Summary: In the final installment of Baseball Hall of Fame Week, Jonah Keri interviews Jay Jaffe, whose JAWS statistical system evaluates Hall of Fame candidates against their historical counterparts. Topics include: The JAWS system; Bert Blyleven vs. Nolan Ryan; Jay's plans as a new member of the Baseball Writers Association of America; the candidacies of Tim Raines and Roberto Alomar; voters’ maddening tendency not to vote for deserving candidates on the first ballot; the candidacies of Alan Trammell, Barry Larkin, Lou Whitaker, Bobby Grich, Dwight Evans, Edgar Martinez, Dale Murphy, and Larry Walker; and memories of Olympic Stadium. Plus, the Food Pick of the Week.
