Dawson misses HoF, Grace won't be on next year

Andre Dawson received 67% of votes for the Hall of Fame (361 votes), he needed to be listed on 75% of all votes to be elected to the Hall. Rickey Henderson (511, 94.8%) and Jim Rice (412, 76.4%) both passed the benchmark and will be inducted together into Cooperstown as the Class of 2009.

Mark Grace received only 22 votes, or 4.1%, not enough for his name to be placed on the ballot next year.

I could go on and on about how good Dawson and Grace were, but the stupidity of Baseball's Hall-of-Fame process has been discussed ad nauseum elsewhere. Suffice it to say that, behind Ryno, Hawk and Gracie were cornerstone of the 80s-90s Cubs, and I can't imagine my childhood without them.

So guys, if it's any consolation, you're in my personal Hall.