The East-Coast biased media strikes again. Bastards . . . all of them. Is it possible to moon and/or flip off the Writers Association collectively? Would this be an appropriate gesture? Should it be done anyway?

All I can say is the Veteran's Committee better get Tony Oliva in.

F'in-A Cotton, F'in-A!

I definately agree w/ Bly and Black Jack making the Hall-but Batgirl? I mean are you even eligible? Don't you have to be retired for 5 years? I mean, they didn't vote in Clemons after he "retired" after 2003, luckily.

I am still happy for Ryno.

After reading the fascinating discussion on Page 2 last week about Bert and his Hall of Fame chances, I'm not surprised that he doesn't even get noticed. One of the voters stated that he won't vote for Bert because he "heard" that Bert had a bad personality and didn't try hard (or something to that effect). That's why he won't vote for him. Apparently voting has nothing to do with skill or the numbers put up, but rather some rumors about a candidate's personality. Who the hell are these people? Remind me again why they get to vote...

Robbed! Again!!

Bert, you will always be in my hall of fame.

And you can circle that.

Look ahead to next year's class. The only new entry to the ballot that I see making a splash is Hershiser (Will Clark? Doc Gooden? Puh-leeeze).

That tells me that with the right sort of lobbying, two or three of the guys who have been on the bubble could make it in. I see those guys being Goose Gossage, Andre Dawson, Bruce Sutter, BERT, and Jack.

And I think Goose and Sutter kind of cancel each other out, as not too many voters want a rash of relievers in.

Hopefully the Twins PR system (along with the Tigers, Indians, Angels, etc) can generate some steam for our bearded and mustachioed hurlers.

Hall of Fame voting rights in the BBWAA (Baseball Bozos and Whiners Association of the Americas) are bestowed upon those who belong to the organization for 10 years. Unlike a conceal-and-carry permit, no special training is required.

Sigh. At least thank dawg that Mike doesn't have a HOF vote. Wins and winning percentages go hand in hand with sippy cups and for those who need them. And the BBWAA rids themselves of the sippy cuppers, Bert will be enshrined.

Yes, there is no doubt in my mind that Bert will one day be a HOFer. He has HOF credentials. Using the stats of other HOFers, there is no ignoring Blyleven's accomplishments.

That he doesn't have a plaque yet when he clearly deserves it makes him that much cooler and his antagonists that much more the dweebs that they are.

As a fellow Dutchman of Bert's once said:

"I wish they would only take me as I am." - van Gogh

So is Double-A suggesting some collusion to get Black Jack in the HOF? I would think Mr. Morris had enough of that from the MLB owners.

I grew up a Tigers fan in Detroit in the mid-1980s, and Jack was the Man from the get-go. That no-hitter in April 1984, and the Tigers go 35-5 to open the season.

And his 1991 World Series Game 7 is one of the most dominating pitching performances. Of. All. Time. Period.

How much longer is Bert allowed on the ballot? I thought there was a limit to how many years a player could appear on the ballot, and that Bert was reaching that limit...Just curious.

There is. The Baseball Hall of Fame Web site says candidates can be on the ballot for a max of 15 years, as long as the player gets more than 5 percent of the vote. According to the hall, 2005 was Bert's eighth year on the ballot, so potentially he has seven more.