The publicly-released
Hall of Fame ballots are now up to 14 (with 412 total to be cast). So, only 3.4% have made their votes publicly-known. Neverthless, Red Sox legend
Curt Schilling is still within striking distance—in fact, he's
increased his percentage since the last update. As it stands today, Schilling has garnered 71.4% of the public vote—with 75% needed for enshrinement in Cooperstown. Schilling needs just under 300 more votes (299) to reach the level for induction. Both
Mariano Rivera and
Edgar Martinez still have unanimous support—getting 100% of the public vote so far. Others who are beyond the 75% threshold at this point are:
Roy Halladay (85.7%),
Mike Mussina (78.6%) and
Roger Clemens (78.6%). Others who are "closing in" on the magic 75% number are:
Barry Bonds (71.4%), and
Omar Vizquel (64.3%).
Fred McGriff—who had a superb MLB career—looks like he will miss out on his tenth and final chance to reach
The Hall. Among the public votes cast,
"The Crime Dog" has just 14.3%.
Larry Walker—in his next-to-last year of eligibility—is also falling short so far. The long-time Montreal Expos, Colorado Rockies and St. Louis Cardinals slugger is pulling 42.9% of the public vote. Stay tuned for further updates!
