8 ▁and ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁Ball oting ▁After ▁they ▁failed ▁to ▁agree ▁on ▁any ▁candidate , ▁including ▁Miller , ▁the ▁voting ▁body ▁was ▁reduced ▁to ▁ 1 2 ▁members , ▁ 1 0 ▁of ▁them ▁non - play ing . ▁ ▁CNN ▁M oney ▁writer ▁Chris ▁Is id ore ▁described ▁the ▁switch ' s ▁effect ▁on ▁Miller ' s ▁candid acy : ▁" Im agine ▁a ▁runner ▁round ing ▁third ▁and ▁heading ▁for ▁home , ▁only ▁to ▁have ▁a ▁last ▁minute ▁rule ▁change ▁move ▁the ▁location ▁of ▁the ▁plate . ▁That ' s ▁roughly ▁what ▁happened ▁to ▁Mar vin ▁Miller ' s ▁ch ances ▁of ▁getting ▁his ▁long ▁over due ▁recognition ▁in ▁baseball ' s ▁Hall ▁of ▁Fame ." ▁Ask ed ▁to ▁predict ▁his ▁ch ances ▁before ▁the ▁first ▁results ▁under ▁the ▁re vised ▁voting ▁format ▁had ▁been ▁announced , ▁Miller ▁said , ▁" Let ▁me ▁point ▁out ▁one ▁thing . ▁In ▁the ▁last ▁vote , ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁management ▁people ▁among ▁the ▁vot ers ▁was ▁a ▁certain ▁percentage . ▁On ▁the ▁new ▁committee ▁management ▁is ▁completely ▁dominant . ▁As ide ▁from ▁m ira cles , ▁there ' s ▁no ▁reason ▁to ▁believe ▁the ▁vote ▁will ▁do ▁anything ▁but ▁go ▁down ." ▁Miller ▁was ▁up ▁for ▁election ▁again ▁in ▁ ▁under ▁the ▁rev amp ed ▁voting ▁format , ▁but ▁received ▁only ▁three ▁of ▁the ▁necessary ▁nine ▁votes . ▁Refer ring ▁to ▁the ▁ 1 2 - man ▁voting ▁board , ▁Jim ▁B out on ▁said , ▁ ▁How ▁did ▁these ▁people