No Former Braves Get the Hall of Fame Nod

755 Forever

The 2024 Hall of Fame class was announced on Tuesday evening and a trio of players were voted in; none of which whoever called Atlanta home (Adrian Beltre, Todd Helton, and Joe Mauer). The next three guys who came up short of the 75% voting threshold all wore the Braves uniform at some point in their careers (Billy Wagner, Gary Sheffield, and Andruw Jones). Wagner came agonizingly close this year, but ultimately fell five votes shy.
(06:00) Eric & David point out reasons why some younger voters might be Andruw's biggest enemy in terms of his pursuit of Cooperstown. He has three more years remaining on the ballot, but still needs 60+ more votes to get over the hump.
(13:00) Despite hitting over 500 homers, Gary Sheffield struck out in his final year on the BBWAA ballot. His next opportunity down the line will come from the New Era Committee, a voting panel of former players. This leads to a discussion of Steroid Era players that never were voted into the HOF.
(24:35) Charlie Culberson is making a very serious attempt at becoming a relief pitcher in the twilight of his career for the Braves. Eric lends his insight on why Culberson and his 94 MPH Fastball might just pan out. David points out some other position players who could have attempted the same transition as Culberson.

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