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Hey http://www.angelsfanproshop.com/authentic-zack-cozart-jersey , it’s cool —lts"Crazy, but this is the way it projected exactly two weeks ago: South Side Sox and the BBWAA elected the same four players in the 2019 Hall of Fame class: Mariano Rivera, Mike Mussina, Roy Halladay and Edgar Martinez.The BBWAA had 425 voters, SSS got 326, so the vote totals are different. However, our percentages for all players were different, as well. Let’s take a look at how things differed, to see who polled more smartly — the BBWAA or SSS. (Hint: We kicked their ass.) Mariano RiveraBBWAA Vote: 100%SSS Vote: 81.6%Smarter Call: SSSIt’s a little nuts that Rivera became the first unanimous selection in Hall of Fame history. It’s no dis on the best reliever in history to not have made him a unanimous selection, as SSS did — if for no other reason, on a ballot with close to 20 worthy candidates, some voters surely passed a “gimme” candidate like Rivera in order to attempt to resuscitate a player who was fading fast (Fred McGriff, et al.). Edgar MartinezBBWAA Vote: 85.4%SSS Vote: 77.6%Smarter Call: SSSMaybe some astute SSS voters passed on Mariano in order to wedge Edgar in, in fact. I had Martinez as the 13th-worthiest candidate on the ballot, but he should be in. Both electorates did the right thing by ushering Edgar in on his 10th and final ballot.Roy HalladayBBWAA Vote: 85.4%SSS Vote: 78.2%Smarter Call: SSSIt was a bit of a surprise that Halladay ended up tying Martinez for second place in the BBWAA polling, at 363 votes, because projections had Halladay up at 90%-plus. SSS gets its third straight smarter call Huston Street Jersey , as Halladay projected as the ninth-strongest candidate on the ballot.Mike MussinaBBWAA Vote: 76.7%SSS Vote: 80.4%Smarter Call: SSSThank goodness, after a number of warnings by different projectors this week that Mussina would fall just short of enshrinement, that enough BBWAA voters made the right call. My goodness, Mussina was the strongest non-tainted (Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens, Curt Schilling ... by his mouth) candidate on the ballot.Curt SchillingBBWAA Vote: 60.9%SSS Vote: 56.1%Smarter Call: BBWAASchilling is a jerk, and it’s really hard to “honor” someone like that jackalope. But he does merit induction, and thus the BBWAA made the better call in bumping the bloody-ankled one past 60%.Roger ClemensBBWAA Vote: 59.5%SSS Vote: 62%Smarter Call: SSSReverse the verbiage above, and credit SSS for pushing an unsavory but worthy candidate farther along, at 62%.Barry BondsBBWAA Vote: 59.1%SSS Vote: 66.3%Smarter Call: SSSSomeone asked how 14 voters in the SSS vote could choose Bonds and not Clemens. Turnabout is fair play: How did two more BBWAA voters choose Clemens than Bonds. The two seem intertwined forever now, and in the SSS voting, they were, both pushing into the 60s. Larry WalkerBBWAA Vote: 54.6%SSS Vote: 61.7%Smarter Call: SSSEveryone is considering Walker to be next year’s Martinez in the Hall of Fame vote, taking a final leap forward in his final year on the ballot. Let’s hope so. Again, SSS was a bit wiser than the BBWAA pack, pushing Walker past 60%.Omar VizquelBBWAA Vote: 42.8%SSS Vote: 19.9%Smarter Call: SSSVizquel’s trajectory in BBWAA voting, making a modest nudge forward to 42.8% in his second year on the ballot and motoring toward a 2020s induction http://www.angelsfanproshop.com/authentic-zack-cozart-jersey , is a puzzle. There are significantly better players on the current ballot, among those similar (defensive whizzes), including Scott Rolen and Andruw Jones. Whether our not-20% vote was harsh, 42.8% on a ballot this loaded is a bit nuts.Fred McGriffBBWAA Vote: 39.8%SSS Vote: 32.3%Smarter Call: BBWAAMcGriff was the biggest borderline player on the ballot, and though I would stop just short of enshrining him, these totals in the 30s are a sad result. Look for McGriff to be one of the first benefactors of the “Baines effect” in future Veteran’s Whatever ballots.Manny RamirezBBWAA Vote: 22.8%SSS Vote: 37.1%Smarter Call: SSSEven our 37.1% for Ramirez was lousy; the BBWAA at 22.8% is pathetic. I had Ramirez with the sixth-best case for induction this year.Jeff KentBBWAA Vote: 18.1%SSS Vote: 16.6%Smarter Call: BBWAAIf you’re a big Hall voter, Kent gets in. Hard to argue with him being far from induction at this point, with more worthy players in front of him, but we failed the feisty infielder with our SSS total.Scott RolenBBWAA Vote: 17.2%SSS Vote: 40.5%Smarter Call: SSSOh, this BBWAA vote is beyond embarrassing. Our two votes basically flip-flopped Vizquel and Rolen, and ours is the far smarter stance. Billy WagnerBBWAA Vote: 16.7%SSS Vote: 7%Smarter Call: SSSWagner is a fine closer, and there’s a line of thinking that accommodates closers for the specialist’s role they play in the game. I’m not one of those dudes. Seven percent might be light, but I’m giving SSS the edge here, because even though we cast more votes per ballot than the BBWAA did, we chose to steer our endorsements to more worthy candidates.Todd HeltonBBWAA Vote: 16.5%SSS Vote: 36.5%Smarter Call: SSSHoly cats, the BBWAA is filled with dorks. Helton at 16.5%? Embarrassing. I tabbed Helton as the 11th-best player on the ballot this year. Yikes.Gary SheffieldBBWAA Vote: 13.6%SSS Vote: 31.9%Smarter Call: SSSWe’re still a little light on Sheff, but at least we’re not 13.6% light.Andy PettitteBBWAA Vote: 9.9%SSS Vote: 15.3%Smarter Call: SSSPettitte had the 12th-best case on the ballot. For him Nolan Ryan Jersey , a longtime Yankee, to poll at less than 10% on his first ballot, is sorta stunning.Sammy SosaBBWAA Vote: 8.5%SSS Vote: 14.1%Smarter Call: SSSSosa didn’t make a dent in this year’s balloting, and time will run out on him — but he is Hall-worthy. Once again, we were a little bit smarter than the BBWAA.Andruw JonesBBWAA Vote: 7.5%SSS Vote: 42.3%Smarter Call: SSSWow. Jones is in grave danger of falling off of the BBWAA ballot next year. At SSS, he’s slowing motoring ahead toward enshrinement. How is it that we can be this better than the “real” voters?Michael YoungBBWAA Vote: 2.1%SSS Vote: 0%Smarter Call: SSSYoung received only 21 fewer votes from the BBWAA than Andruw Jones. Lance BerkmanBBWAA Vote: 1.2%SSS Vote: 10.1%Smarter Call: SSSBerkman is very borderline for a big Hall, but he makes the cut in my book. That he’s one-and-done with the BBWAA is foolish.Miguel TejadaBBWAA Vote: 1.2%SSS Vote: 4.3%Smarter Call: BBWAAWe were pretty sweet to Tejada, needlessly.Roy OswaltBBWAA Vote: 0.9%SSS Vote: 8.3%Smarter Call: SSSLike Berkman, Oswalt is a borderline (but, big Hall, in) candidate who should not have been one-and-done with BBWAA.Placido PolancoBBWAA Vote: 0.5%SSS Vote: 0%Smarter Call: SSSAndruw Jones got just 30 more BBWAA votes than Placido Polanco. Really, BBWAA?So, with Derek Jeter the only real shoo-in on the 2020 ballot, there seems a real chance to see Bonds, Clemens, Schilling, or Walker break through; maybe more. What are your early calls on next year’s class? 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