Exhibit A:
https://blogs.fangraphs.com/hall-of-fam ... r-shutout/
as a first-time voter, I avoided invoking the character clause with respect to Bonds, Clemens (who is alleged to have had an inappropriate relationship with an underaged girl), and Jones on the grounds that the clause was conjured up by a commissioner (Judge Landis) who spent his entire 24-year term upholding the game’s shameful color line. I viewed my omission of Schilling as a protest against the notion that he’s owed any deference for his hateful post-career conduct; if he’s ever elected, it won’t be in my name. More than ever, I stand by that decision.
