Dawson Elected to the Hall of Fame

Andre Dawson, "The Hawk" was elected to the Hall of Fame by the Baseball writers today, the only player selected. Many believed that Roberto Alomar would be elected this season but being a "first timer" may have hurt him. You need 75% of the vote to qualify for the Hall of Fame. Bert Blyleven missed the cut by a meager .8 of the vote. Meaning more than likely one voter could have made the difference. Blyleven will more than likely get in as he should. Cincinnati Reds star Barry Larkin came in with 51.6% of the votes which is a good sign for his future, I say Larkin will be enshrined within the next five years.

What's more alarming to me is the facts that David Segui actually recieved a vote for the Hall of Fame. Someone should check that writers ballot! Here is the final vote tally.

Andre Dawson 420 (77.9%), Bert Blyleven 400 (74.2%), Roberto Alomar 397 (73.7%), Jack Morris 282 (52.3%), Barry Larkin 278 (51.6%), Lee Smith 255 (47.3%), Edgar Martinez 195 (36.2%), Tim Raines 164 (30.4%), Mark McGwire 128 (23.7%), Alan Trammell 121 (22.4%), Fred McGriff 116 (21.5%), Don Mattingly 87 (16.1%), Dave Parker 82 (15.2%), Dale Murphy 63 (11.7%), Harold Baines 33 (6.1%), Andres Galarraga 22 (4.1%), Robin Ventura 7 (1.3%), Ellis Burks 2 (0.4%), Eric Karros 2 (0.4%), Kevin Appier 1 (0.2%), Pat Hentgen 1 (0.2%), David Segui 1 (0.2%), Mike Jackson 0, Ray Lankford 0, Shane Reynolds 0, Todd Zeile 0.