Based on reactions, it sure seems like Edgar Martinez will get a call from the Hall of Fame next year.
Here is a sampling of the national reaction to former Mariner Edgar Martinez’s near miss in Hall of Fame voting:
Jorge L. Ortiz of USA Today says there more to Edgar Martinez’s candidacy than the impact he had locally.
The mere fact there’s been such a push to get Edger Martinez elected may help tilt the voting in his favor (next year), for it speaks of the impact he had on baseball in Seattle.