Fansided · Jan 10, 2017
Yankees: David Cone Deserved More Than “One And Done”
The Yankees David Cone deserved a whole lot more than being “one and done” when he was eliminated from consideration for the Baseball Hall Of Fame for not getting the minimum number of required votes. In fact, David Cone deserves a whole more, period.
Former Yankees pitcher David Cone and current analyst for the YES network, fell victim to the overall “lack of numbers” thing that seems to matter so much for election to the Hall of Fame. Like the fate of Jorge Posada this year (probably, Cone was eliminated from future consideration the first year he appeared on the ballot, garnering only 3.9% of the tallied votes.