Every BBWAA Hall of Fame ballot can be relied on for two things: Bert Blyleven, and a bunch of jobbers who will never ever receive a single vote. Let’s take a look at the future also-rans, huh?
2010 Baseball Hall Of Fame Ballot Is Out, Hilarious
↵David Segui took the occasional break from the disabled list to piece together a handful of good seasons. If voted into the Hall of Fame, David Segui will be the first Hall of Famer who was implicated in the Mitchell Report. Also, if voted into the Hall of Fame, David Segui will never be voted into the Hall of Fame.
↵Todd Zeile’s 1990 Topps rookie card was pretty valuable, but he spent the majority of his career as a dependable journeyman backstop. He played for 11 teams. If he were to be inducted into Cooperstown, he should wear a propellor beanie on his plaque.
↵Mike Jackson was a reliable middle reliever for most of his career. Finally, at age 33, he was given a closer’s role and pitched a couple of great seasons. Then he was struck by a wayward meteor and his arms fell off.
↵It’s actually kind of a shame that players like these, who are loved and remembered by their fans and who put together solid careers at the top echelon of baseball, have their named trotted out one last time as comical afterthoughts. C’est la vie.
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