Gurnick said Tuesday that he excluded "everybody from the steroid era. Email Bio Follow . Maddux has had successful stints with both Chicago Cubs and Atlanta Braves. Born: April 13, 1966Claim to Fame: 19-year Major League veteran; four-time Cy Young Award winner; ranks among the top all-time players in wins, strikeouts and earned run average. Few Major League baseball players can be assured of their induction to the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, N.Y. before they retire. NEW YORK -- Greg Maddux won't be a unanimous selection for the Hall of Fame. Sports columnist. Greg Maddux is going to become a Hall of Famer this year and his plaque will have just as much luster if he makes it into to Cooperstown by just one vote than if he does so unanimously. So far, with around a quarter of voters revealing their ballots, Gurnick is the first not to support Maddux’s candidacy. The 77 pitches were the fewest in a complete game since Bob Tewksbury of the Cardinals needed just 75 in a six-hitter against the Reds on Aug. 29, 1990. He was announced as the pitching coach for the USA Team in the 2013 World Baseball Classic. Still trying to gain entry, Morris' case may have grown stronger as the game has gone on. "I just have just never come across any human being, whether they're a voter or just a fan, that doesn't think Greg Maddux is a Hall of Famer and one of the greatest pitchers who ever pitched," The Boston Globe's Nick Cafardo said Tuesday. Over his best decade of work, from 1983 to 1992, identifying a better starting pitcher other than Roger Clemens is difficult. Maddux is a sure-fire Hall of Famer on a ballot stuffed with good players, many of whom will not achieve the 75% vote threshold acquired for admittance to Cooperstown as a result. In 2010, Maddux was hired by the Chicago Cubs as an assistant to General Manager Jim Hendry. Greg Maddux | National Baseball Hall of Fame Plaque | Class of 2014 When Greg "Mad Dog" Maddux posted back-to-back earned run averages (ERA) under 1.70 in 1994 (1.56 ERA) and 1995 (1.63 ERA), he became the first pitcher since Walter Johnson - 1918 (1.27 ERA) and 1919 (1.49 ERA) - with two-such incredible consecutive seasons. Morris finished second on the BWAA ballot last year with 67.7 percent of the vote, just behind Biggio. That makes Greg Maddux part of an elite group. NEW YORK -- One of the most majestic induction classes in the history of the National Baseball Hall of Fame was set on Wednesday with the announcement that Greg Maddux, Tom Glavine and Frank Thomas were elected by eligible writers of the Baseball Writers' Association of America the first time they were on the ballot, all of them by big margins. Maddux capped his career in 2014 when he was voted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in his first year of eligibility. Bruce Sutter was inducted in his 13th year in 2006. One could cite achievement after achievement for the Hall of Fame: 355 career wins, four consecutive Cy Young awards, his absolute dominance as a pitcher at the height of the juiced ball, steroid era. Thank you. All Rights Reserved. Let me say, first of all, how grateful I am to be here. Few Major League baseball players can be assured of their induction to the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, N.Y. before they retire. The sportswriter had the right idea when he left Maddux off; just for the wrong reasons. "I can't imagine someone not voting for him. Jim Rice made it in his 15th year in 2009. January 7, 2014. (Brad Mangin/National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum) Share this image: Share on facebook Share on twitter. Thomas Boswell. He led the American League in strikeouts and innings in 1983, shutouts in 1986, complete games in 1990 and wins in 1992. Jul 27, 2014 at 10:01 PM . Writer after writer has bemoaned that they only have 10 votes for far more than 10 qualified players. That makes Greg Maddux part of an elite group. By Thomas Boswell. Maddux, a 355-game winner, could break Tom Seaver's record of highest vote percentage of 98.84 set in 1992. The Internet exploded with outrage on Tuesday afternoon when Ken Gurnick, a Dodgers beat reporter with a Hall of Fame vote, revealed he wasn’t supporting Greg Maddux for Cooperstown this year. Ken Gurnick of MLB.com, a former reporter for the Los Angeles Herald Examiner, says the only player he voted for was pitcher Jack Morris. In 2009, the Cubs retired uniform No. But Gurnick left him off his ballot because of the era when Maddux played, writing “as for those who played during the period of PED use, I won't vote for any of them.” Instead, out of ten possible votes for 36 players on the ballot, Gurnick voted only for former Detroit Tiger pitcher Jack Morris.
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