Bagwell ready for answer on Hall of Fame

HOUSTON — Jeff Bagwell admits he gets a little more anxious with each passing day. He’ll find out on Jan. 18 if he is finally elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame, and there figures to be some growing nervousness between now and then.

Bagwell, in a recent interview with MLB.com, said his family is also starting to feel the excitement build toward what appears likely to be a call informing him he’ll be inducted into the Hall of Fame — the crowning achievement in his 15-year career with the Astros.

“Even my daughter, Bryce, started bringing up some of my stats and stuff, and I’m laughing at her. I’m like, ‘Really, now you’re starting to look at what I did?'” Bagwell said. “It’s hard for them because they really didn’t see me play. My family is excited. My mother and father are obviously, and my wife. It’s going to be interesting.”

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Based on early polling, it certainly appears like Bagwell is on a collision course with Cooperstown, just two years after longtime teammate Craig Biggio became the first player inducted with an Astros cap on his plaque.

Bagwell, in his seventh year on the ballot, has appeared on 92.5 percent of the 155 ballots that have been made public and compiled by Ryan Thibodaux …

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