These players are all on the National Baseball Hall of Fame ballot this year, and they’ve all made it into my own personal Hall of Fame too...though maybe not for the same reasons. We’ll learn how they fare in the sanctioned voting in a few days, but here’s how they rate on my ballot.
Manny Ramirez
There are many moments that make up his candidacy but his inclusion was sealed by his high-fiving a Red Sox fan at the outfield wall in Camden Yards, then perfectly executing a double play to get the runner at first.