DLHQonESPN via YouTube
Dan Le Batard (r.) explains to co-host Bomani Jones (l.) and his father that he gives his Hall of Fame vote to the readers of Deadspin because he doesn't like the way they do business over at the Hall of Fame.
Dan Le Batard, the Hall of Fame voter who gave his ballot to the website Deadspin, was given a lifetime ban Thursday from voting for Cooperstown by the Baseball Writers Association of America.
Le Batard, who works for ESPN and the Miami Herald, also loses membership in the BBWAA for one year.
RELATED: MADDEN: NO DOUBTING THOMAS, TOM AND GREG AS STEROID GANG SHUNNED"The BBWAA Board of Directors has decided to remove Dan Le Batard's membership for one year, for transferring his Hall of Fame ballot to an entity that has not earned voting status," BBWAA president LaVelle E. Neal III said in a statement on the organization's website.
"The punishment is allowed under the organization's constitution. In addition, Le Batard will not be allowed to vote on Hall of Fame candidates from this point on.
RELATED: HALL OF FAME BALLOTS CAST BY DAILY NEWS WRITERS: SEE THE PICKS"The BBWAA regards Hall of Fame voting as the ultimate privilege, and any abuse of that privilege is unacceptable."
Moments after the ban was announced, Le Batard wrote the following on his Twitter account: "Max penalty: BBWAA just lifetime banned me from Hall of Fame vote and won't allow me to attend a game as credentialed media for a year."
RELATED: NO COMMENT ON LE BATARD GIVING HOF VOTE TO DEADSPIN: BBWAALe Batard said he wanted to bring attention to what he feels is a flawed voting process, so he gave away his ballot to readers of Deadspin.com.
http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/baseball/bbwaa-strips-le-batard-hof-voting-deadspin-deal-article-1.1571321