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1969) is voted into the Baseball Hall of Fame. "Can't imagine not voting for Griffey, but why carp about the three votes he didn't get?'' It just wasn't how he was wired."No. 1 overall Draft pick elected to the Hall of Fame. Ken Griffey Jr. and Mike Piazza elected to baseball’s Hall of Fame Mike Piazza is swarmed by his Dodgers teammates after hitting a game-winning homerun against Houston in 1996. They are so angry about the steroid era that they can't allow themselves to vote for anyone who played in it. .hfAxOd .mlb-header__login-menu{background:#ffffff;border-top:solid 4px #002867;box-shadow:0 2px 4px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.2);box-shadow:6px 6px 15px -3px rgba(0,0,0,0.25);left:-99em;opacity:0;padding:10px;position:absolute;right:0;-webkit-transition:opacity 1ms ease 1ms;transition:opacity 1ms ease 1ms;width:160px;z-index:99992;}/*!sc*/ .hfAxOd header.mlb-header .header__nav-top__button-menu{-webkit-flex:0 0 auto;-ms-flex:0 0 auto;flex:0 0 auto;}/*!sc*/ Nobody ever talks about being in the Hall of Fame. @font-face{font-family:'proxima-nova';src:url('https://www.mlbstatic.com/mlb.com/fonts/proxima-nova-regular-italic.woff2') format('woff2'), url('https://www.mlbstatic.com/mlb.com/fonts/proxima-nova-regular-italic.woff') format('woff');font-weight:400;font-style:italic;font-display:fallback;}/*!sc*/ After all, who doesn't need a column?But it seems to me that someone looking to land themselves a spot on MLB Network would have done it before the vote, explaining in some inventive way the smarts it took to skip the obvious pick. .hfAxOd header.mlb-header{width:100%;font-family:'proxima-nova','mlb-primary','Helvetica Neue', 'Helvetica','Arial',sans-serif;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-size:14px;font-weight:500;line-height:15px;color:#ffffff;}/*!sc*/ .hfAxOd header.mlb-header .header__nav-top .header__nav-top__button-menu{cursor:pointer;}/*!sc*/ .hfAxOd header.mlb-header.mlb-header.mlb-header.mlb-header.mlb-header .header__nav-side__nav-item--parent[aria-expanded='true']{background-color:#057AFF;}/*!sc*/ Joining Griffey in the 2016 class is catcher Mike Piazza. Couldn't agree more.Top 10 vote-getters by percentageThis marked the 23rd time I've had the privilege of voting for the Hall, and I did exactly what I've done 22 times previously. .hfAxOd header.mlb-header .header__subnav__item,.hfAxOd header.mlb-header .header__subnav__group-title{display:block;padding:10px;width:100%;-webkit-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid;word-wrap:break-word;word-break:break-word;}/*!sc*/ He's an unbelievable person. .hfAxOd header.mlb-header .header__subnav--teams__team--logo{height:24px;width:24px;padding:2px 2px 2px 0;margin-right:2px;display:inline-block;}/*!sc*/ Kid in the Hall: Griffey sets mark en route to HOF. .kUmfSD:hover{cursor:pointer;}/*!sc*/ .hfAxOd header.mlb-header .header__nav-top__logo--mlb a{text-align:center;}/*!sc*/ window.adobeAnalytics = {"reportingSuiteId":"mlbglobal08,mlbcom08","linkInternalFilters":"mlb"} html{line-height:1.15;-webkit-text-size-adjust:100%;}/*!sc*/ .hfAxOd header.mlb-header .header__nav-top .header__nav-top__button-menu--icon span:nth-child(2),.hfAxOd header.mlb-header .header__nav-top .header__nav-top__button-menu--icon span:nth-child(3){top:8px;}/*!sc*/ .groqnz .ad-body-container .ad-body-inner-container::before{color:#dddddd;content:"ADVERTISEMENT";display:block;font-family:"proxima-nova","open Sans","Helvetica","Arial",sans-serif;font-size:0.694rem;line-height:13px;position:absolute;top:17px;text-align:center;width:100%;}/*!sc*/ Do I want to go through this again? @media (min-width:1024px){.hfAxOd header.mlb-header[data-is-club],.hfAxOd header.mlb-header[data-is-microsite]{background-image:linear-gradient(#002867 50%,#081c3b 50%);}.hfAxOd header.mlb-header.mlb-header--side-nav-open .header__nav-top__nav-items{display:-webkit-box;display:-webkit-flex;display:-ms-flexbox;display:flex;}}/*!sc*/ He was great on Wednesday, as he has been throughout a baseball career that now receives the perfect cap. data-styled.g44[id="Styles__StickyHeaderContainer-sc-1wye7kw-0"]{content:"ggWmAj,"}/*!sc*/ His 630 career home runs rank sixth in MLB history, with only two left-handed hitters -- Barry Bonds and Babe Ruth -- ahead of him.Despite his long history in the game and having played in three Hall of Fame Games in Cooperstown during his career, Griffey said he's never been inside the museum. .groqnz{margin-bottom:32px;}/*!sc*/ On Friday, Commissioner Rob Manfred announced Ken Griffey Jr. would be joining MLB as his senior advisor. .dLQAwR{-webkit-align-items:center;-webkit-box-align:center;-ms-flex-align:center;align-items:center;display:-webkit-box;display:-webkit-flex;display:-ms-flexbox;display:flex;margin-right:8px;min-height:48px;margin-bottom:8px;padding-right:8px;}/*!sc*/ .hfAxOd .p-search__input--icon.close-icon:hover{cursor:pointer;}/*!sc*/ .hfAxOd header.mlb-header.mlb-header .header__nav-side__main-nav ::-webkit-scrollbar{width:0px;}/*!sc*/ .hfAxOd header.mlb-header .header__nav-top__button.account--logged-in::after{background:none;bottom:-17px;content:'';height:22px;left:auto;right:7px;opacity:0;position:absolute;-webkit-transform:rotate(45deg);-ms-transform:rotate(45deg);transform:rotate(45deg);-webkit-transition:opacity 100ms ease 100ms;transition:opacity 100ms ease 100ms;width:22px;}/*!sc*/ template{display:none;}/*!sc*/ .hUHmCp > article > aside{display:none;}/*!sc*/ .hfAxOd header.mlb-header .mlb-header__search .p-search{z-index:99993;}/*!sc*/ .hfAxOd header.mlb-header.mlb-header .header__nav-side__nav-item--inner{width:100%;display:-webkit-inline-box;display:-webkit-inline-flex;display:-ms-inline-flexbox;display:inline-flex;-webkit-align-items:center;-webkit-box-align:center;-ms-flex-align:center;align-items:center;-webkit-align-content:center;-ms-flex-line-pack:center;align-content:center;position:relative;}/*!sc*/ .hfAxOd header.mlb-header .header__nav-top__button.account{-webkit-box-pack:end;-webkit-justify-content:flex-end;-ms-flex-pack:end;justify-content:flex-end;padding:0 0 0 16px;white-space:nowrap;-webkit-align-items:center;-webkit-box-align:center;-ms-flex-align:center;align-items:center;}/*!sc*/ "In addition to his accomplishments on the field, Ken should be applauded, along with his teammates, for solidifying Major League Baseball in Seattle and the Northwest, and for being a wonderful family man who has given generously to local and national charitable causes, in particular helping young people. 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