David Lennon
David Lennon is an award-winning columnist and author who has been a staff writer at Newsday since 1991.
No matter how you feel about the process, we’ve always believed transparency is the best policy when it comes to voting on awards, whether it’s for MVP or the Hall of Fame, which will announce its Class of 2016 this Wednesday.
If you accept the responsibility of casting a ballot for Cooperstown, the least you can do is explain the selections. And the Baseball Writers’ Association of America, the electorate that votes for the Hall of Fame, helps facilitate that by giving its members the option of going public (at BBWAA.