Grissom Falls Just 74.3% Shy of Induction
The Hall of Fame Class of 2011 was announced today, with Roberto Alomar and Bert Blyleven (finally) getting the nod. I was a part of the Baseball Bloggers Alliance voting, and as a group we came up with the same two, although my ballot was more inclusive.
There were four former Brewers on this year's ballot, and unfortunately, none of them made it:
Dave Parker (1990) - 89 votes, 15.3%
Marquis Grissom (1998-2000) - 4 votes, 0.7%
B.J. Surhoff (1987-1995) - 2 votes, 0.3%
Lenny Harris (2002) - 0 votes, 0.0%
How could nobody vote for Lenny Harris?! Everyone says he's the best pinch-hitter of all-time! Surely that deserves a courtesy vote or two. Sadly, the last three will be left off the BBWAA ballot for good now, since they didn't secure at least 5% of the vote. At least you tried, the four guys who voted for Marquis.
Next year's potential ballot looks more promising for the Brewers - Rick Helling, Eric Young, Mike Matheny, Jeromy Burnitz, and Ricky Bottalico are all eligible for the first time.
There were four former Brewers on this year's ballot, and unfortunately, none of them made it:
Dave Parker (1990) - 89 votes, 15.3%
Marquis Grissom (1998-2000) - 4 votes, 0.7%
B.J. Surhoff (1987-1995) - 2 votes, 0.3%
Lenny Harris (2002) - 0 votes, 0.0%
How could nobody vote for Lenny Harris?! Everyone says he's the best pinch-hitter of all-time! Surely that deserves a courtesy vote or two. Sadly, the last three will be left off the BBWAA ballot for good now, since they didn't secure at least 5% of the vote. At least you tried, the four guys who voted for Marquis.
Next year's potential ballot looks more promising for the Brewers - Rick Helling, Eric Young, Mike Matheny, Jeromy Burnitz, and Ricky Bottalico are all eligible for the first time.
