We're Here to Talk About the Past

Today's unscientific ESPN.com poll asks: "Should Mark McGwire be elected into the Hall of Fame?"

Overall, with 127,140 votes cast, only 41% say yes. Only six states (Missouri, Arkansas, Wyoming, Alaska, Nevada, and West Virginia) give Big Mac even a 50% vote. His highest percentage is 58%, in Missouri.

Typically, BBWAA voters are even stingier than the public - which means that, if this trend continues, McGwire has no chance of getting the required 75% in his first year on the ballot.

Me? I'd reject McGwire and his shriveled gonads faster than you can say "HGH".