Updated: Dec 22, 2004, 2:46 PM

Vote: Who deserves a key to Cooperstown?


Bert Blyleven You've read what the ESPN.com folks with a Hall of Fame vote think about the burning issues surrounding this year's class, and now it's time to have your say.

Does Cooperstown need more closers? And is this the year for them to sneak through the door? Is Bert Blyleven the best pitcher not in Cooperstown, and if so, should it stay that way? And what happened to the "lost generation" of players from the 1980s?
  • 1) With Wade Boggs the only surefire candidate this year, will a relief pitcher like Goose Gossage, Bruce Sutter or Lee Smith break through and win election?
  • 2) Should there be more relief pitchers in Cooperstown?
  • 3) Should Bert Blyleven be in the Hall of Fame?
  • 4) Would Blyleven still be on the outside looking in if he had 300 career wins?
  • 5) Who is more deserving of Hall of Fame consideration?
  • 6) Has the statistical boom of the last 10-plus seasons unfairly impacted the candidacies of players from the 1980s?
  • 7) Is Ryne Sandberg a Hall of Famer?
  • 8) Is Andre Dawson a Hall of Famer?
  • 9) Is Jim Rice a Hall of Famer?
  • 10) Should Darryl Strawberry's off-field problems be counted against the numbers he was able to post while playing?
  • 11) Who is more deserving of Hall of Fame consideration?
  • 12) Aside from Wade Boggs, who is the most deserving candidate this year?

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