In his final year on the Baseball Writers’ Association of America ballot, the trend line for Larry Walker’s Baseball Hall of Fame dreams looks very good. According to hall of fame voting tracker Ryan Thibodaux, the Maple Ridge Kid has appeared on just over 87 per cent of the ballots so far revealed to the public by voters. “Walker is basically in as good a position as someone who needs to make a more than 20% jump can be. In the end, 357 voters revealed their ballots; Walker’s name appeared on 59.7 per cent of those. Year over year tracking for Larry Walker, Curt Schilling, Barry Bonds (Clemens is similar), and Omar Vizquel.

Source: National Post December 30, 2019 20:26 UTC