Hey David,

Quick question about the Mcgwire situation. I read this somewhere else but wanted to know what you think. Do you think it's possible that 95% of voters will punish Mac by not voting for him on the 1st ballot? If that happens, he is no longer eligable... I think the sports writers from St. Louis alone cover that 5%, but if enough people don't vote for him just on principle, who knows what will happen?

Are the ballots made public? I think if I were a voter I would be more likely to vote for a controversial guy like that if I knew it wouldn't come out afterward that I had voted for him. Some writer who makes a living by dragging Mcgwire's name through the mud may not want to be called a hypocrite if everyone knows that he voted for Mcgwire after all.

Chris

Yes, it's possible. I think I wrote about this last year. If everyone thinks he needs to be punished, he's suddenly off the ballot.