Alan Trammell only received 16% of the vote for the Baseball Hall of Fame. While he fared better than his double-play mate Lou Whitaker did last year, it still doesn’t bode well for Trammell. At least not until the veteran’s committee can consider him. He did however receive enough votes to stay on the ballot.

Sportsjones posted this essay by Red Smith about former Tiger great Hank Greenberg. This was written at the time of Hank’s retirement.