2016 Baseball Hall of Fame Ballot

You are allowed 10 votes.  My picks in BOLD.

• Garret Anderson 
• Brad Ausmus 
• Jeff Bagwell 
• Barry Bonds 
• Luis Castillo
• Roger Clemens 
• David Eckstein 
• Jim Edmonds
• Nomar Garciaparra
• Troy Glaus
• Ken Griffey Jr.
• Mark Grudzielanek 
• Mike Hampton
• Trevor Hoffman 
• Jason Kendall 
• Jeff Kent
• Mike Lowell
• Edgar Martinez 
• Fred McGriff
• Mark McGwire 
• Mike Mussina 
• Mike Piazza 
• Tim Raines
• Curt Schilling 
• Gary Sheffield 
• Lee Smith
• Sammy Sosa
• Mike Sweeney 
• Alan Trammell 
• Billy Wagner
• Larry Walker 
• Randy Winn

My Pretend Baseball Hall of Fame Ballot

The 2015 Baseball Hall of Fame Class will be announced on Tuesday.  BBWAA members are allowed to vote for 10.  Here's who I would pick...

• Barry Bonds
• Pedro Martinez
• Roger Clemens
• Randy Johnson
• John Smoltz
• Curt Schilling
• Jeff Bagwell
• Mike Piazza
• Gary Sheffield
• Sammy Sosa

Toughest Omissions: Tim Raines, Mike Mussina, Edgar Martinez 

Dream Home Run Derby

If you could put any 4 players in a Home Run Derby, past or present, who would they be?

It's a loaded question.  Do you go all the way back to Babe Ruth or Ted Williams or Willie Mays?  You can call me a simpleton, but I'm going with what I know...

Ken Griffey, Jr.
Barry Bonds
Gary Sheffield
Frank Thomas

Give me two lefties and two righties.  Whatever the ballpark it will produce plenty of excitement.

Tough omissions: Jose Canseco, Manny Ramirez, Willie Mays, Reggie Jackson, Fred McGriff