Quote:
Originally Posted by Mike D.
Some people's "shame" is other people's "transparency".
Total Ballots Cast
2016: 440
2017: 442
2018: 422
2019: 425
2020: 397
2021: 401
The number of voters has been trending downwards since the BBWAA started implementing rules to remove voters who hadn't covered the game in a very long time.
I don't see anything that suggests people didn't vote in 2019 in some kind of secret protest, seeing as the number of votes cast was higher than the prior year and the 2020 number was also lower.
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Good point about the lower number of HOF voters due to new rules
It may not have been that many in 2019 but I do know Bill Balou said he'd not vote at all because he didn't want to cost Rivera the first 100% vote. There may have been others.
https://nesn.com/2018/12/boston-area...-hall-of-fame/