Announcement: 2016 Forum Awards.

[The Chosen One]

I will be sending secret ballots through PM to the selection of voters.

The most notable race is currently Worst Poster of the Year award. Many possibilities. Last year we had two co-winners. Heyward and Niners. Will they repeat? Will Heyward recapture the award unanimously after doing so in 2013 and 2014? Has Niners done enough to take sole possession? There's also a darkhorse in the running that I will not publicly mention that's had a hell of a year.

It's gonna be exciting to see results from all categories unfold the day the National Baseball Hall of Fame elections are announced.

[Knucksie]

Is it keeping with the spirit of the awards to publicly nominate posters in this thread?

[The Chosen One]

I am not against it. You are nominating them to the ballot and the voters will decide.

[Knucksie]

Fair enough. If thewupk isn't on the ballot, he's going to be my write-in. We can think of this as similar to BBWAA in that voters have transparency and can openly discuss their votes.

[nsacpi]

im concerned this will overshadow the hall of fame announcement...those guys deserve their day in the sun

[The Chosen One]

Fair enough. If thewupk isn't on the ballot, he's going to be my write-in. We can think of this as similar to BBWAA in that voters have transparency and can openly discuss their votes.

We can, but the hall still allows anonymous ballots.

But in the spirit of the BBWAA I wouldn't be surprised if some wrote me in as a protest vote.

[Knucksie]

But in the spirit of the BBWAA I wouldn't be surprised if some wrote me in as a protest vote.

If they do that, then the mods should start handing out bans!

[thethe]

<------ Comeback poster of the year?

[NinersSBChamps]

<------ Comeback poster of the year?

More like quitter of the year.

[thewupk]

<------ Comeback poster of the year?

have you met the minimum posts to be qualified?

[thethe]

have you met the minimum posts to be qualified?

Well done...

[The Chosen One]

have you met the minimum posts to be qualified?

He's covered a lot of ground since election night. Don't know if it's enough to put him over the top.

[The Chosen One]

I'm pretty sure some of the voters will look at the way he handled leaving last time and decide whether it disqualifies him from winning. Here's a guy with character issues and fellow posters would say he's the hardest one to have a conversation with.

[thethe]

I'm pretty sure some of the voters will look at the way he handled leaving last time and decide whether it disqualifies him from winning. Here's a guy with character issues and fellow posters would say he's the hardest one to have a conversation with.

I left and came back with no drama!

[AerchAngel]

I left and came back with no drama!

I wish my board was chippy as you are/were when you came back.

Where is my ballot Sav?

[The Chosen One]

They haven't been completed yet.

Theyll be sent out by weekend's end and everyone will have 3 days to complete.

[GovClintonTyree]

They haven't been completed yet.

Theyll be sent out by weekend's end and everyone will have 3 days to complete.

You should have a "Luddite" award for me and my group, and a "gullible statistic-fondler" for Enscheff's crowd.

Only Enscheff can't win that one. I think we all know in which award he's gonna get Seaver/Maddux-like percentages.

[The Chosen One]

You should have a "Luddite" award for me and my group, and a "gullible statistic-fondler" for Enscheff's crowd.

Only Enscheff can't win that one. I think we all know in which award he's gonna get Seaver/Maddux-like percentages.

Not Griffey Jr. percentage.