In the wake of Derek Jeter's near-unanimous election to the Hall of Fame along with Larry Walker, some observations about the latest voting results:
• I voted for Derek Jeter, Curt Schilling and Jeff Kent. Schilling hit 70% and, without a first-ballot Hall of Famer next year to compete with, should be elected next year–and as probably the only player elected by the writers next year.
The low level of support for Kent continues to mystify me, just as it did for Fred McGriff. Kent reached 28%–his best in seven tries on the ballot, but nothing to indicate he can get to 75% in his last three tries.