Rickey Henderson, the greatest leadoff hitter ever, and quite clearly one of baseball's all-time greats, was appropriately elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame. The only question is, why did 28 of the 539 voters NOT vote for him? What more are they looking for in a candidate? It's likely the fact that his cockiness rubbed a few writers the wrong way, because it sure can't be his career numbers that they deemed less than acceptable.
It will be interesting to see if Greg Maddux, as clean and professional as any ball player, gets a full 100% of the vote. Probably not, and when the time comes, those that pass him over should be made to justify his absence from their ballots.
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