ignment ▁of ▁the ▁Hall ' s ▁V eter ans ▁Committee , ▁and ▁as ▁un inter ested ▁in ▁the ▁ch ances ▁of ▁his ▁own ▁en sh rin ement : ▁ ▁I ▁find ▁myself ▁unw illing ▁to ▁cont em plate ▁one ▁more ▁rig ged ▁V eter ans ▁Committee ▁whose ▁members ▁are ▁hand p icked ▁to ▁reach ▁a ▁particular ▁outcome ▁while ▁offering ▁a ▁pre ten se ▁of ▁a ▁dem ocr atic ▁vote . ▁ ▁It ▁is ▁an ▁ins ult ▁to ▁baseball ▁fans , ▁histor ians , ▁sport sw rit ers , ▁and ▁especially ▁to ▁those ▁baseball ▁players ▁who ▁sacrific ed ▁and ▁brought ▁the ▁game ▁into ▁the ▁ 2 1 st ▁century . ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 9 1 , ▁I ▁can ▁do ▁without ▁far ce . ▁ ▁In ▁December ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁in ▁voting ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁class ▁for ▁the ▁Hall ▁of ▁Fame , ▁Miller ▁received ▁seven ▁votes ▁from ▁the ▁ 1 2 ▁committee ▁members , ▁two ▁short ▁of ▁the ▁nine ▁votes ▁needed ▁for ▁election . ▁On ▁April ▁ 1 4 , ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁Miller ' s ▁ 9 3 rd ▁birth day , ▁a ▁group ▁of ▁former ▁major ▁le agu ers ▁launched ▁a ▁website ▁called ▁" Thanks Mar vin . com ". ▁The ▁site ▁includes ▁appreci ations ▁from ▁retired ▁players , ▁and ▁advoc ates ▁for ▁Miller ' s ▁induction ▁to ▁the ▁Hall ▁of ▁Fame . ▁▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁and ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁Ball oting ▁Further ▁changes ▁were ▁made