My 2013 Baseball Hall of Fame Ballot: Part 1

The Baseball Writers’ Association of America turned in their final ballots for the Hall of Fame Class of 2014 on Tuesday. Results will be announced January 8 with those receiving 75.0% or more of the votes heading to Cooperstown for enshrinement in July.

Although I don’t have an official vote (yet…), that can’t stop me from putting together my own ballot of Hall of Famers. Since these players put together some of the best baseball careers ever, I don’t want to limit myself too much in the numbers I present. So, this will be Part 1 of my HoF ballot, with just the shoo-ins listed today. But before I reveal my ballot, I feel I should go through my thought process on who belongs in the Hall of Fame.