I think today is Burt's day to get in.  He only missed it by a couple votes last year, so I will guess at 1pm that announcement will get him in cooperstown.   

 Wasn't he 5 votes short last year? I think he deserves it, but to sway those 5 or any extra votes his way would take some of those sports writers to change their minds.
 Why do sports writers get to make this decision?? It should be players with some fan based decision involved 70% players 10% sports writers and 10% fans. How many sports writers faced him in the batters box?

He should have been in long time ago.  Heres to hoping he finally gets in.

The National Baseball Hall of Fame is privately owned and not associated with MLB.  I think the original thought of veteran sportswriters doing the voting was to take bias out of the decision process.  Fans would be the worst voters.  Just look at what a joke All-Star voting is.  Nothing but a popularity contest.  It were up to fans, Blyleven would never get in as he was pretty unpopular outside of Minnesota.  He had quite the reputation of being a cry baby and a whiner.  I don't even think players would vote him in for similar reasons.  I also think current players would hold too much bias towards players that played on their team.  Look at some of the young punks in the game today.  They would probably vote everyone down because they think they are better.  The only thing I'd like to see would be to give current HOF members more of a say.  They went through the process and have an appreciation for what it takes to make it.

as well then pete rose should be inducted to then!

I made that comment due to similar reasons others haven't and/or won't get in, none of those were acting like a baby, hell if that was the case most hall of fames would be empty...