Mazz’s Hall of Fame ballot: 5 picks for Cooperstown in 2022
BOSTON, MA - OCTOBER 10: David Ortiz #34 of the Boston Red Sox tips his cap after the Cleveland Indians defeated the Boston Red Sox 4-3 in game three of the American League Divison Series to advance to the American League Championship Series at Fenway Park on October 10, 2016 in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images)
So here we are again, awaiting baseball’s annual Hall of Fame voting results, and many want to know: whom did you vote for? And why?
And if you’ve read or listened over the years, you know a few things already. I don’t make steroids a moral judgment. I try to vote best players. And I believe the Hall of Fame should be the elite of the elite, a select few.
One thing about this year’s ballot, at least in my case: they all come with at least some steroid stain. I really don’t care. The following five were the very best of the best from the end of the last millennium until the early part of this one, players who were arguably the best pitcher, right-handed hitter, designated hitter, or positional player of all time.
So here you go – and, as always, you are encouraged to agree or disagree:
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Tony Massarotti is the co-host of the number 1 afternoon-drive show, Felger & Mazz, on 98.5 The Sports Hub. He is a lifelong Bostonian who has been covering sports in Boston for the last 20 years. Tony worked for the Boston Herald from 1989-2008. He has been twice voted by his peers as the Massachusetts sportswriter of the year (2000, 2008) and has authored five books, including the New York times best-selling memoirs of David Ortiz, entitled “Big Papi.” A graduate of Waltham High School and Tufts University, he lives in the Boston area with his wife, Natalie, and their two sons. Tony is also the host of The Baseball Hour, which airs Monday to Friday 6pm-7pm right before most Red Sox games from April through October. The Baseball Hour offers a full inside look at the Boston Red Sox, the AL East, and all top stories from around the MLB (Major League Baseball).
