barry larkin

Former Cincinnati Reds shortstop Barry Larkin was elected to the baseball Hall of Fame today after receiving 86.4% of the vote by the Baseball Writers' Association of America. Larkin, a 12 time All-Star and the 1995 NL MVP, spent his entire 19 year career with the Reds.

This is a tough one, but what four former players should represent the Cincinnati eds Mt. Rushmore? You have all those players from the "Big Red Machine" era of the 70's, including the likes of Pete Rose, Joe Morgan, Tony Perez, and Johnny Bench, all of who are Hall of Famers, plus older players, like Frank Robinson and Ted Kluszewski, and more recent players, like Barry Larkin and Eric

Bert Blyleven and Roberto Alomar headline this year's Major League Baseball Hall Of Fame Ballot, with first-timers, such as Jeff Bagwell, Rafael Palmeiro, and Larry Walker. Mlb.com has the story, below.