Well, the long-anticipated time arrived last night as the newest class of MLB Hall of Famers was announced. Ichiro Suzuki was one vote shy of being a unanimous inductee, and I think perhaps anonymous ballots shouldn’t be allowed because I just want to have a quick chat with the person who made that stupid decision. CC Sabathia was a first-ballot inductee with 86.8% of the vote, and the long wait finally ended for Billy Wagner on his eighth ballot as he got in with 82.5% of the vote.
Not a lot of surprises in those election results, as most anticipated this would finally be Wagner’s year, and Sabathia was a sure-bet first-ballot inductee.