The Poscast, Ep. 5: With Michael Schur

Joe Posnanski and Michael Schur discuss Hall of Fame voting in the context of steroids (have we touched on that subject yet?), and then run down the ballot.  Both believe the HOF should have an “inner sanctum”; in its absence, Schur believes in a first-ballot distiction.  Thus, as I understood it, their 2012 ballots would be:

Poz: Bagwell, Biggio, Bonds, Clemens, McGwire, Piazza, Raines, Schilling, Trammell, L. Walker (I’m taking his statement that he voted for Edgar “in the past” as a sign he didn’t this time.  He also wasn’t clear about McGwire, Piazza and Sosa.)

Schur: Bagwell, Bonds, Clemens, E. Martinez, McGwire, Palmeiro, Piazza, Raines, Sosa, L. Walker

Finally, a “superpower” draft.

Schur: Flight
Poz: Teleportation
Schur: Time travel
Poz: Stop time
Schur: Invisibility
Poz: Speak any language
Schur: Omniscience (!)
Poz: Telekinesis
Schur: Super-strength
Poz: Seeing the future