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Baseball Hall of Fame voters get some right, some wrong

Each year, the Baseball Writers’ Association of America gets a few things right – and quite a bit wrong – when it votes to elect new members to the Hall of Fame.

This year, three players were inducted: Jeff Bagwell, Tim Raines and Ivan Rodriguez. The BBWAA certainly was correct in choosing these three players to be immortalized.

Jeff Bagwell was on the ballot seven times before getting voted in. Photo via MLB.com.

Bagwell was an offensive powerhouse for the majority of his career. A lifelong member of the Houston Astros, Bagwell ended his 15-year career with a .