Can Mike Piazza Get Ivan Rodriguez Into The Baseball Hall Of Fame
Who he is: If early ballot returns are any indicator, Mike Piazza’s induction to the Baseball Hall of Fame next summer looks like a sure thing. My friend Ryan Thibodaux, who keeps track of publicly revealed votes, had Piazza at 91.1 percent of the vote with 79 of an estimated 450 ballots in. Players tend to get a higher level of support in public ballots than private ones, but it seems unlikely the former All-Star catcher will drop below the necessary 75 percent of the vote for enshrinement from the Baseball Writers’ Association of America....