Al Yellon created Bleed Cubbie Blue and has been its managing editor since 2005. His latest book about the Cubs is "Chicago Cubs Firsts." Find him on Bluesky at @bleedcubbieblue.bsky.social
Monday’s announcement by the Hall of Fame that Ichiro Suzuki had been elected, but one vote short of unanimously on the 394 returned ballots by BBWAA members, runs the risk of making these Hall elections irrelevant.
Some would argue that they already are, but let’s look at the potential arguments by this single voter, who has not yet been identified.
The voter thinks no one should be unanimously inducted
That ship sailed when Mariano Rivera was unanimously elected in 2019.