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SACRAMENTO, Calif. — On Dec. 27, right in the middle of my vacation, I remembered to post my Baseball Hall of Fame ballot on social media. I do this annually at the turn of the year because even though baseball writers can keep their selections secret, I think people should know how we vote and why. Within minutes, however, I learned why some writers never share their ballots publicly. I was pummeled from all sides by fans calling me a stupid moron, a feckless moron, a cowardly moron, a disgraceful moron and other forms of morons that cannot be shared verbatim in a family newspaper. According …

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