Time to turn in your HOF ballot

The Dog Denizens of Genesee Park (DDGP) makes its final plea for 2009. We strongly encourage voting members of the Baseball Writers Association of America (BWWAA) to elect former Seattle Mariner Edgar Martinez to the Baseball Hall of Fame (HOF).

We don't know what odds Vegas or Atlantic City place on Edgar's selection. There's undoubtedly a cabal of sportswriters who are loathe to select the first HOF designated hitter. We can only hope that progressive-minded BWWAA members will prevail.

Once more, here are our choices... if the DDGP had a voice in the HOF selection process:

• Roberto Alomar;
• Bert Blyleven;
• Andre Dawson;
• Barry Larkin;
• Edgar Martinez;
• Don Mattingly;
• Fred McGriff;
• Tim Raines;
• Lee Smith;
• Jack Morris.

Here's to hoping that the HOF Class of 2010 includes Edgar. The guy had too much class to ever spit in an umpire's face.

The world will know all on January 6.