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Going on Sportsnet 590 The FAN in Toronto at 7:30pm ET/4:30pm PT to talk the fallout of Tony Clark resigning as the head of the MLBPA, who could replace him, and if it impacts talks on MLB’s next labor deal. Listen at the link:

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The Tuesday Steve "Sparky" Fifer interview with @bizballmaury.bsky.social on MLB labor issues was outstanding. Absolutely awesome guest appearance by Maury as usual www.audacy.com/podcast/brew...

Pretty incredible how the bankruptcy back then under McCourt has broad implications now with the revenue cap on the Dodgers’ TV deal. We thought it might affect things somewhat. But then, Mark Walter & Co have run the club far better than many expected.

Stranger things have happened!

We finish at 245 pre-results ballots. Thank you for following!

Thanks to all you guys for the tireless work you do.

Net gained votes through 230 ballots (~54.2% of the vote):

Félix +46
Pettitte +35
Utley +23
Pedroia +22
Abreu +18
Andruw +16
Rollins +15
Wright +14
Beltrán +12
Buehrle +12
A-Rod +10
K-Rod +8
Manny +7
Hunter +5
Vizquel +3

I think this has been discussed, but it has to be *part* of the factor for Felix

Hey @notmrtibbs.com, we have a pulse on how many first time voters there are this cycle? It has to be one of — if not *the* — biggest groups in a long time.

Net gained votes through 188 ballots (~44.3% of the vote):

Félix +39
Pettitte +27
Utley +20
Pedroia +15
Abreu +12
Buehrle +11
Andruw +11
Rollins +11
Beltrán +10
Wright +10
A-Rod +9
K-Rod +7
Manny +6
Vizquel +2
Hunter +1

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First-time voter Jane Lee's HOF Ballot: Beltrán, Félix, Andruw, Pettitte, Utley

Ballot #182 is from our 34th first-time voter, Jane Lee. She checks the names of the five top performing candidates of the cycle. Among the 34 rookie voters, Beltrán remains a perfect 34/34, Andruw is 31/34, Utley is 29/34, Félix is 26/34 and Pettitte is 24/34.

In the Tracker: tracker.fyi

Unsurprising given he was popped not once, but twice for PEDs.

With 178 ballots revealed/~42.0% known:

Beltrán 89.9%
Andruw 83.7%
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Utley 68.0%
Félix 59.0%
Pettitte 57.3%
A-Rod 44.4%
Abreu 40.4%
Manny 40.4%
Hamels 32.6%
Pedroia 27.0%
Buehrle 23.6%
Rollins 23.6%
Wright 19.7%
K-Rod 11.8%
Vizquel 11.2%
Torii 5.1%
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Braun 2.2%
EE 1.1%
Choo/Markakis/Pence 0.6%

Can’t make this stuff up.

Alex Bregman was in the process of negotiating his deal with the Cubs just as the Red Sox were finishing up their Fenway Fest.

Now Bregman will be in Chicago next weekend for the Cubs Convention.

With 122 ballots revealed/~28.5% known:

Beltrán 87.7%
Andruw 83.6%
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Utley 64.8%
Félix 58.2%
Pettitte 54.9%
A-Rod 50.0%
Manny 45.1%
Abreu 39.3%
Hamels 30.3%
Rollins 28.7%
Pedroia 24.6%
Buehrle 22.1%
Wright 18.9%
K-Rod 13.9%
Vizquel 12.3%
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Torii 4.1%
Braun 3.3%
EE 1.6%
Choo/Pence 0.8%

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A chart showing that Bobby Abreu's year 6 results closely mirrored Larry Walker's year 7 results, and Abreu's year 7 results to date closely mirror Walker's year 8 results to the same point at 110 revealed ballots. Larry Walker was elected in year 10.

Inspired by @dr-tracy.bsky.social and with a major h/t to @tonycal.bsky.social, here a chart showing Bobby Abreu's 6th and 7th (current) year on the ballot versus Larry Walker's 7th, 8th, 9th and 10th. Last year and this, Abreu is mirroring Walker's results, but he's a year ahead of Walker's pace. 👀

Net gained/lost votes through 80 ballots (~18.7% of the vote):

Félix +18
Pettitte +10
Utley +8
Abreu +7
Pedroia +7
Beltrán +6
Andruw +5
A-Rod +5
K-Rod +4
Wright +4
Buehrle +3
Manny +3
Rollins +3
Vizquel +1
Hunter +0

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This is likely due to a large number of first-time voters and shifting views on a weak ballot this year.

And year over year tracking at 70 ballots for Félix Hernández, Andy Pettitte and Bobby Abreu:

Year over year tracking at 70 ballots for Carlos Beltrán, Andruw Jones and Chase Utley:

Consistent. All the PED guys and DV guys on top of other good picks. I can respect it.

A good study would be how all the newbies factor into this. A large number this year.

Multiple candidates are off to hot starts when looking at year-over-year results through 40 ballots (Abreu, Utley, Jones, etc.), but nothing compares to:

Félix Hernández through 40 ballots, 2025: 17.5%
Félix Hernández through 40 ballots, 2026: 55.0%

Going on KMOX in St Louis NOW to talk DAZN possible purchase of the FanDuel Sports Networks.

Kinda like McGwire saying the only reason he juiced was to keep his God given performance the same after injury.

So, admitting to using gets him over the bar as opposed to testing positive? I can somewhat see that.

Very nice! Hey Larry, what was the rationale on Pettitte but not Manny and ARod given all three were PED users?

With 33 ballots revealed/~7.7% of the total vote known:

Beltrán 78.8%
Andruw 78.8%
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Utley 57.6%
Félix 51.5%
Pettitte 48.5%
A-Rod 42.4%
Abreu 39.4%
Manny 33.3%
Pedroia 30.3%
Hamels 27.3%
Rollins 27.3%
Buehrle 24.2%
Vizquel 24.2%
Wright 15.2%
K-Rod 15.2%
Braun 12.1%
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Hunter 3.0%

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Rx Inspector: ProPublica’s New Tool Provides Drug Info the FDA Won’t We’ve launched a first-of-its-kind app to help you find out where your generic drugs come from and see the track records of the factories that made them.

Today, ProPublica launched a first-of-its-kind app to help you find out where your generic drugs come from and what the factories that made them are like.

Here’s how to use it.