Talk about a rigged election. Shaq Lawson Jersey Willie Davis received a grand total of zero Hall of Fame votes, lifetime. Zip, zilch, nada.Why? Because the Dodgers' great centerfielder never made it out of starting gate. There was no one-and-done, no opportunity to be rejected by the writers,no chance to be knocked off the ballot with fewer than 5 percent of the vote.Why? Because the 3-Dog's name never appeared on a Cooperstown ballot, a snub which I find almost impo sible to fathom. So after a recent and random search of Davis to gaze upon his accomplishments, during which I noticed the snub, I contacted new National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum President, Tim Mead, who I knew from his long tenure as communications director for the Angels, to inquire. He put me in touch with HOF Library Director, Jim Gates, who shared what Tremaine Edmunds Jersey he was able to find out about the 1985 election, which was Willie's first and only shot at immortality.But first, a little appreciation for the Dodger great's statistics.In 62 seasons dating to the Dodgers' arrival from Brooklyn in 1958, Davis is the Los Angeles career leader in -- are you ready? -- WAR position players (59.6), at bats (7495), runs (1004), hits (2091), total bases (3094), triples (110), extra base hits (585), power-speed # (211.0; leader) and offensive WAR (41.3). And he's a franchise top 10 member -- that's New York and L.A. -- in categories.Lou Brock and Catfish Hunter were elected in their first year of eligibility in 1985. No argument here.Here are other first-time candidates on the ballot:Jesus Alou,Rico Carty,Dock Ellis, Ken Holtzman, Don Ke singer,Ed Kranepool, Mickey Lolich, Jim Lonborg, Andy Me sermith,George Scott,Bobby Tolan and Roy White.Davis' 59.6 WAR beats every one Ike Boettger Jersey of those first-year guys (for comparison, Alou managed a whopping 0.7; Kranepool a 4.4 and Ke senger a 9.0), and would've been fourth among the entire 41 players on the ballot, being eclipsed only by Ken Boyer (62.8) and the enshrined Ron Santo (70.5), Billy Williams (63.7).His 1053 RBIs would'veled the first-timers too (Alou had 377; Tolan 497). He'd have been second to Brock (938) in steals with 398 (the next closest was White with 233). The .723 OPS, while not great, would've been fourth on the debut players Devin Singletary Jersey list behind only Carty (.833), Scott (.767) and White (.764). And you want to tell me Davis wasn't worthy of a place on the ballot?Scroll to ContinueHere's the explanation via Gates from Cooperstown: :1. .2. .)3. .4. .5. To be clear, it's not that I think that Davis would've or should've been elected if given the chance. I don't, but the omi sion from the ballot bothers me. A lot. And look, I wouldn't expect a Hall of Fame employee to throw a po sibly-deceased predece sor under the bus for a 35-year-old offense. And it is an offense.But since I don't have someone to blame -- and for all I know the person will step forward to explain himself after reading this piece -- I don't feel as though I'm being unfair in saying this:Davis mi sed a chance to represent the Dodgers, to be rewarded with a certain number of votes accompanied by a percentage of those cast -- likely fewer than the 75 percent required, but better than most of his first-year peers -- because of Buffalo Bills Men Jersey a badly-constructed ballot. A le s-than-fair election.Best reason I can think of as to why this happened? Because someone in upstate New York in 1985 had a brain-freeze. And I understand it can get mighty cold up there in the winter.And remember, glove conquers all. .