This takes the cake one reporter has already said he won't vote for Mariano because the closer isn't that important to winning baseball - excuse that how Fingers, Gossage, etc get in there. That guy better not be voting for Edgar Martinez either - because the DH is not a PLAYER and he didn't play a possession his entire MLB career.
Let's face bar has already been lowered with some of the selectees in recent years (including the two from the Veterans' Committee yesterday) - for me its losing the elite status.
