I guess turning over a vote to an entity consisting of your cronies is fine, and turning one over to an entity consisting of baseball fans isn't.

I respect him more BECAUSE he did it knowing it had a high probability of affecting his job. Most wouldn't put their money where their mouth is on the issue.

Listen, as Costas already so eloquently pointed out, the baseball writers are in the best position to determine who gets into the Hall of Fame. Otherwise diehard baseball fans would show up to a place that is supposed to celebrate their most cherished sport, only to find out it's filled with all of their favorite…

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This is so great Tim. I have no joke. (As usual)

They also announced that they are seeking a replacement for Le Batard. The prospective voter must (1) have been a BBWAA member for over ten years, (2) be of good moral character, and (3) own a working dot matrix printer.

The BBWAA regards Hall of Fame voting as the ultimate privilege

He didn't even finish it with the proper organizational etiquette!

Is it any surprise that the BBW Association of America would hand down a heavy penalty?

Pete Prose.

Way to not look petty and childish, BBWAA. Will they block out old photos of him that they have, too, the way sororities do with past members?

I heard that he's also not allowed into BBWAA's official AOL chat room. They take shit like this very seriously.

Serious question: How much of the ire here is because it was Deadspin? If he had done it as part of his radio show, or anonymously through a website, or some other way, there would still be the "why don't people wear ties to games anymore" crowd whining, but isn't some of the anger directed at Dan also people who…

Listen, I’m a rules guy too. But technically there aren’t any rules against turning over your Hall of Fame vote to the fans. And quite frankly it made the whole voting process a lot more exciting. Look at all the attention the Hall of Fame is getting right now. If somewhere down the road they change the rules and…

Poor Humphries. Dude's gonna be a huge public laughingstock now.

Should be a good fit, especially since he's accustomed to playing a hemmed in, almost-proxy of football.

This is an absolute disgrace. The day he gets admitted to the Hall he shows himself using a PEDometer?

"I'm sorry, sir, but we no longer guarantee 30 minutes or less."