There were 573 ballots returned to the Hall of Fame this year. Nine of them came in blank.
Blank ballots vex me. If they are genuine assessments that no one ? not one single candidate ? on the ballot is worthy, they strike me as evidence of a voter whose standards are unreasonably high and who is possessed of a basic failure of performance assessment and a general lack of understanding of baseball history. ?Whether you?re small-hall, big-hall, anti-PED or PED-apathetic, there has to be at least one candidate who appeals to you, right? I mean, Javy Lopez got a vote.
If, on the other hand, a blank ballot is a protest of some kind, such a thing strikes me as evidence that the voter in question is not worthy of his ballot. ?You?re a writer: protest in your column. You?re tasked with voting for the Hall of Fame: take your task seriously.
I would like to see voters have reveal and/or explain their ballots publicly in some way. I would truly like to hear why someone honestly believes that a blank ballot is justified. ?Because to me it makes no sense.
Source: http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/01/09/nine-hall-of-fame-ballots-were-returned-blank/related/
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