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- In a move that was fully expected, David Ortiz has officially been named to the Hall of Fame (MLB Trade Rumors)
- But the bigger conversation is about the big names that have fallen off the ballot due to personal morality clauses of BBWA writers (MLB.com)
- This crowdsourced ballot looks a little more like how things should actually be (FanGraphs)
- I have to say that Roger Clemens took his denial of immortality pretty well (Twitter - Roger Clemens)
- Billy Wagner got a little closer in the needed vote totals, though he still fell short by almost 25% (Astros.