ESPN.com is in charge of Hall of Fame voters--here's proof if you needed it

August 30, 2006 from ESPN.com website: HIJACKING AN AWARD FOR A HACK

Hoffman, 38, is second on the all-time list with 470 career saves.

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How did Trevor Hoffman go from a scrawny minor league shortstop with one kidney to a Hall of Fame closer? He got a grip. ESPN The Magazine's Buster Olney explains. Story

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• One of the bigger narcissists and phonies, B. Olney, informs us a vain wimp with a lot of powerful media buddies is supposed to be in the Hall of Fame. HOFFMAN WAS ON THE STREET WITH NO JOB LESS THAN A YEAR AGO. NO ONE WANTED HIM, SANDY ALDERSON FINALLY AGREED TO TAKE HIM FOR 'ENTERTAINMENT VALUE.' ESPN THINKS THEY'RE IN CHARGE, THEY CAN SELL US THE SAVE STAT AS LONG AS IT'S NOT FOR MARIANO RIVERA. WHAT A BUNCH OF CRAP.