After 14 years on the ballot, 287-game winning pitcher Bert Blyleven was elected to the Hall of Fame today, along with second baseman Roberto Alomar. Blyleven was named on nearly 80 percent of the ballots, whereas Alomas was named on 90 percent.
Though not elected, more than 60 percent of the voters named shortstop Barry Larkin on their ballots, an increase of about 10 percent from last year. As you can see with my posting earlier this morning, I had hoped Larkin would get in. But with the increase of votes from a year ago, it looks to me that Larkin has an excellent chance of being elected sooner, rather than later.
-B. C. Helm
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