*I tried not to think about it, but it's pretty hard not to. My standard line right now is Junior was in a hot tub the entire day not worrying about anything because he knew he was going to get in. It's the other guys that were struggling.
*It's okay. It's my sixth time, it's not like it's my first. I know there's a process. I'll wait my time.
*You can blame mainly Boston, New York, and Chicago for Bagwell's non-election.
*The BBWAA is making progress where the 1990s are concerned, writes Brian T. Smith.
#congratulations to Mike Piazza and Ken Griffey . Next year will be Bagwell's.
— Billy Wagner (@wagsk13wjs_e) January 7, 2016
*Thibs' spreadsheet was the basis for 1,000 columns. If you want to shame writers, here's your database.
Non-HOF links:
*The David Stearns-led Brewers signed Chris Carter to a 1yr/$2.5m deal.
*Alex Bregman is looking to build on his strong second-half in 2017.
*You will soon be able to stream Astros games in China, but not in Texas.
*Roger Clemens and Roy Halladay got into a tiff yesterday.
In short: Screw everything. Life doesn't even matter. It's winter and Spring Training will never get here and the Writers are stupid and
