So I have spent the past hour and a half fuming, and decided to plot the writers who are listed as Nays on Bagwell-to-the-HOF (compiled from
LeoKitty and the
BBWAA lists) on a Google Earth map. The placemarks aren't their addresses, just reflecting of the cities where the writer is based. Here's what I found... (click the image to enlarge)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfC1GyieIkBOdfWTG1NvBRgOCfK01_KjUy2CzgFtkO3EfR__mHecWEkiKLfMltKPv0A3ZFl2alBpQ1DDCScdguPasQdVUTqQnJRuH423C9El7vOQze8zT5nafF4nsplCrcQqGiprPKyfQf/s400/BagwellNo2012.jpg)
But this isn't telling the whole story. Take a closer look at the Chicago Bloc:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv_IpovvwgLI5jyTNBRmr31alMt0cDX3LojqDTXjx0cGxzqOSmy2uC8JsfKmtBnGvzUmLJrSjfGvJPxJIstIJNvhbCtgXDIWrjqMKtg9veYo2ePqPJpUqcyixayzs_HxVEOTlHSyHyv-2W/s400/BagwellChicago.jpg)
Seriously? Nine writers from Chicago didn't think that Bagwell is a Hall of Famer? What the hell? Did Bagwell piss in the river, or ruin the St. Patrick's Day Parade?