Only seven of the 412 ballots have been cast (amounting to just 1.7%), so there really isn't a big enough sample size to project anything. Nevertheless, Red Sox legend
Curt Schilling has appeared on five of those seven ballots that have been
publicly disclosed so far. That's 71.4%—not that far off from the 75% needed for induction in the
Hall Of Fame at Cooperstown, New York. In
last year's balloting, Schilling garnered 51.2% of the writers' votes, but was expected to come very close to the magic 75% level this year. Also performing well in the
very early voting are:
Mariano Rivera (100% in his
first year of eligibility),
Edgar Martinez (100% in his
last year of eligibility),
Roger Clemens (71.4%), the late
Roy Halladay (71.4%) and
Mike Mussina (71.4%). Both
Omar Vizquel and
Barry Bonds are at the next level down—with 57.1% each. You can follow along as the public ballots keep streaming in at the amazing TWITTER feed of
Ryan Thibodaux:
HERE.
