“It feels to me that it’s a little oversaturated now,” said Ryan Thibodaux, a 36-year-old Athletics fan who tracks publicly available Hall ballots. That was enough to send Mr. Raines to Cooperstown in his final time on the ballot. Mr. Spaeder, who hopes to work in baseball following his military service, became frustrated with Mr. Martinez’s poor showing on the ballot. If Mr. Martinez is elected, Mr. Spaeder plans to travel to Cooperstown this summer for the ceremony. “I appreciate all the fans that are supporting me that way.”Mr. Spaeder says access to Mr. Martinez was never his aim.

Source: Wall Street Journal January 21, 2018 19:18 UTC