My thing is the entire industry was at fault. So don't just point fingers at the players. The problem was with all of baseball.
 
Mo-Better said:
A couple of years ago I watched a baseball program with Bob Gibson, Willie Mays being interviewed. The discussion was on the use of steroids in baseball. Know what they concluded? These HOF players admitted they too would've used steroids had they been available. Baseball is still passing around that Kool-Aid.

Let's go back say 25/30 years. Baseball was dying, losing fans and the owners knew they had to do something. Management concluded
fans had tired of seeing 3-2, 2-1 and 1-0 games. The pitchers were dominating baseball. So they started to experiment. They lowered the pitching mound, baseball fields became smaller. The end result was scoring increased. But the fans still hadn't come back.

So baseball started juicing the baseball, 4/500 ft homers once a rarity in baseball started to become the norm. But guys that could do that regularly were still few. So enter the steroid era. Canseco, McGuire, Sosa, A- Rod, to name a few. There were many, many more. Check swing homers yeah so the fans started to return.

Then the word got out on the steroid usage and the owners suddenly, "knew nothing about steroids in baseball." YEAH THEY DID!" Owners and coaches created all kinds of lies placing blame on the players. The reality was the owners knew the players were juicing. There's no way the owners could not have known.

My thing is the entire industry was at fault. So don't just point fingers at the players. The problem was with all of baseball.
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Hey, I hear you but just cause you doing roids don’t mean you gotta be a dickhead. Ijs
 
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