Pat Gillick, Roberto Alomar and Bert Blyleven

Class Assembly

Pat Gillick, Roberto Alomar and Bert Blyleven became permanent parts of Cooperstown on Sunday. All were honored -- and humbled. Jim Caple » Three enshrined » Postcard from HallSportsCenter   More »

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SPORTSNATION

SportsNation Bert Blyleven was finally enshrined in Cooperstown after 14 years on the ballot. But does SportsNation consider him a clear-cut Hall of Famer? Vote

FUTURE CANDIDATES

2012
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2013
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2014
Moises Alou, Armando Benitez, Sean Casey, Jose Cruz Jr., Ray Durham, Damion Easley, Jim Edmonds, Keith Foulke, Eric Gagne, Tom Glavine, Luis Gonzalez, Mark Grudzielanek, Scott Hatteberg, Jacque Jones, Todd Jones, Jeff Kent, Jon Lieber, Esteban Loaiza, Paul Lo Duca, Greg Maddux, Matt Morris, Mike Mussina, Trot Nixon, Hideo Nomo, Jay Payton, Kenny Rogers, Richie Sexson, J.T. Snow, Shannon Stewart, Frank Thomas, Mike Timlin, Steve Trachsel, Jose Vidro

HALL OF FAME CONTENT

NEWS
• Alomar, Blyleven, Gillick enter Hall of Fame
• Alomar, Blyleven elected into Hall of Fame
• Snubbed Palmeiro disappointed, unsurprised
• Bagwell tired of steroid rumors
• Palmeiro insists he never used steroids
• Conlin earns Spink Award
• Veterans elect Gillick to Hall
• Van Horne wins Ford Frick Award

COLUMNS/FEATURES
• Caple: Alomar, Blyleven took different paths
• Caple: Hall of Fame voting must change
• Crasnick: Hall vote still tainted by steroids
• Stark: Alomar gets a lot of Hall love
• Stark: Voting for Hall not an easy task
• Stark: Blyleven, Alomar closing in
• FanGraphs: Consider Andruw Jones
• Caple: Don't blame Larry Walker for Coors
• Caple: Hall's bad voting rules
• Crasnick: The case for Jeff Bagwell
• Meyers: Larkin, Trammell deserve Hall
• Kurkjian: Controversy follows Palmeiro
• BP: The case for Edgar Martinez
• Bryant: Still no vote for McGwire

BLOGS
• SweetSpot: Alomar among the elite
• Kahrl: The forgotten stars of the '80s
• Schoenfield: Blyleven a deserving Hall of Famer
• Schoenfield: Pat Gillick's 10 best moves
• Stats & Info: Raines, Brown deserve a look
• Neyer: Jack Morris doesn't pass muster
• Neyer: Change in Hall's 2011 program
• Neyer: If Marvin Miller can just hang on …
• Neyer: Will Bagwell get lost in Coop crowd?

PAST HALL OF FAME INDUCTIONS

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  • 2009
    Rickey Henderson was elected, joining Jim Rice and Joe Gordon. Index »
  • 2008
    Goose Gossage was enshrined along with five Veterans inductees. Index »
  • 2007
    Cal Ripken Jr. and Tony Gwynn gained entrance on their first try. Index »

GENERAL INFORMATION

WHAT
2011 Hall of Fame induction
WHERE
National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum
Cooperstown, N.Y.
WHO
Roberto Alomar
Bert Blyleven
Pat Gillick (Veterans Committee)
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CLASS OF 2011 INDUCTEES

  • Roberto Alomar
    Played for 17 years and was a 12-time All-Star and a career .300 hitter.
  • Bert Blyleven
    Pitched for 22 years and finished with 287 wins, 3,701 strikeouts and 60 shutouts.
  • Pat Gillick
    Served as GM for 27 years and was architect of three World Series champions.

2011 BBWAA CANDIDATES

Roberto Alomar and Bert Blyleven are among the Class of 2011. Candidates needed 75 percent of the vote to get elected. Those who received less than five percent of the vote will be dropped from further BBWAA elections.

PLAYER POS. VOTES PCT.
Roberto Alomar 2B 523 90.0
Bert Blyleven RHP 463 79.7
Barry Larkin SS 361 62.1
Jack Morris RHP 311 53.5
Lee Smith RHP 263 45.3
Jeff Bagwell 1B 242 41.7
Tim Raines OF 218 37.5
Edgar Martinez DH 191 32.9
Alan Trammell SS 141 24.3
Larry Walker OF 118 20.3
Mark McGwire 1B 115 19.8
Fred McGriff 1B 104 17.9
Dave Parker OF 89 15.3
Don Mattingly 1B 79 13.6
Dale Murphy OF 73 12.6
Rafael Palmeiro 1B 64 11.0
Juan Gonzalez OF/DH 30 5.2
Harold Baines DH/OF 28 4.8
John Franco LHP 27 4.6
Kevin Brown RHP 12 2.1
Tino Martinez 1B 6 1.0
Marquis Grissom OF 4 0.7
Al Leiter LHP 4 0.7
John Olerud 1B 4 0.7
B.J. Surhoff C/OF 2 0.3
Bret Boone 2B 1 0.2
Benito Santiago C 1 0.2
Carlos Baerga 2B 0 0.0
Lenny Harris 3B/OF 0 0.0
Bobby Higginson OF 0 0.0
Charles Johnson
 C 0 0.0
Raul Mondesi OF 0 0.0
Kirk Rueter LHP 0 0.0

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