Wonder if there will be a new bio if he ever gets inducted into the real Hall of Fame? After all, it was only a year ago that Robert Burk published Marvin Miller, Baseball Revolutionary. Anyway, from the Internet Baseball Writers Association of America (of which I am a life-member):
IBWAA VETS COMMITTEE SELECTS MARVIN MILLER IN 2016 HALL OF FAME VOTE
In its inaugural Hall of Fame election, the IBWAA Vets Committee selected labor leader Marvin Miller with 16 out of a possible 20 votes cast (80%). A 75% threshold is required for election.
The IBWAA, which has been voting in its own non-official Hall of Fame election since 2010, established the Vets Committee in November 2015 to consider individuals who have not be honored with a Cooperstown enshrinement by the BBWAA, or by any of the various Eras Committees tasked with the assignment (the Golden Era Committee, the Pre-Integration Committee, etc.).
All candidates, which were nominated by the IBWAA Vets Committee members themselves, were placed on a digital ballot, with voting taking place electronically during December, 2015.
Election results are as follows:
| Name | Votes | Percentage |
| Marvin Miller | 16 | 80 % |
| Barry Larkin | 14 | 70 % |
| Minnie Minoso | 12 | 60 % |
| John Scheurholz | 10 | 50 % |
| George Steinbrenner | 10 | 50 % |
| Dick Allen | 9 | 45 % |
| Gil Hodges | 9 | 45 % |
| Lou Whitaker | 9 | 45 % |
| Steve Garvery | 7 | 35 % |
| Tommy John | 7 | 35 % |
| Dwight Evans | 6 | 30 % |
| Tony Oliva | 6 | 30 % |
| Maury Wills | 6 | 30 % |
| Buzzy Bavasi | 5 | 25 % |
| Jim Kaat | 5 | 25 % |
| Bobby Grich | 4 | 20 % |
| Ted Simmons | 4 | 20 % |
| Don Mattingly | 2 | 10 % |
| Vada Pinson | 2 | 10 % |
The IBWAA was established July 4, 2009 to organize and promote the growing online baseball media, and to serve as a digital alternative to the Baseball Writers’ Association of America (BBWAA). Voting for full season awards takes place in September of each year, with selections being announced in November. The IBWAA also holds a Hall of Fame election in December of each year, with results being announced the following January.
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Barry Larkin was elected in 2012 I believe?
Faux Hall? This organization is current ; the BBWAA (and why 2 B's in name) is out of touch.
Is guess they’re nostalgic for the day it was broken into two words: base ball.
I would never vote for Marvin Miller. He was a skilled negotiator who succeeded in transferring more of the game's revenues from the owners' pockets to the players' pockets.That was his job. It's all well and good for the players, but there's never been a coherent argument for why it was good for baseball. He made no contribution to the game itself. I often hear people say that "you can't tell the story of baseball without Marvin Miller," which strikes me as a vague, roundabout argument, reflecting the lack of a direct argument. On that basis, we should be hearing calls for Scott Boras, Bill James, and for a man who did contribute greatly to the game itself, Dr. Frank Jobe.
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