There were 25 ballots cast by SnakePit members this year, up a couple from last year’s 23. That made the 75% cutoff fall at 19 votes, so David Ortiz and Todd Helton both failed to make it in by 3 votes. The latter’s number was very close to the BBWAA figure, but Ortiz was significantly lower, the SnakePit apparently not buying Rob Manfred’s assertion that Big Papi’s failed 2003 drug test should not impact his candidature. Roger Clemens and Barry Bonds both also received a lower percentage here than from the BBWAA. Though the biggest negative difference was Billy Wagner, named on the majority of BBWAA ballots, but barely a quarter from the SnakePit.
SnakePit Hall of Fame: David who?
