Next year might be the year for near misses. Unless I'm missing someone, Mariano Rivera is the only lock for 2019.
Dead guy, Roy Halladay. Helton and Pettitte on the ballot, too. Tejada, Berkman, Oswalt, etc. won't be close.
Helton and Pettitte by rights shouldn't be close either. Too lazy too look up on my phone but how did Helton hit on the road? As for Pettitte, he should be in the Hall of Good with Mussina.
"You know what the trouble is, Brucey? We used to make in this country, build . Now we just put our hand in the next guy's pocket."
