Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about the artifacts from the 2019 season that will be preserved by the Hall of Fame, and then (32:25) Ben talks to FanGraphs’ Jay Jaffe about the 2020 Hall of Fame induction cycle, including the shrinking of the ballot backlog, first-timers Derek Jeter and Bobby Abreu, whether Jeter will be elected unanimously, Larry Walker’s chances in his last year of eligibility, which other holdovers on the ballot may benefit from the weak crop of debuts, Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens, relievers vs. position players, the most compelling candidates on the Modern Baseball ballot, Marvin Miller, the Harold Baines effect, catcher framing and the Hall of Fame, and Paul Konerko and reputation vs. WAR.

Audio interstitial: The Only Ones, "The Immortal Story"

Audio outro: Rudi Richardson, "Fool’s Hall of Fame"

Link to list of 2019 World Series artifacts

Link to list of 2018 artifacts

Link to image of Kendrick’s Game 7 home run ball

Link to Hall of Fame ballot tracker

Link to intro to Jay’s 2020 ballot breakdowns

Link to intro to Jay’s Modern Baseball ballot breakdowns

Link to Jay on Walker

Link to Matt Trueblood on Walker’s context as a candidate

Link to Trueblood on Walker’s other home park

Link to Trueblood on Walker’s unfortunate timing

Link to Jay on Miller

Link to Ben on catcher framing and the Hall of Fame

Link to Ben on the ever-changing nature of WAR

Link to Zach Kram on recent voting trends

Link to Passan on Bonds and Clemens

Link to Ben on Baines

Link to story on the music lost in the 2008 Universal Studios fire

Link to order The Cooperstown Casebook

Link to order The MVP Machine

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