This past week, we asked you to fill out a hypothetical Hall of Fame ballot. Hall of Fame voting is a topic I care a lot more about than I have any right to. For me, the game will always be about the present and the future, of course, but I also have a soft spot for the stories of yesterday. It is those stories of yesterday that helped get me into the game today.
While I was initiated into baseball by Pedro Martínez and Nomar Garciaparra, it was the stories about Ted Williams, Babe Ruth, Mickey Mantle, Willie Mays, and so many other baseball players that truly made the sport feel alive, and free.