With our normal Rundown writer tied up at work, I had to put in a call for someone who could fill his shoes. When no one answered, I volunteered as tribute. Unlike pretty much every previous time I’ve broken my promise to keep this one as brief as a more traditional pinch-hitting performance, I’m going to stick to it this time.
The Hall of Fame will induct no players this summer for the first time since 2013, an outcome that was only mildly surprising to some. Curt Schilling came the closest, but still fell a few points shy of the 75% required for induction.