The next Oriole to make it into the Baseball Hall of Fame may not be as far away as it once looked. The year 2016 won't be the year for Mike Mussina to get his induction, but he has made such significant gains over last year in the early returns on voting that his prospects are looking a lot brighter than they did at any time before right now.
Athletics fan Ryan Thibs keeps track of the scattered columns and tweets where Hall of Fame voters reveal their choices ahead of the Wednesday announcement of the results.