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Who Should Get In: 2012 Baseball Hall of Fame Ballot Announced

The 2012 Baseball Hall of Fame ballot has been announced. With no real front-runners, the best bet for induction might be Barry Larkin and Jack Morris.
By Tom Bartsch
DEC 1, 2011

The 2012 Baseball Hall of Fame ballot has been released, and at first glance, there are no shoo-ins for the honor.

The first-time crowd is headlined by Bernie Williams, who doesn't scream Hall of Famer. With a weak freshmen class, it provided an additional boost for candidates such as Jack Morris, Barry Larkin and even Jeff Bagwell. A player needs at least 75 percent of the votes to be elected, and the results will be announced Jan. 9.

Here's the ballot:
Jeff Bagwell, 1B
Jeromy Burnitz, OF *
Vinny Castilla, 3B *
Juan Gonzalez, OF
Brian Jordan, OF *
Barry Larkin, SS
Javy Lopez, C *
Edgar Martinez, 3B/DH
Don Mattingly, 1B
Fred McGriff, 1B
Mark McGwire, 1B
Jack Morris, RHP
Bill Mueller, 3B *
Terry Mulholland, LHP*
Dale Murphy, OF
Phil Nevin, 3B/1B *
Rafael Palmeiro, 1B
Brad Radke, RHP *
Tim Raines, OF
Tim Salmon, OF *
Ruben Sierra, OF *
Lee Smith, RHP
Alan Trammell, SS
Larry Walker, OF
Bernie Williams, OF *
Tony Womack, 2B/SS *
Eric Young, 2B *
* -- first year on ballot.

Who do you think will be elected, if any? Does Lee Smith get a shot as a pitched who i s third all-time in saves? Does the continued poor voting results for McGwire, Palmeiro and Gonzalez spell doom for Clemens and Bonds next year?