1984 Hall of Fame

 As I schedule this well ahead of time, the 2026 Hall of Fame vote results have yet to be released, but the general sentiment of the ballot is that there are no 1st timers on the ballot that are very attractive, which is good news for the returning names seeking support to finally go over the 75% mark, especially with other notable names having come off the ballot from either the time limit or getting their own call in 2025. If you think such pruning of old names in combination of no good names entering isn't going to matter much, I refer you to the 1984 ballot.

With 2 big names getting the vote in 1983 and 0 new names on the '84 ballot that would ever see enshrinement in the future, it meant that every single returning name saw their vote total increase from the previous ballot, eight of which saw a double digit increase in their percentage. The three men who went over the 75% mark saw at least an 11% increase to help put them over the top.