The Hall of Fame election each year captures the hopes of fan bases everywhere. There are the absolute locks that no one is surprised to see get in, but then there are the ballot holdovers that keep inching their way towards election, the Bonds/Clemens grouping that should be locks based purely on numbers but have some suspicions that dampen their legacies, and then there are the longshot cases and the guys that probably just happy to see their names on the ballot.
This year’s ballot looks weaker than many in years past as some of the closer call guys have either gotten in or have dropped off the ballot entirely.