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The public ballots are now up to 33 (albeit still only 8% of the total number of 412), and Red Sox legend
Curt Schilling continues to hold his own. The 2004 hero now draws 72.7% of the public vote—appearing on 24 of the 33 ballots. To be enshrined in the
National Baseball Hall of Fame, a player needs 75% of the writers' vote. For comparative purposes, both
Roger Clemens and
Barry Bonds have
lost ground since the last time we checked on the public vote (dropping
below 70%)—while
Schilling is still well within striking distance of magic 75% threshold. If this trend continues, Schilling will have a
legitimate shot at making it to Cooperstown this year. Again, 92% of the vote is yet to be accounted for, so things can obviously change
radically. But the fact that he is holding his own as new public votes are added is a encouraging.
Stay tuned as the public votes mount!
