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Posted By: peter chao

After Barry retires and after waiting for 5 years, baseball writers will be passing judgment with their HOF balloting. I am sure that more than some of them will be thinking about whether he deserves to go in on the first ballot.

My guess is more than a few of them will be looking at Ty Cobb's career and his eccentric personality and making comparisons with Barry. These writers will be saying, "yeah Barry did crazy things, but he can still play ball." Maybe he won't be at the top of everybody's ballot but he'll still get in on the first try.

Peter C.