The latest Baseball Hall of Fame election results revealed Tuesday night were notable in that Mariano Rivera became the first ever with a 100 percent invitation, Mike Mussina barely snuck in above the 75 percent minimum, and two others in between received a sentimental bounce from extenuating circumstances: Roy Halladay died at age 40 in a plane crash, and Edgar Martinez was in his 10th and final year of Hall eligibility.
I should say I am a Baseball Writers Association of America member among the 425 Hall voters, and my ballot included all four men who got in.