BBWAA bans Dan Le Batard from Hall of Fame voting

The Baseball Writers' Association of America announced today that Dan Le Batard, who turned his Hall of Fame ballot over to you, the people, has been banned for life from voting for the HOF and suspended from the BBWAA 

And, happily, our failsafe voter did come through, and we can now reveal his identity: It's Dan Le Batard, the respected ESPNer and longtime Miami Herald columnist. Why did he agree to take part in this farce? Here's Dan to 

Dan Le Batard gave his Hall of Fame vote to Deadspin. The final ballot is pictured above, and the site describes the process here. (Photo Credit: Deadspin). Back in November, the sports website Deadspin announced that it 

Here's some on-air ESPN-on-ESPN violence, with Tony Kornheiser and Michael Wilbon giving us their thoughts about their colleague Dan Le Batard's decision to turn his baseball Hall of Fame vote over to Deadspin. Were their takes hot? They were so hot.

When it was revealed on Wednesday that Dan Le Batard was the BBWAA member that provided Deadspin with his Hall of Fame vote, all hell broke loose. And the next day, Le Batard is still getting slammed from all angles – including by people like Gregg