By: Raysism

Raysism
Thu, 16 Jan 2014 16:38:33 +0000

Wasn’t working with a site that traditional reporters hate (most of the hate coming from those who work for ESPN) exactly the way to get attention? Had he tried to do this through ESPN they either would have A. Shut it down or B. Turned it into a giant PR stunt for their own network. Let’s also not forget that Deadspin was the party who initiated this transaction. They asked several reporters for a vote and proved the point they were trying to make; that normal fans can make as informed or in this case more informed decisions on Hall of Fame voting than traditional baseball writers (who in essence are really just glorified fans themselves).

He didn’t throw his vote away, the people who didn’t vote for Maddux however, did. The baseball Hall of Fame and its voting process were talked about on more major networks and shows than anytime in the last 20 years. I think he did exactly what he set out to do.