The Hall of Fame results are in. Bruce Sutter is the only one headed in, with 76.9% voting for him (75% required). Goose got 64.6%. No one is pleased with that fact.

I met Gossage not long ago (shook his hand, got his autograph = meeting) and I believe he should be in and that he'll get in eventually. On the bright side, he did pick up 51 votes. Maybe next year will be his year. From this article:

It might be difficult for Rice and Gossage to gain votes next year, when Cal Ripken Jr., Tony Gwynn and Mark McGwire appear on the ballot for the first time. Each voter may select up to 10 players.

"I was planning a hunting trip next year if I didn't get in this year," Sutter said. "I didn't need to be around the phone, I can tell you that."

I agree with the guys at Pride of the Yankees:

However, we have a major gripe with that statement, if indeed it comes to fruition. Doesn't it delegitimize the Hall of Fame selection process a bit when votes for players that have been on the ballot for years (this was Sutter's 13th) receive an increase in votes only because there is a lack of legitimate first-ballot HOF-caliber players? If the trend continues, deserving players like Gossage will receive fewer votes next year simply because the quality of the 2007 class is better than that of the 2006 class. For instance, Goose's chances of entering the Hall shouldn't be affected by the presence of Cal Ripken, Jr. on next year's ballot.

Other former Yankees: Lee Smith (yeah, remember that?) picked up 34 votes (45.0%), Tommy John picked up 31 votes (29.6%) and Donnie picked up 5 votes (12.3%). Doc Gooden, Hal Morris and John Wetteland did not receive enough votes to stay on the ballot.