Jeff Bagwell and Tim Raines might want to block off the date for the 2017 induction ceremony at the baseball Hall of Fame after falling just short of election this year. National League career save leader Trevor Hoffman also appears to be closing in after making a strong showing in voting results announced Wednesday by the Baseball Writers Association of America, his first year under consideration. On the day Ken Griffey Jr. was elected with the highest percentage ever and Mike Piazza also cruised into the Hall, Bagwell, the Houston Astros' 1994 NL MVP, fell 15 votes short of the 75 percent necessary for admittance in his sixth year on the ballot. More...