If ever you cast an online vote, make this be the one.

I think, after last year, what is needed is to get this as big as possible. IIRC the leading vote getter had just 10-20k votes total. With a big media push (hello anyone in the media reading this) we could help push Tom to a 100k level and force the issue with the HOF. I suspect it would take something like that to force the Hall voters hand. What better way to tell that a broadcaster was loved than by the fans pushing him so hard for the Hall?

While I think Tom is a great choice, I'd also highly recommend that people vote for Jacques Doucet. Read his profile online when you get there. He's done a huge amount for baseball in this country.

On the topic of lobbying the Hall of Fame, you can send them an email via www.tributetotom.com explaining them why Tom deserves a place in the Hall of Fame.

Wilner was on the FAN lobbying for Tom.

Tom has got my vote, and I'll ry to vote as many times this month as possible.

I just rocked the vote.

Yes. Let's do this.

I'm going to vote every day and every day I'm going to come back to this thread and say so. I challenge all bauxites to do the same.

Oh yeah, I voted today.

I voted today as well.

As did I.

But I'm curious: if I vote my full thirty times, will I receive in my mailbox thirty copies of the Hall of Fame catalogue?

Voted.

Ditto.

You can put my vote on the board...yes

I vote.

Voted for the man.

2 votes down, 28 to go.

Btw, if 100 people here vote all 30 days then Tom would be half way to making it to the final ballot with 3000 votes.

Last year the winner had 14,490 votes (Jerry Coleman San Diego) while Tom had 6,958 to come in second and Ron Santo had 5,848 for the 3rd and final fan voting slot.

2 days, 2 votes :)

2 for 2.

I woke up seven minutes ago and voted one minute ago.

That's two.

Count me in. 2/2 as of five minutes ago.

Je vote.

And again.

Jobu's batting 1.000 as well, 2 for 2. Jobu likes to talk in the third person when Jobu thinks it's a good cause.

2 for 2.

1 for 1

I am also 2 for 2. Tell your friends.

Me two...

It's the least I can do. 2 for 2.

2006 Ford C. Frick Award Nominee Voting
Thank you for contributing to the 2006 Ford C. Frick Award voting process. The results will be announced in December.

Please be advised that only one ballot per person, per day, will be accepted.

November 2 out of the way (I'm 2 for 2)

I'm 2 for 2 too.

Next, please.

Done!

1 for 2, .500 is pretty good in Baseball though. Anyone vote for the max 3 guys? I'm just voting for Tom, and Tom only.

yesterday was my bday tho, so I have an excuse...

2 for 2. Yessir.

2 for 2

Anyone vote for the max 3 guys? I'm just voting for Tom, and Tom only.

I'm just voting for Tom. Of course, I can't tell you all who to vote for...

this award will go to Tom Cheek. Make sure of it by voting for Tom, and only Tom

...Say, what do you know? It looks like I can!

CeeBee thinks we should make this the absolutely biggest, most humungous thread ever to grace da batters box :) 5:00am tomorrow I will be voting again and adding to this thread . CeeBee anticipating going 3/3 ;) :)

well, if 20 people, like today, post that they voted each day for the rest of the month, that is in the neighbourhood of 600 posts on this one thread. I can't imagine a thread that has gone on longer.

Ik stem. 3/3.

30 days hath November. That's three...

Woke up early today. Started the day off right. 3/3.

4:35 am and just went 3/3...... not many bb players can say that ;)

We may need a data table of some sort by the end of all this.

3/3.

Jonny drains the 3-ball...

The trifecta.

3.

I'm a little late to the party, but I'm 9 for 3 - I've collected proxies from my wife and infant child, the latter of whom has been outfitted with her very first email account for this purpose.

3/3

3/3. I'm batting 1.000

3/3

Trois ici.

3/3

Theme for the day, compliments of Python:

"Three shall be the number thou shalt count, and the number of the counting shall be three."

Done. Today, I voted for Don Chevrier too... well... just because I can. :)

3 for 3, baby!

Three for three here too. I'm glad I remembered even though I'm on a conference and had to borrow a computer.

Tell your friends. I'm talking to any Jays fans at my table tonight about it.

This is a thread with a mission.... and a darn cool one too :) let's keep her going, guys! :)

Three's the charm. Must stay the course for 3X10 times. We can do this. Only 9 more of these trifectas. We'll get you there Tom. It's about 1 vote per summer of greatness this man gave us. Not much to ask, n'est-ce pas?

4's a Bridge Game. Voto.

The dedication being shown here is exceptional.

Another vote 4 Tom.

4/4. So far.

If you're trying to vote right now, the Hall's pages all seem to be OK but the vote page is having trouble. I'll try later.

If Tom could show up 4,306 consecutive times, we can each do it 30. Or 27, if you start today.

The vote page is back up, and I'm 4/4.

4/4. Don't worry if you're wearing the sombrero so far; there's plenty of time to go on a hot streak.

Fier.

"Four" those about to rock the vote...we salute you.

4 x 4

Can we get one of the cabal members to keep this thread at the top of the page?

We're dedicated to Tom because he was dedicated to us. You show up for work non-stop for over 20 years and you deserve some loyalty back.

4/4 here too. Lets keep clicking!

Fore!!!! I second the motion that Tom be returned to his rightful place at the top of the page.

4/4

It's a sweep! 4 straight.

4 outta 4... and we are rollin :)

I could not vote this morning. It is no longer morning. 4.

The vote page let me down this morning... it's blocking me again... panic... panic...

I'm having trouble voting today, Saturday, but will try again later.

Even though we can't vote at the moment, we're still doing our job. Check this out:

"The request cannot be processed at this time. The amount of traffic exceeds the Web site's configured capacity."

Keep it coming, Bauxites.

Hmmm, server too busy. Could that mean we're rockin' the vote? I hope it comes back up. GO TOM GO!!!

Saturday morning/afternoon's probably a popular time for voting.

The page has been down all afternoon. Sigh.

Still no luck with the voting page. The good thing here, I guess, is that nobody can vote for anyone, so Tom won't lose votes relative to the field.

Well, we tried all day and all of the night, but the drive for five fell short due to technical problems. There's always tomorrow...

We've still got 15 minutes

Still not working this morning.... they must have figured out a way to stop us :(

Tom gave us a quarter century of magic; we're honouring him with another two dozen days of dedication.

Still nothing at the Hall of Fame site. If they shut down the voting, I'm not going to be happy.

The site is back up. Resume your voting

So am I 5/5 or 5/6 now?

I'd call it 5 for 5 with a sac bunt. That way, it doesn't show up in your at bat or plate appearance total.

5.

5 out of a possible 5

Yes, we'll call it 5 out of a possible 5, with a freak rain delay or power outage interrupting all of our at bats and then we ran into one of those damn curfews. 24 to go. GO TOM GO!!!

5 for 5. I hate rainouts. Remember to tell your friends.

Let's say 5 for 5 with a sac. I still prefer longball to smallball.

5 for 5.5

The Hall of Fame wanted no part of me on Saturday. Now I know how Pete Rose feels.

If anyone missed the Tom Cheek Tribute, the mp3 file is available from the FAN 590 website here. I might just listen to this many times in the offseason...

5 for 5 with a rainout Saturday. I probably refreshed the voting page a few hundred times throughout the day with no luck. Glad it's back up and working today :)

5 for 5. I hate rainouts. Remember to tell your friends.

5 for 5 possible votes for me too. Didn't have internet access almost the whole day Saturday, finally get it late in the day and think 'great I can vote' just to have it down. Ah well. Lets keep ballot stuffing!

Cinqo for me-o.

Wait, are we calling Saturday a rainout or a sac bunt? Rainout seems appropriate to me because there was no "voting game" played today. A sacrifice would be used if you had to spend all day attending to personal/business/family issues and thus, should not be charged for missing the voting day.

So it's not 5-for-5 with a rainout, it's a win-loss record of 5-0 with a rainout. Finally, personal W-L totals that mean something!

Jeva Votini.

Encore une fois. 6/6.

6.

6 here as well. By the way, is there a problem with shifting this thread back to the top of the page?

6

6. I can do this even before the caffeine takes effect.

Six.

Sientro Voleto!

6 down, 23 to go.

Six.

Missed the weekend thanks to other committments, but I'm back on the voter roll.

Sechs für sechs.

Off to a hot 6-0 start. 23 to go. GO TOM GO!!!

I wonder, does anyone here who spends time on other blogs know if other fans are doing the same for their broadcasters? If so, which ones? I gotta think someone else is doing it this year with the site going down on Saturday.

I saw something on athleticsnation.com for Bill King. I kind of thought a shrewd move would be to strike a deal with Blez to have him push Cheek and battersbox.ca push King.

Just did a Google search on the award to see what else might be up. Two years ago there was a push for Ron Santo (who should be in the regular hall) and last year there was one for Gene Elston, the original voice for Houston's MLB team. This year Philadelphia fans are pushing for Richie Ashburn to get in the broadcasters wing to go along with his being in the players wing. The Dodgers fans are pushing for Ross Porter.

That is all I could find about Tom's competitors thus far. Wonder how strong some of them are?

They shut me out for a couple of days. But I'll keep swinging, anyway.

4 for 6.

Pick me up, guys..

got number 6 this morning before work. :) Go Tom Go !!!! :)

Here is a list of Tom Cheek's competition for the Ford Frick Award. This is based on broadcaster seniority.

1. Denny Matthews KC Royals 1969-present
2. Dave Van Horne Expos 1969-2000 Marlins 2001 to present
3. Dave Niehaus 1969-1976 Angels; Mariners 1977 to present
Like Tom Cheek; Niehaus is the last original Mariners employee

Tom Cheek compares favorably well with those 3. It would be nice to see a Cheek/Niehaus ticket in 2006 which is 30th anniversary of the Blue Jays and Mariners.

7.

It took a while to load, but... 7.

7-up :)

Sieben.

Bartender, give me a Seven-and-Seven.

Wake up, get out of bed, vote for Tom Cheek, and then go about my daily business.

7 for 7

Sept fois.

Sveunomo Vuullto

7 down, 22 more to go.

Another day, another vote.

Once Cheek gets in I'd love to see Dave Van Horne get in. Poor guy had to do net broadcasts as that was the only English outlet for the Expos one season iirc, back in the 90's.

7 up, 7 down. For the purposes of this game a perfect game shall be 29 consecutive outs. 2 1/3 perfect innings is nothing to crow about. 7 1/3 to go.

se7en for se7en

The way I see it, if players only get to the Hall after a career, then other broadcasters should get in line behind one that has finished his career. This year, Tom is it.

Eights are wild :)

S-huit.

Ah, morning. Must be time for more voting.

The Ocho!

Eight is not enough.

Eight is great, nine will be fine, ten will be... um... Friday.

Number eight now. Number seven yesterday.

I'm 7-9. The Jays should acquire me to play OF!

I know what you're asking yourself, and the answer is yes,
I have a nickname for how many times I've voted for Tom Cheek.

It's called the Octagon.

8 days a week I've voted for Tom.

Huito Volvini

<i>I'm 7-9. The Jays should acquire me to play OF!</i><p>

Two errors in nine chances? That's not even good enough for the Royals outfield. Close, maybe. Though I think we've all agreed it's actually 7-8.

Voté.

if only we could vote eight days a week

I almost forgot today. But I didn't. 8.

Why the hell am I still awake?

9/9.

Good morning, everybody. 9.

9... the number of players it takes to field a team in the best summertime sport around :)

9 is fine. 1/3rd of the way through the month with 20 votes to go.

What the hell am I doing up at 7:59? Oh right, voting for Tom. 9 of 9 here.

Neun.

I would like to suggest something new. One of us could tell a brief Tom Cheek anecdote each day. I'll lead off.

My favourite Tom Cheek call was not the famous "touch em all, Joe", but rather his call in 1992 after Timlin to Carter ended the Series. "The Blue Jays are World Series champtions." It would have been very easy in the excitement of the moment to let slip: "The Blue Jays are World Champions", but Tom knew the importance of the distinction- that the World Series was a series between the champions of two American baseball leagues, originally sponsored by the New York World, and not a competition between great baseball nations. And, Tom possessed the cool to make this plain in the heat of the moment, notwithstanding his years of devotion to the team- all the consecutive broadcasts and winter caravans, and notwithstanding the heartbreaks of 1985 and 1987.

9.

Nine

9 done.

While I appreciate the anecdote and I agree with the distinction between world champion and World Series champion, the bit about the New York World is just a legend:
http://www.snopes.com/business/names/worldseries.asp

Von vonifoha.

Thanks, BW. I really should have known. Urban legend though it may be, it's still a preferable name. I guess that will lead into an Early Wynn story...

Voted today on behalf of my father, who was this week diagnosed with a brain tumor.

My favourite Tom Cheek moment involved Jerry Howarth. It was the sixth game of the 1992 World Series and it had gone into extra innings. Tom had called the 9th and 10th, as usual, and then it was Jerry's turn in the 11th. But when the Jays took the lead in the top of the 11th, Jerry (in a class move I will always respect him for) handed the mike back to Tom for the bottom, so that he'd get to make the call when they won.

It was Tom's reaction that I remember. He seemed genuinely surprised and touched, and it took half a moment for him to find his feet again. Just a reminder of how humble he was.

Nine out of ten Germans say "Nein!" I say "Neun".

9

Tenksnov Vochenot

Keep it up, fans!

Today was number 10
At 2:45 a.m.
Tomorrow's another day,
And I'll do it all again. :)

Keeping the faith. 10.

10... uh oh, I've run out of fingers. Phew, still have 10 toes to use to keep track.

Double digits baby!

OnetwothreefourfivesixseveneightnineTEN!

10. Had it not been for the rainout, it would have been an appropriate 11.

10

The ninth person to vote for the 10th time on the 11th day of the 11th month...is yours truly.

10 spot

10

10

11.

Legs Eleven - 11

Bingo calls the rest of the month.

Another day, another vote
This is the 11th time
With only 19 days to go
I hope we're doing fine

As the dude in Spinal Tap would say: "This one goes to 11." To use the perfect game analogy, that's 3 2/3 innings in the books with 6 to go.

11.

In the words of the fat man in the 93 Worlds Series video, "Let's keep 'em coming, let's keep 'em coming"

11 here as well. Weekends, it is just too hard to vote in the morning on weekends.

11.

Dave Till posted at 6:47 a.m; Dude, you are dedicated.

11

I'm in the pacific time zone... so lets see- 4:38 am is when I voted :)

It's too early on a Saturday for witty references to things with 11 in them. Just put me on the record -- 11/11.

11 down, only 18 to go.

11

Dave Till posted at 6:47 a.m; Dude, you are dedicated.

Excelsior! (Actually, I was up early due to indigestion: I've found another restaurant I'll never eat at again.)

Lemmey guess. Captain John's Seafood!

Not sure if I'm too early, but I have 12 votes in now.

12th today.

12.

Wow, I was sure I would be the first one to have voted today.

Oh well, that's 12 for me

12.

A lot for a couple more than a lot.

The dirty dozen.

On the 12th day of Tom Cheek voting, my true love gave to me...

12

12 here.

Yesterday was 11 and today was 12. I didn't post yesterday although I remember voting in the AM, but now I'm paranoid I forgot...

An even dozen.

Monkey's Cousin - 12

Didn't document it here, but I did indeed vote yesterday and I am indeed 12 for 12.

(Geoff) Baker's Dozen - 13

It's a dreary Monday morning. Blah. Oh well, at least I voted. 13.

13-At least it's not Friday

Lucky 13 here as well.

13.

13.

I asked for a '13' but they drew a '31'...

It was a cold, bright day in April November and the clocks were striking thirteen.

Baker's dozen for Cheek

Just for fun I thought I might list the names of all who wore the number 13, during Tom's reign at the mic. They are: Roy Howell, Buck Martinez, Jeff Musselman, Lee Mazzilli, Kenny Williams, Lance Parrish, Carlos Garcia, Tomas Perez, Pete Munro, and Jayson Werth. The number 13 has been kind of unlucky lately, but early on there were some good ones. Utterly forgettable: Carlos Garcia bleeeccchhh!!! Not sure if he was #12 or #13 when he did it, but I will always remember Kenny Williams' adventurous romp on the basepaths.

13

14

14 - or enough for 2 weeks of non-stop voting (dang forced day off by the HOF computers)

14, and I almost beat Dave today. But then again, Rob only recognizes one 6:50 per day...

14. almost half way there :)

Fourdeen.

14. Halfway through the month. Torontonians, remember to park on the west side of the street tonight and to vote for Tom Cheek tomorrow.

Fourteen!
Fourteen girls in baggy pajamas
What if I'd gone to the south Bahamas
Told me I had won the mystery prize
Tied my head behind my back and blindfolded my eyes

14

Valentine's Day - 14

I've been voting for a whole fortnight. 14.

Already voted for Tom Cheek a couple of times.
Who are the other broadcasters have people voted for?

#14: Tommy Hutton, Butch Alberts, Geno Petralli, Alexis Infante, Derek Bell, Darrin Jackson, Rickey Henderson (briefly, before switching to the familiar #24), Howard Battle, Tilson Brito, Ruben Sierra, Kevin Brown (the catcher), and Dave Martinez. Nobody has worn it since 2000. Had Rickey been able to post any kind of batting average, his OBA would have been far more acceptable than .356. However, he did score 37 runs in 44 games, stole 22 bases and was caught just twice. Dave Martinez was the only one to enjoy success with this number and as he was the last to use it, I say retire it unofficially. YEECCHH!!

Hi ho, hi ho, it's off to vote I go. 15.

15 - the same as the uniform number I normally wear.

16 up- 15 down

15 is for The Shaker.

I'm at 15 as well. Keep it rolling. Tell your fellow fans.

15.

My favourite Tom Cheek memory has to be from the 2004 season. (I was too young to remember "Touch 'em all" so that's not really a memory.) It was the day of his ceremony at SkyDome and Mike Wilner was absolutely freaking out over having to cover the play-by-play for the first inning. Because as any Blue Jay fan knows, Tom Cheek does the first inning. He always has.

Actually, that's not so much of a Tom memory as it is a Wilner memory, so I'll go with the fourth inning of the season opener this past year. You all surely remember what happened when the Cheekster took over the microphone. In fact, Jamie Campbell said it best shortly thereafter:

What an excellent start to the season, and it was great to hear Cheek get a call. Apparently, he strolled into the booth, and Jerry convinced him to call the 4th. Next thing you know, Hudson and Wells go back-to-back. How about those Blue Jays!!

Over halfway with this vote. 15 done, 14 left.

Rugby Team - 15

#15: Lloyd Moseby, Pat Tabler, Shawn Green (after being stuck with #56 in '93), Marty Cordova, Tom Wilson (before switching to #9 in '03), and Alex Rios. This looks like a pretty lucky number in our history. You'll always get stuck with stiffs like Cordova and guys at the end of their career like Tabler, but when you look back at the history of each number on the Jays, this number's been berry, berry good to us.

Fifteen men and a bottle of rum
It's the captain and the crew of the "unicorn"

15 down

Last to 15, first to 16

I hate homework. 16.

16.

Sweet 16

16.

Sweet little 16

Seize.

16.

15 for 16... the shame...

10000
020
0x10

#16: Call it the 'restless' number. Nobody seems to want to keep it. Tim Nordbrook, Tim (the 'Vietnam Vet') Johnson (switched to #17), Joe Coleman (from #40), Butch Edge, Garth Iorg (from #29 in '78), Todd Stottlemyre (to #30 after his rookie season), Greg (definition of restless) Myers (from #52 to #16 to #21 and in his final incarnation as 'Crash' #28), Tom Quinlan, Andy Thompson, Dewayne Wise (from #55), Mike Bordick, and Guillermo Quiroz. Garth Iorg is the best long serving player to wear the number, by default. A scrappy 'dirtbag' with a unique batting stance and not much raw talent, but what heart. Maybe GQ can overtake him, but there are a lot of ifs there. Tom might have called GQ in a Spring Training game, but not the regular season, but he called him nonetheless and doubtless came up with some GQ anecdotes.

I'm first in again, it looks like. O the joys of a day job. 17.

17 as well. Almost enough votes for my vote to start voting itself :)

Well she was just 17, you know what I mean. :)

Batting a thousand... today.

17 is for Kelly Gruber.

17 here.

Dancing Queen - 17

17

Took all day, but I finally got my vote through.

10001
021
0x11

Excuse me for venting, but what the f**k is going on with the Hall of Fame. I've just been shut out for a second time this month. I'll have to be satisfied with an .889 record of success (16/18), when I should have 1.000. Damn I hate technology. I sure hope they're up tomorrow. Since, some folks did hit nothin' but net on #17 today, may I present, well, the #17...

Tim (the liar) Johnson (switched from #16), Domingo Ramos, Mark (the original 'way back') Bomback (switched from #45), Randy (leader of the hand grenade brigade) Moffitt, Kelly ('The Natural') Gruber, Robert Perez, Dave Hollins, Curtis ('I quit') Goodwin, Josh (Swiss Cheese) Phelps, Chris Michalak, and Eric Crozier. Kelly Gruber in a landslide. Solid defence at 3rd and a career offensive year in 1990. Tom would have liked Crozier's glove. His bat? Not so much. Is Curtis Goodwin's Blue Jay career the shortest to have ended voluntarily? He played 2 games in 1999 and retired. I really wish Phelps could've figured things out because if he had, our current search for a slugger might not be as intense. IIRC, those that were lucky enough to attend the 1982 home opener against Milwaukee got to see 'the bomber' (Bomback), but uh, not for long... 15-4? Ouch!

It's about 1:00 and the page appears to be down.

I tried from about 11:00pm to midnight, nothing... But I shall return later today.

While we're waiting for the Hall of Fame to get their act together, I think I can recommend this little story to actionjackson.

If I do say so myself. :-)

Looks like they're swamped again by the weekend warriors. Good thing there's only one more Saturday, and a damn good thing there is a Bauxite family support group. Let's win this one for Tom.

Does anyone know how early one should start booking hotels and such to plan a visit for induction weekend. Is it too late?

It shouldn't be too late, VBF. I was there the week before Boggs and Sandberg went in this year and Cooperstown didn't seem oversaturated with tourists to me. (Even if you don't get a hotel in Cooperstown, Cobleskill is just an hour up the road and it's a very nice little town.)

And the voting page is still down...

Sigh. Looks like voting will not be possible today. Shame I didn't copy that page earlier and set it up so I didn't have to log in (various tricks that would make voting simpler). Might have avoided the log jam.

Given the difficulty in voting today lets yak about who will go in with Tom eh? Or should this be saved for a future thread? Ah well. Might as well type something :)

It looks like a weak class for Cooperstown next year with no one in the new list looking like a HOFer to me.
http://www.baseballhalloffame.org/hof_weekend/future_elections.htm
Albert Belle, Will Clark, Dwight Gooden and Orel Hershiser are the best candidates but none should make it. Belle was hated by the media and had his career ended too early. Clark was a darling but played at first base and didn't have the peak needed or the length needed. Gooden is a 'what if', while Hershiser was dang good but just didn't do enough to make it given who else has been kept out.

This might be Blyleven's year although the favorites have to be Bruce Sutter (66.7% last year), Jim Rice (59.5%), Goose Gossage (55.2%), and Andre Dawson (52.3%). Blyleven is next at 40.2%. My ballot would have Goose, Blyleven, Tommy John, and Alan Trammell. The love for Sutter makes no sense to me as he had a short career and, imo, isn't in the class of Goose, Fingers, Wilhelm and Eckersley. I put Sutter in the same class as Henke and others like him who were damn good for awhile but not long enough or legendary enough for the HOF as it stands now for relievers. Rice and Dawson land with Dale Murphy as guys who are better than many in, but imo are short of what should be in.

Thanks Magpie. I'm doing this piece more as a tribute to Tom. While I'm staggered by the number 4,306, I'm also staggered by the huge number of players he called and possibly came up with interesting anecdotes for during that streak. I was directed to your excellent page by Mike Green for #15, the page of 'the Shaker'. I started with #13 and I'll stop with #29 (last voting day- Nov 30), unless of course people want me to quit now, in which case I'll keep it to myself. :-)

The booths have been closed today. We'll all be back tomorrow.

Still not working at 1:15.

Not working at 7:40 either.

or 5 a.m. pst either :(

Or at 11:13 AM est. Sigh. At least we gotta figure no one else is getting in either. Strange that it always says 'server too busy' but no one has even snuck in for a second. I tried refreshing a few dozen times while doing other stuff but no luck. Ah well.

The voting page is now working. Mark me down for 19 -- Dan Plesac, Steve Yzerman, and others.

Voted.

trying......trying...... done :) my highschool football number :) yeah, they had football in those days ;)

It took forever, but mission accomplished. 18 for me.

The page appears to be down again, at leats for me.

The process was slow as molasses, but I'll take the lucky 18.

18.

One extremely slow 18th vote for me.

A very slow 18th vote here too. So, 18 good days, 2 not so good. Wonder what the final vote tally will be for Tom and how many will have come from here?

Do you guys keep clicking the link? I'm having no success here even getting through to the page.

Oh man, that was s-s-s-s-s-l-l-l-l-l-o-o-o-o-o-w-w-w-w-w! I have finally reached 17. I tried to vote Friday between 11-midnight, but no dice. I will have to be satisfied with 90%. Did Tom accept that for himself? Damn you HOF voter page. I spit in your general direction.

VBF, click the link once and go off and do something else for 10 minutes. Come back, vote, go off and do something else for 10 minutes and the confirmation page should be up.

Unfortunately, I've been doing that the last hour or so. Thanks for the tips though, damn the Hall of Fame.

I just keep getting "This Page Cannot be Displayed" everytime.

Still not working at 4:30 this morning :(

Still not working at 12:30pm. I'm really getting sick of this.

4:05 -- not working.

Oh, Hall of Fame Page... your mother was a hamster, and your father smelt of elderberries.

I had left my vote from yesterday sitting in an open window. So I hit the back key, made sure it was all filled out, hit submit at 7:30 this morning. It is still 'loading'. Thus it is safe to say it has not been up for even 1 second since then. If it is possible to vote today I shall, and I'll keep that window open until voting is complete.

The reason the link doesn't work is that it's not the right link anymore. If you go here: http://www.baseballhalloffame.org/hofers_and_honorees/frick/index_002.htm there's four different link sites (one east, one midwest, one south, one west) that you can use to vote for Tom. It's must faster now.

Hey nineteen.

19. Thanks, 6-4-3.

I'm eighteen
and I don't know what I want
Eighteen
I just don't know what I want
Eighteen
I gotta get away
I gotta get out of this place
I'll go runnin in outer space

Voted, and corrected the link in the main article. Kudos to 6-4-3.

19.

Voted, just in time.

Voted, but not in time for the 21st. 18/22. Let's hope this new system will stop the insanity and lead to smoother sailing right into the Hall for Mr. Cheek. Must remind myself NOT to vote later today so I don't quash it.

Hey nineteen
No we can’t dance together
No we can’t talk at all
Please take me along
When you slide on down

Oh and my thanks as well to 6-4-3. Way to stay with it and help us all help Tom.

18 after three days of trying to get in.

Sadly, I missed yesterday: it wasn't working yesterday morning or yesterday evening, and I didn't think to check late last night. My bad.

Back on the horse again; 19 of 20.

Argh! I had it trying to vote all day and night from the old link. So I'm also a 19 of 20. Figures, the one night I don't check this thread to see if things are going well. Ah well. Hopefully Tom doesn't miss by 1 or 2 votes.

It's much faster now too :)

Voted. It's definitely working now...

I'm at 19/22 after missing Saturday and Sunday but getting yesterday and today. Sigh. I wish I'd gone to the HOF site to vote on the weekend instead of trying to use my bookmark!

Vingt.

I wouldn't worry about that, Craig. I got the link from Athletics Nation, and acording to them, the new voting site went up yesterday. So the weekend was probably a write-off for everyone.

19.

Does anybody know what time zone they are using for the "one vote per day" rule? I'd hate to vote late at night out west and have my vote the next day nullified because I was after midnight eastern time.

20.

Nine & teen.

20.

20

Two decades of voting... oops, just 20 days out of 23.

A perfect record at this point is 21, right? I've missed one day, so I believe I'm now at 20.

21.

21.

A perfect 21 is right, Jonny.

Too bad you're still stuck all the way down at 20...

20 for me. One week left.

19 finally.

This is strange. After I voted, a window came up showing my email address and asking me for my password with the heading "Baseball Hall of Fame". I typed in my email password thinking it was the only possible one to use and it was invalid. I'll keep trying, but this whole system has some issues.

Third time's the charm.

So much has flown between the years
When I was twenty and you were seventeen

19/23 for me.

21. My vote can now have a drink anywhere in the USA or Canada.

Eine-und-zwanzig.

Catch-22.

21 I think... kinda lost track on the weekend

22 is for Jimmy Key.

Twenty-one and still full of regret.

20

I lost count, but I'm sure that I have as many votes as possible. Is it 22 now?

20/24. This is s-s-s-o-o-o much easier. The weekend will provide proof of whether they've fixed the glitch or not.

Craig B, I am not full of regret, but rather pure unadulterated vengeance, but hey that's just me. :-)

21 (Blackjack!!!)

Unless someone's up really early out West, I think I'm the first to 23. I feel so proud...

Ack! I missed yesterday. Sorry, troops. Back on the horse again - I'm now 21/23.

22 for 23 potential votes.

voted.... only 5 a.m. so I'm a bit late today ;)

I just caught 22!

I'd like to take this opportunity to express my disgust at how people keep referring to LeBron James as "Number 23". I knew this was going to happen...

23.

Rob at 4 a.m.? I suppose voting is a welcome respite...

Vingt-deux.

Rob at 4 a.m.? I suppose voting is a welcome respite...

Yeah, sure. I'd kill for a small glass of respite right about now.

22

21/25. It would be blackjack, but somehow it doesn't feel like it. It's Friday, and the voting page is starting to gum up again. I had several 'web is busy's and a couple of 'you are not authorized to be on this page's, when I couldn't 'log in', which I've never had to do before, but I finally got it done. Cross your fingers for Saturday folks. I have a feeling, it's going to get wild, but we must stay the course.

21

22 Frink votes for Cheek

Glavin'

Vote. I've lost count.

24.

23 or 24... lost count too.

23 out of 24 votes cast. Dang link change.

3 and 20.

Another vote in the books.

When the password screen came up, I just left both fields blank and clicked OK. It worked.

Two dozen votes on shopping day.

23

22.

And...23.

The late, great Johnny Carson's personalized license plates on his Mercedes convertible read "360 Guy" and so in honour of this thread's 360th post I'd like to say, "Johnny, we miss you; hope you and Tom are talking baseball and cracking up the Big Guy."

23. Does anyone know if the Fan has been plugging this vote as well? I would hope that they've been mentioning it on air.

At an ungodly hour, I have a 25-man roster of votes for Tom Cheek.

The voting page still takes a long, long time. Of course, I'm not Scott Podsednik at 6:51 AM, so who am I to judge?

voted... 3:50 a.m. gosh it's dark when one falls out of bed so early

Well done, night-hawks and early risers.

25 for Carlos.

25.

24

24 for 25 here.

Whoah, close one. I voted yesterday and just now.

Just waiting until the traffic was low... yeah, that's the ticket... 24.

24 votes down.

november 28th- voted :)

25 for 26 possible votes on 28 days.

25. Just two days left.

26.

Fünf und zwanzig.

Finally, like a 24 eh!!! OK, that's a bad flashback to the '80's.

Two days to go.

I feel kinda bad - only vote #20 for me today...

26.

Only two days left. Vote!

took about 10 tries to get past the web page busy message but my vote finally went through. I'll be glad when it's December.

26 and 1 still to come tomorrow.

26 out of a possible 27

One more vote.

26.

25.

the hof site is acting up at the moment, I'll have to try again later. Frustration.

It was a struggle, but here's to 27.

Man, you guys are good. I've tried over many times today, and I've had 3 different no's- web page busy, HoF password required and IE message that the website is unavailable. I'll keep trying.

Finally, 27. Nothing good comes without some kind of fight.

lost count, but here's to hoping it counts.

I've tried over many times today, and I've had 3 different no's- web page busy, HoF password required and IE message that the website is unavailable.

When IE causes a no, Firefox should be there for you with a yes.

Got it finally: 26/30. I'm not happy, but I'll take it, and hopefully we'll sweep you right into the Hall, Mr. Cheek. Thanks for the memories.

Well, this is it. Last day to vote so lets give it the big push and hope Tom gets enough votes :)

A perfect 28. I believe that was our maximum number of votes, right?

28 - I suggest everyone try to vote early because it's already quite busy.

Brings my total to 24, I think. Not perfect, but better than nothing. Here's to Tom Cheek.

30 days
27 votes
2 days where server was not reachable
1 day where link was out of date until too late

Not a bad month. Finally done voting until January 23.

28.

Baseball fans remember the past, both for the good and the bad. Tom Cheek's game-calling skill and dedication to the game will be one of the things that I will always look back upon.

27 and that's that.

27 for 28 with 2 rainouts. Not as good a record as Tom, but then who has one that good outside of Cal Ripken, and even he stopped earlier than Tom.

Done and done. Good job all!

It's the least we could do for Tom. Hopefully it was enough.

25 is my final tally. I sure hope we did enough.

I'll tack on something over 50 - for the twice each day I voted for myself and my wife (by proxy).
We miss you, Tom.

I think that's 28 for me.

I haven't been posting in this thread, but I've been voting. Keeping the faith.

26 - missed one over the weekend.

Best of luck, Tom, wherever you are.

That's it for us Eastern Standardians.

When are the results posted?

Hollywood Hartman, according to the baseball hall of fame website, the results will be announced on Tuesday December 6. Cross your fingers!

Well, we did it.

not exactly.

from the article:
"King, Niehaus and Doucet were selected through online fan voting, while the remaining seven were selected by a Hall of Fame research committee."

i can't believe all we did didn't get tom voted in. but he's there and that's what matters.

Like I said in another thread, if Cheek were selected by the selection committee, why would they acknowledge how many votes he got online? It doesn't matter. The online vote is to add additional people that the selection committee perhaps would overlook.

It's like the All-Star game -- who cares if the fans voted someone in as the "extra man" in the online vote if that player is already on the team?

Obviously all of the effort put into getting Tom Cheek onto last year's ballot through internet voting paid off this year.