Joe Posnanski interviewed Hall of Fame President Jeff Idelson, who says he’s totally cool with the BBWAA failing to elect anyone to the Hall of Fame and totally fine with the BBWAA’s process:
“When you walk through the gallery of plaques, like I do every day, you can look at the walls. Certainly I can’t find anyone the BBWAA elected who is undeserving.”
Have you seen Idelson? He looks to be in great shape. I credit walking a great distance over a circuitous route each day, allowing him to get through the gallery of plaques in such a way so that he does not have to see Luis Aparicio, Jim Rice and Don Sutton.
I kid, of course. I’m cool with those guys being in, even if I may have had a hard time pulling the lever for them. The bigger problem -- and Idelson should know it -- is the BBWAA is way too stingy with its Hall of Fame vote, not that they let undeserving people in.