With 41.5% of all ballots now in the public domain, Red Sox legend
Curt Schilling is actually picking up some ground in his quest to be inducted in the
National Baseball Hall Of Fame. As of this morning, Schilling has garnered 73.7% of the public vote—with 75% needed for induction. He needs 183 of the 241 remaining votes to get to the magic 75% threshold. Interestingly, Schilling is now
ahead of both
Barry Bonds (72.5%) and
Roger Clemens (73.1%) in the voting. Still on-pace for induction this Summer are:
Mariano Rivera (100%),
Roy Halladay (94.2%),
Edgar Martinez (90.1%), and
Mike Mussina (81.3%). Very few observers thought Schilling would gain entry this year—or even get this tantalizingly close. He will have three more shots at getting in after this year, so things are looking up for the big righty. Over his 20-year MLB career, Schilling posted a 216-146 record—with a 3.46 ERA. He also struck out 3,116 batters. In the postseason, he was 11-2 with a 2.23 ERA. You can track all of the
public Hall Of Fame voting
HERE.
