Baseball may no longer be America’s most prominent sport, but there is one aspect of it that carries more weight in the mind of the average fan compared to its likenesses—the Baseball Hall of Fame. The annual discourse surrounding which players will be enshrined takes up more space in the public consciousness than, say, which NFL players will be inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame despite football’s comfortable spot at the top of the U.S. sport hierarchy.
This year’s HOF ballot, especially, contains no shortage of compelling story lines for fans to debate. Accordingly, it seems only right for our staff to discuss the topics at hand. Tomorrow, Tom Verducci will disclose his official ballot and cover the narratives that emerge from Tuesday’s voting results reveal. But in the meantime, he and three non-BBWAA Sports Illustrated staffers will tide you over with a roundtable covering some of the relevant talking points.
