Call to the Hall

Yesterday, the Baseball Hall of Fame ballots for the Class of 2007 were announced. The ballot includes players that have been on there many times, such as Rich “Goose” Gossage and Bert Blyleven. It also includes two names that will probably have no problem making the Hall on their first try: Cal Ripken Jr. and Tony Gwynn. The most interesting name on the ballot by far is Mark McGwire. McGwire hit 583 home runs in his career, good for 7th all time. In 1998, McGwire captivated the nation when he broke Roger Maris’s single season home run record and ended up hitting 70 home runs. The problem for McGwire was that he was at the center of the steroids scandal which could end up costing him. According to this survey conducted by ESPN.com, it does not look like McGwire will make it this year.