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Baseball Writers Do Not Select Any Players To Enter HOF This Year

The Baseball Writers Association of America today failed to select a player for the Baseball HOF for the first time since '96, a move that may prove a damaging blow to Hall attendance in Cooperstown, N.Y., which already has sagged in recent years. Craig Biggio led the voting at 68%, below the 75% needed for induction. MLB Commissioner Bud Selig, attending owners meetings in Paradise Valley, Ariz., this afternoon said he sees no need to change the voting procedures and predicts a "rather large" class next year, when Greg Maddux, Tom Glavine and Frank Thomas become eligible.

"The idea that this somehow diminishes the Hall of Fame or baseball is ridiculous," Selig said. "The goal isn't to ensure that somebody gets in every year but to make sure they're deserving." MLB.com's Paul Hagen, being inducted into the writer's wing, will be the only living inductee, joining Veteran's Committee selections Jacob Ruppert, Deacon White and Hank O'Day, as well as broadcaster Tom Cheek (Eric Fisher, SportsBusiness Journal).

SiriusXM’s Chris Russo wrote, “The writers! Way to go baseball writers! No one is getting into the hall of fame! The way it should be! Good job! The BBWAA has spoken!” The San Antonio Express-News’ Richard Oliver wrote, “Biggio, an absolute no-brainer selection, apparently caught up in writers' constipation over steroid-era shenanigans. Dude played clean.” ESPN.com’s Dan Graziano wrote, “1) No one has the right to be in the Hall of Fame, (2) It should be hard to get in, (3) I prefer this to NFL, which mandates minimum per yr.” The Providence Journal’s Brian MacPherson wrote, “There won't be a Hall of Fame shutout next year. Greg Maddux will sail in, at least.”

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