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I second this one.

How about Supercalifragilistic METS pialidocious. Very easy to remember and type into the search bar. Or you could get into the Hub theme, Mets Hub. It would be my second favorite Hub, outside of GrubHub of course. Or think of basic things like Mets Galore, Mets Essential, the Mets Line (oh it's like a subway reference too!!), or something punny like Nice to Mets You or Glad We Mets or something. Actually the Mets Mint is alliterative and memorable. Mets Vault makes it seem like an archive of sorts, which it kind of is. Mets-Turbate is probably available, Gen Z would love it.

Thank you for your participation. We're trying to make it more 'our' Hall of Fame; give it time. Should this forum be around in some form in 10 years and we're all still here and this project is still going, this will seem organically ours. Looking back I ran quite a few projects that ran for years.

But we do have the wealth of talent from American Samoa at our disposal.

According to Baseball Reference, he is currently most similar statistically to another former Met, Marlon Byrd. Gregg Jefferies is also on his most similar list.

Someone is being cantankerous just for the sake of being cantankerous, methinks.

This thread alone brought back a lot of our dormant members I think. Maybe Brock is the true MVP after all.

I think I explained how you can reasonably deduce who does or does not get to 75% multiple times in multiple ways above. If it causes consternation, we can use an external polling source, however that sort of thing just diminishes participation, as I've found through running quintillions of polls in past lives.

According to the Mets schedule it is. No probable starters listed yet, though. We shall find out tomorrow I guess.

From Copilot: [bLOCKQUOTE]Here’s the crux: with the info you’ve given, the exact number of voters isn’t uniquely determined—but we can tightly bound it and still answer the percentage questions. Step 1: Tally and known ballots Total selections: 17 Option counts: Benny Agbayani: 4 Wally Backman: 2 Armando Benitez: 2 Ken Boswell: 2 Hubie Brooks: 5 None of the above: 2 Everyone else: 0 Known individual ballots: Voter A (Brooks-only): Brooks Voter B (you): Benitez, Agbayani, Brooks Voter C: None of the above Voter D: None of the above So far: Voters accounted for: 4 Selections accounted for: 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 = 6 Selections remaining: 17 − 6 = 11 Remaining counts to be supplied by unknown voters: Agbayani: 3 Backman: 2 Benitez: 1 Boswell: 2 Brooks: 3 Step 2: Possible number of voters Each voter can choose between 1 and 5 options. Remaining selections: 11 Minimum additional voters: ⌈ 11 / 5 ⌉ = 3 Example feasible pattern: three voters with 5, 4, and 2 picks respectively (you can assign them to match the remaining counts without conflict). Maximum additional voters: 11 (if each of those 11 selections is from a different single-choice voter). So: Total voters 𝑁 is between: 4 + 3 = 7 and 4 + 11 = 15 i.e. 7 ≤ 𝑁 ≤ 15 We cannot pin down a unique 𝑁 from the given data. Step 3: Who received at least 75% of the vote? To get at least 75% of the voters, a candidate must be chosen by at least 0.75 𝑁 distinct voters. The maximum possible support for any candidate is bounded by their total selections: Hubie Brooks: 5 selections → at most 5 distinct voters Others have ≤4 selections Given 7 ≤ 𝑁 ≤ 15 : Max possible fraction for Brooks: 5 7 ≈ 71.4 % < 75 % For larger 𝑁 , the fraction only decreases. So: No candidate can possibly reach 75% of the voters. Answer: Nobody received at least 75% of the vote. Step 4: Who received at least 5% of the vote? Now we look for candidates who definitely have ≥5% of the voters, for any feasible 𝑁 in [ 7 , 15 ] . A candidate with at least 1 selection is supported by at least 1 voter. The worst case (smallest fraction) is when 𝑁 is largest: 𝑁 = 15 . Then: 1 15 ≈ 6.7 % > 5 % So anyone with at least 1 selection necessarily has ≥5% of the voters, regardless of the exact 𝑁 in the allowed range. Those are: Benny Agbayani (4) Wally Backman (2) Armando Benitez (2) Ken Boswell (2) Hubie Brooks (5) None of the above (2) Everyone else has 0 and thus 0%. Direct answers Who received at least 75% of the vote? No one. Who received at least 5% of the vote? Agbayani, Backman, Benitez, Boswell, Brooks, and “None of the above”. How many total voters were there? Not uniquely determined; the total number of voters is between 7 and 15 inclusive.[/bLOCKQUOTE] And from Grok: [bLOCKQUOTE]No one received at least 75% of the vote. The candidates who received at least 5% of the vote are Benny Agbayani, Wally Backman, Armando Benitez, Ken Boswell, and Hubie Brooks (all others at 0%). The percentages are relative to the number of voters (ballots), not total selections. This is the standard way "percentage of the vote" is interpreted in multi-select limited-choice voting systems (e.g., Hall of Fame-style ballots where voters select up to 5, and thresholds like 75% refer to share of ballots received). The data's listed percentages (e.g., 29% for Brooks = 5/17) are instead share of total selections, which is a different (and less common for thresholds) metric. The total number of voters cannot be uniquely determined from the given information, but there are constraints: Minimum voters: 7 (the fewest possible consistent with the rules, vote counts, one single-player Brooks voter, two "none of the above" voters, your 3-vote ballot, max 5 per voter, and no other single-player voters for any candidate). This uses maximal bundling of the remaining 11 votes into 3 efficient multi-selection ballots (as in one with 5, one with 4, one with 2—all including Agbayani + Brooks to cover their high remaining counts). Maximum voters: Fewer than 17 (since some voted multiple), but more precisely up to around 13–15 depending on how much splitting is possible without creating forbidden extra single-player ballots. Since the number of voters is at least 7, the maximum possible approval percentage any candidate can have is 5/7 ≈ 71.4% (Hubie Brooks). No candidate reaches 75% in any possible configuration (larger voter counts would only decrease the percentages further). For the 5% threshold (at least 0.05 × voters): In the minimal case (7 voters), 5% = 0.35 → any candidate with ≥1 vote has at least 1/7 ≈ 14.3% > 5%. In larger cases (higher voters), percentages drop, but even in the highest plausible voter counts, the candidates with votes still clear 5% (Brooks with 5 votes would need >100 voters to drop below 5%, impossible given only 17 total selections). Thus, the same five candidates who got any votes at all meet ≥5% in all possible cases. Summary: ≥75%: No one. ≥5%: Benny Agbayani, Wally Backman, Armando Benitez, Ken Boswell, Hubie Brooks. Total voters: Unknown exactly, but at least 7 (most likely 7 if assuming efficient / minimal-voter configuration typical in such logic problems).[/bLOCKQUOTE] The more data we get and the more people that post who they vote (or don't vote) for will provide more givens which can allow for greater clarity later on. (or I could just switch to an external polling source that uses more traditional tabulation methods). We could theoretically do it without a poll and just have people post their individual lists, but having done this project for ~15 years or so on the other website, I found that that slightly more effort-demanding step limits participation a bit.

Not really. I've gathered enough data and there's enough constraints and known knowns that the power of AI can easily calculate who has hit the magic number. It's a lot of logic and working backwards. I'm running it through three different AIs to double- and triple-check just to be sure.

You can see the whole membership of the Hall of Fame (and what we're trying to trim down)... ...if you look at the first post above. :-) Also, for those keeping track at home, Hubie Brooks is the only one with > 75% of the vote so far.

Respectfully ... it's spelled out in the first post.

Frank Vieira died. https://patch.com/connecticut/newhaven/legendary-college-baseball-coach-frank-vieira-dies-91 Who was Frank Vieira? Florindo “Frank” Vieira (1933–April 25, 2025) was a legendary American college baseball coach best known for his 44-year tenure at the University of New Haven from 1963 to 2006. He retired as the most successful coach in NCAA Division II history, compiling a 1,127–323–6 record and leading his teams to 17 College World Series appearances (two NAIA and 15 Division II). Before coaching, Vieira starred in basketball at Quinnipiac College, setting school scoring records, and as a high school player he once outscored future NBA Hall of Famer Wilt Chamberlain. At New Haven (formerly New Haven College), Vieira built a powerhouse program that became a regular presence in NAIA and later NCAA Division II postseason play from the 1960s through the 1990s. In 1986, the university named its baseball facility Vieira Field in his honor, and his career came to symbolize sustained excellence and long-term program building in Division II college baseball. Also... Don DiChiara (1938–2025): Don DiChiara was a left-handed outfielder and first baseman who played briefly in the minor leagues in 1961–1962 after being signed by the Pittsburgh Pirates out of Colgate University. His career highlight came with the Batavia Pirates in 1961, when he hit four consecutive home runs in a single game, though he struggled overall and retired after the 1962 season. Jerry Nelson (1934–2025): Jerry Nelson was a right-handed pitcher who spent nine seasons in the minor leagues from 1955 to 1964, reaching the AAA level in most years and compiling a 79–80 career record. He starred in the Puerto Rican Winter League in 1958 with a 1.51 ERA and an 18-inning scoreless performance in the Caribbean Series, and later finished his career with three strong seasons for the Oklahoma City 89ers.

At the old website, I voted for Agbayani and Benitez, the former for his contribution to Mets lore and the latter for his statistical dominance. However, since we're trying to reorient this project a little, I decided to vote to remove them this time. I don't think I ever supported Brooks, so he also got my vote. Agee, Alfonso, Alfonzo, Beltran and Carter are obvious keeps. Backman's mid-'80s lore and legacy are too strong for me to give him a vote, and Boswell's duration with the Mets was a big reason I didn't vote for him; he was a regular face for such a long time, and it can't be said he didn't contribute.

On another baseball forum, I ran a project cleverly titled "Our Mets Hall of Fame." As you can see, it is a fairly inclusive Hall; we considered not just stats, but how players contributed to the overall Mets story, lore, ethos etc. Well, I left that forum as I was spending too much time there, but the desire to continue this project never went away. To contour this project more to this community's views and standards, I'm going to run a series of elections to see who folks want to REMOVE from it; since I don't want to see it completely stripped, I'll set the qualifying percentage for removal at 75%, just like the real Hall's standard for election.* I'll do ten names at a time, one poll per week, and you can select up to five names per poll. We can do holdovers for up to five** ballots. 5% will be the cutoff there, also just like the real Hall. *That'll require some finagling to figure out 75% due to how the polls here do percentages, but we'll figure it out. **I originally had 10, but that seemed like too many. Then we'll eventually run a series of polls to actually elect people -- the old website got us up to the Mets through 2024, so basically all we'll have to do is 2025 (and probably 2026), so we have time before we get too far behind. Then in the long-winding convoluted process of projects like this, we'll likely do Veterans Committees where we'll reanalyze players not elected, previously removed, etc. some time in the future, as by then the standards of the project here will have been more formally established and some of the players we previously booted might want to be reconsidered. Hall of Fame Stats # of players in Our Mets Hall of Fame: 98 # of players elected by regular election: 71 # of players elected by Veteran's Committee: 27 # of managers in Our Mets Hall of Fame: 7 # of coaches in Our Mets Hall of Fame: 19 # of coaches elected by Veterans Committee: 2 # of executives in Our Mets Hall of Fame: 14 # of announcers in Our Mets Hall of Fame: 7 # of contributors in Our Mets Hall of Fame: 5 Avg. # of players elected during each regular election: 0.99 Avg. # of players elected during each Veteran's Committee election: 0.79 Avg. # of managers elected during each election: 0.70 Avg. # of coaches elected during each regular election: 0.77 Avg. # of coaches elected during each Veteran's Committee election: 1 Avg. # of executives elected during each election: 1.08 Avg. # of announcers elected during each election: 0.88 Avg. # of contributors elected during each election: 1.67 Players Elected by Primary Decade (in terms of games played) Players in italics elected via Veterans Committee 1960s (9): Roger Craig, Gil Hodges, Ron Hunt, Al Jackson, Art Shamsky, Ron Swoboda, Ron Taylor, Frank Thomas, Marv Throneberry 1970s (22): Tommie Agee, Ken Boswell, Donn Clendenon, Doug Flynn, Wayne Garrett, Gary Gentry, Jerry Grote, Bud Harrelson, Steve Henderson, Ron Hodges, Cleon Jones, Jerry Koosman, Ed Kranepool, Skip Lockwood, Jon Matlack, Tug McGraw, Felix Millan, John Milner, Tom Seaver, Rusty Staub, John Stearns, Craig Swan 1980s (22): Wally Backman, Hubie Brooks, Gary Carter, Ron Darling, Lenny Dykstra, Sid Fernandez, George Foster, Dwight Gooden, Keith Hernandez, Howard Johnson, Dave Kingman, Ray Knight, Terry Leach, Lee Mazzilli, Roger McDowell, Kevin McReynolds, Bob Ojeda, Jesse Orosco, Doug Sisk, Darryl Strawberry, Tim Teufel, Mookie Wilson 1990s (10): Edgardo Alfonzo, David Cone, John Franco, Todd Hundley, Bobby J. Jones, Dave Magadan, John Olerud, Rey Ordonez, Rick Reed, Turk Wendell 2000s (16): Benny Agbayani, Carlos Beltran, Armando Benitez, Endy Chavez, R.A. Dickey, Carlos Delgado, Pedro Feliciano, Cliff Floyd, Tom Glavine, Al Leiter, Mike Piazza, Jose Reyes, Johan Santana, Robin Ventura, Billy Wagner, David Wright 2010s (13): Yoenis Cespedes, Bartolo Colon, Michael Conforto, Jacob DeGrom, Lucas Duda, Jeurys Familia, Wilmer Flores, Curtis Granderson, Matt Harvey, Daniel Murphy, Jon Niese, Noah Syndergaard, Zack Wheeler 2020s (6): Pete Alonso, Edwin Diaz, Francisco Lindor, Seth Lugo, Jeff McNeil, Brandon Nimmo --Players Elected Via Regular Ballot by Primary Decade 1960s (3): Gil Hodges, Ron Hunt, Ron Swoboda 1970s (14): Tommie Agee, Donn Clendenon, Jerry Grote, Bud Harrelson, Cleon Jones, Jerry Koosman, Ed Kranepool, Skip Lockwood, Jon Matlack, Tug McGraw, Felix Millan, Tom Seaver, Rusty Staub, John Stearns 1980s (15): Wally Backman, Gary Carter, Ron Darling, Lenny Dykstra, Sid Fernandez, Dwight Gooden, Keith Hernandez, Howard Johnson, Dave Kingman, Ray Knight, Lee Mazzilli, Roger McDowell, Jesse Orosco, Darryl Strawberry, Mookie Wilson 1990s (8): Edgardo Alfonzo, David Cone, John Franco, Bobby J. Jones, John Olerud, Rey Ordonez, Rick Reed, Turk Wendell 2000s (13): Carlos Beltran, Endy Chavez, R.A. Dickey, Carlos Delgado, Pedro Feliciano, Tom Glavine, Al Leiter, Mike Piazza, Jose Reyes, Johan Santana, Robin Ventura, Billy Wagner, David Wright 2010s (12): Yoenis Cespedes, Bartolo Colon, Michael Conforto, Jacob DeGrom, Lucas Duda, Jeurys Familia, Wilmer Flores, Curtis Granderson, Matt Harvey, Jon Niese, Noah Syndergaard, Zack Wheeler 2020s (6): Pete Alonso, Edwin Diaz, Francisco Lindor, Jeff McNeil, Brandon Nimmo, Seth Lugo --Players Elected Via Veterans Committee by Primary Decade 1960s (6): Roger Craig, Al Jackson, Art Shamsky, Ron Taylor, Frank Thomas, Marv Throneberry 1970s (8): Ken Boswell, Doug Flynn, Wayne Garrett, Gary Gentry, Steve Henderson, Ron Hodges, John Milner, Craig Swan 1980s (7): Hubie Brooks, George Foster, Terry Leach, Kevin McReynolds, Bob Ojeda, Doug Sisk, Tim Teufel 1990s (2): Todd Hundley, Dave Magadan 2000s (3): Benny Agbayani, Armando Benitez, Cliff Floyd 2010s (1): Daniel Murphy --Players Elected With 100% of the Vote on the First Regular Ballot (9) Pete Alonso, Dwight Gooden, Jerry Grote, Bud Harrelson, Keith Hernandez, Cleon Jones, Jerry Koosman, Jose Reyes, David Wright --All Other Players Elected With 100% of the Vote (Not on the First Regular Ballot, by Veterans Committee, etc.) (11) Bartolo Colon, Michael Conforto, R.A. Dickey, Wayne Garrett, Steve Henderson, Francisco Lindor, John Milner, Bob Ojeda, Noah Syndergaard, Tim Teufel, Frank Thomas Managers Elected by Primary Decade (in terms of games managed) Bold: Elected With 100% on the first ballot. Underline: Elected with 100%, not on the first ballot. 1960s (2): Gil Hodges, Casey Stengel 1970s (1): Yogi Berra 1980s (1): Davey Johnson 1990s (1): Bobby Valentine 2000s (1): Willie Randolph 2010s (1): Terry Collins Coaches Elected by Primary Decade (in terms of most years in decade with team) 1960s (3): Yogi Berra, Harvey Haddix, Whitey Herzog 1970s (5): Willie Mays, Roy McMillan, Joe Pignatano, Rube Walker, Eddie Yost 1980s (5): Bud Harrelson, Vern Hoscheit, Bill Robinson, Mel Stottlemyre, Bobby Valentine 1990s (3): Bob Apodaca, Al Jackson, Mookie Wilson 2000s (0): 2010s (2): Ricky Bones, Dan Warthen 2020s (1): Jeremy Hefner Executives Elected (16): Sandy Alderson, Nelson Burbrink, Frank Cashen, Paul DePodesta, Bing Devine, Nelson Doubleday, Whitey Herzog, Jay Horwitz, Joe McDonald, Joe McIlvaine, Omar Minaya, Robert Moses, Johnny Murphy, Joan Whitney Payson, Arthur Richman, Bill Shea Announcers Elected (11): Kevin Burkhardt, Gary Cohen, Ron Darling, Steve Gelbs, Keith Hernandez, Ralph Kiner, Tim McCarver, Bob Murphy, Lindsey Nelson, Howie Rose, Gary Thorne Contributors Elected (5): Karl Ehrhardt, Pete Flynn, Jane Jarvis, Mr. Met, Bill Webb Player: Times on ballot: Election percentage: When inducted: Benny Agbayani 2 (CES) 75.00 2nd Comprehensive election Tommie Agee 2 80.00 8th election Edgardo Alfonzo 1 80.00 34th election Pete Alonso 1 100.00 68th election Wally Backman 2 85.71 20th election Carlos Beltran 1 88.89 44th election Armando Benitez 4 (CES) 75.00 4th Comprehensive election Ken Boswell 1 (SVC) 83.33 Old-Timers election Hubie Brooks 3 (VC) 85.71 6th VC election Gary Carter 1 92.31 24th election Yoenis Cespedes 4 80.00 66th election Endy Chavez 3 75.00 47th election Donn Clendenon 14 85.71 20th election Bartolo Colon 3 100.00 64th election David Cone 2 87.50 27th election Michael Conforto 4 100.00 66th election Roger Craig 6 (VC) 85.71 6th VC election Ron Darling 2 84.62 23rd election Jacob deGrom 4 83.33 65th election Carlos Delgado 3 87.50 47th election Edwin Diaz 1 75.00 68th election R.A. Dickey 6 100.00 61st election Lucas Duda 9 80.00 66th election Lenny Dykstra 12 80.00 35th election Jeurys Familia 7 80.00 66th election Pedro Feliciano 11 75.00 48th election Sid Fernandez 1 84.62 23rd election Wilmer Flores 8 75.00 68th election Cliff Floyd 1 (VC) 80.00 9th VC election Doug Flynn 1 (SVC) 83.33 Mid-Era Mets election George Foster 7 (VC) 80.00 16th VC election John Franco 5 81.82 33rd election Wayne Garrett 1 (SVC) 100.00 Old-Timers election Gary Gentry 1 (SVC) 83.33 Old-Timers election Tom Glavine 10 83.33 51st election Dwight Gooden 1 100.00 23rd election Curtis Granderson 5 80.00 66th election Jerry Grote 1 100.00 5th election Bud Harrelson 1 100.00 4th election Matt Harvey 9 75.00 68th election Steve Henderson 7 (VC) 100.00 15th VC election Keith Hernandez 1 100.00 22nd election Gil Hodges 1 77.78 1st election Ron Hodges 9 (VC) 80.00 9th VC election Todd Hundley 1 (VC) 85.71 6th VC election Ron Hunt 11 77.78 12th election Al Jackson 7 (VC) 75.00 7th VC election Howard Johnson 1 84.62 24th election Cleon Jones 1 100.00 2nd election Bobby J. Jones 7 85.71 38th election Dave Kingman 2 81.25 15th election Ray Knight 6 75.00 28th election Jerry Koosman 1 100.00 6th election Ed Kranepool 1 88.89 1st election Terry Leach 5 (VC) 85.71 8th VC election Al Leiter 2 85.71 38th election Francisco Lindor 2 100.00 71st election Skip Lockwood 7 85.71 20th election Seth Lugo 9 80.00 72nd election Dave Magadan 6 (VC) 83.33 10th VC election Jon Matlack 1 81.82 10th election Lee Mazzilli 1 75.00 15th election Roger McDowell 11 80.00 34th election Tug McGraw 1 90.00 4th election Jeff McNeil 3 80.00 69th election Kevin McReynolds 2 (VC) 75.00 7th VC election Felix Millan 1 77.78 12th election John Milner 2 (VC) 100.00 2nd VC election Daniel Murphy 1 (VC) 83.33 10th VC election Jon Niese 7 75.00 63rd election Brandon Nimmo 4 80.00 67th election Bob Ojeda 1 (VC) 100.00 5th VC election John Olerud 1 75.00 36th election Rey Ordonez 5 75.00 40th election Jesse Orosco 2 77.78 19th election Mike Piazza 1 91.67 37th election Rick Reed 4 75.00 40th election Jose Reyes 1 100.00 42nd election Johan Santana 3 75.00 49th election Tom Seaver 1 91.67 6th election Art Shamsky 2 (VC) 80.00 14th VC election Doug Sisk 8 (VC) 75.00 18th VC election Rusty Staub 1 85.71 11th election John Stearns 3 83.33 16th election Darryl Strawberry 1 90.00 22nd election Craig Swan 1 (VC) 83.33 3rd VC election Ron Swoboda 10 75.00 13th election Noah Syndergaard 4 100.00 66th election Ron Taylor 1 (SVC) 83.33 Old-Timers election Tim Teufel 6 (CES) 100.00 6th Comprehensive election Frank Thomas 4 (VC) 100.00 12th VC election Marv Throneberry 3 (VC) 83.33 3rd VC election Robin Ventura 1 85.71 38th election Billy Wagner 6 75.00 50th election Turk Wendell 4 75.00 40th election Zack Wheeler 3 83.33 65th election Mookie Wilson 1 88.89 19th election David Wright 1 100.00 43rd election *SVC = Special Veterans Committee election. Manager: Times on ballot: Election percentage: When inducted: Yogi Berra 5 88.89 5th Mgr. election Terry Collins 3 80.00 10th Mgr. election Gil Hodges 1 90.00 1st Mgr. election Davey Johnson 1 100.00 1st Mgr. election Willie Randolph 8 75.00 8th Mgr. election Casey Stengel 4 87.50 4th Mgr. election Bobby Valentine 2 100.00 2nd Mgr. election Coach: Times on ballot: Election percentage: When inducted: Bob Apodaca 2 (VC) 75.00 2nd Coaches VC election Yogi Berra 2 90.00 2nd Coaches election Ricky Bones 2 75.00 22nd Coaches election Harvey Haddix 10 85.71 10th Coaches election Bud Harrelson 2 75.00 4th Coaches election Jeremy Hefner 1 75.00 22nd Coaches election Whitey Herzog 6 75.00 6th Coaches election Vern Hoscheit 11 83.33 14th Coaches election Al Jackson 7 77.78 12th Coaches election Willie Mays 1 (VC) 80.00 1st Coaches VC election Roy McMillan 13 83.33 14th Coaches election Joe Pignatano 1 90.00 1st Coaches election Bill Robinson 1 87.50 3rd Coaches election Mel Stottlemyre 1 87.50 3rd Coaches election Rube Walker 2 90.00 2nd Coaches election Bobby Valentine 4 87.50 6th Coaches election Dan Warthen 4 75.00 22nd Coaches election Mookie Wilson 3 75.00 6th Coaches election Eddie Yost 3 75.00 3rd Coaches election Executive: Times on ballot: Election percentage: When inducted: Sandy Alderson 3 80.00 12th Executives election Nelson Burbrink 13 75.00 14th Executives election Frank Cashen 1 100.00 1st Executives election Paul DePodesta 5 75.00 14th Executives election Bing Devine 3 100.00 3rd Executives election Nelson Doubleday 1 77.78 2nd Executives election Whitey Herzog 1 88.89 2nd Executives election Jay Horwitz 5 75.00 10th Executives election Joe McDonald 11 83.33 11th Executives election Joe McIlvaine 3 75.00 3rd Executives election Omar Minaya 13 100.00 13th Executives election Robert Moses 9 75.00 10th Executives election Johnny Murphy 1 75.00 1st Executives election Joan Whitney Payson 1 77.78 2nd Executives election Arthur Richman 8 83.33 11th Executives election Bill Shea 1 100.00 2nd Executives election Announcer: Times on ballot: Election percentage: When inducted: Kevin Burkhardt 11 100.00 13th Announcers election Gary Cohen 1 91.67 1st Announcers election Ron Darling 6 75.00 7th Announcers election Steve Gelbs 1 75.00 10th Announcers election Keith Hernandez 4 80.00 4th Announcers election Ralph Kiner 1 100.00 2nd Announcers election Tim McCarver 4 77.77 6th Announcers election Bob Murphy 1 100.00 2nd Announcers election Lindsey Nelson 1 100.00 2nd Announcers election Howie Rose 1 100.00 3rd Announcers election Gary Thorne 8 75.00 10th Announcers election Contributor: Times on ballot: Election percentage: When inducted: Karl Ehrhardt 2 87.50 2nd Contributors election Pete Flynn 2 87.50 2nd Contributors election Jane Jarvis 1 78.57 1st Contributors election Mr. Met 3 83.33 3rd Contributors election Bill Webb 2 100.00 3rd Contributors election Short-hand for the above...VC==Veterans Committee, SVC==Special Veterans Committee, CES==Comprehensive election series

Today I learned former Met Vinny Rottino has been a broadcaster for the Brewers ... for the past five years.

According to Yahoo, Anderson Severino and Matt Turner were reassigned to minor league camp.

Not sure how they're going to fit the entire population of Nicaragua in that dinky stadium, but I'm sure it will be fun watching over 7 million people take at-bats. I've been told if you hear gunfire in the hills, that's the Sandinistas and you should seek refuge. Also, I'm pretty sure Dusty Baker is managing the team. Discuss.

I was so excited by this tectonic event that I said the wrong name, but it has been fixed.

Yonatan Henriquez singles in the winning run! Go crazy folks, go crazy! I don't believe what I just saw!

Welp, a ground out gets a man to third, at least.

Chris Suero walks! Man on first and second! No outs! Jackson Cluff is up -- Cluff's got the stuff!

Barnes doubles! Man on second! Get excited, it's a spring training game!!