We started doing the Dugout around 2005, which means I'm over halfway to my National Baseball Hall of Fame vote. C'mon, I haven't had one moment of legitimate sports writing in my life but I'm sure I could weigh an opinion better than most of the voters.

Do I let Roberto Alomar in? Sure. Bert Blyleven? He was more or less Jack Morris in a different uniform, sure, let him in. Barry Larkin? Why not? Let's let in everybody who had a semi-valuable baseball card during my childhood into the HOF. Put in Eric Davis. I'll be that one crappy guy voting for B.J. Surhoff. Put them all in. You know what it "means?" It means they go into a building where people who like baseball will go to learn about baseball. It is not that important.

The hat selection, though, that is pretty important. My one true moment of sports writing glory is today's Dugout, and it follows.

The Dugout

	Online Host Welcome to the National Baseball Hall of Fame Chatroom!
	PureChocolateAlomars: have you decided which hat you're gonna wear
	BeHomeBlyleven: I'm going in wearing a Twins hat, because even I barely remember me playing for somebody else. Apparently I played for the Angels, I mean come on
	PureChocolateAlomars: lol yeah i'd rather go into the hall wearing a gimp mask than an angels hat
	BeHomeBlyleven: In addition to the hat I will be wearing a t-shirt that extols my love of farting. /
	PureChocolateAlomars: whoa cool i didn't know you liked to fart
	BeHomeBlyleven: I love it!
	PureChocolateAlomars: where did you get that shirt
	BeHomeBlyleven: I ordered it from a site called Tee Fury. They have a different shirt every day for nine dollars.
	BeHomeBlyleven: it used to be full of creative, artsy shirts but lately it's just been Dr. Who references and LOLcats dressed up like Boba Fett
	BeHomeBlyleven: I got that one in a grab bag, but thankfully I f**king adore to fart
	PureChocolateAlomars: lol doctor who, that doesn't even make sense
	BeHomeBlyleven: which hat're you wearing? You played for more teams than I did.
	PureChocolateAlomars: the mets
	BeHomeBlyleven: seriously?
	PureChocolateAlomars: lol no, i don't want future childrens to look at me and think i was some kind of undeserving prick
	PureChocolateAlomars: can you maybe help me look online for a hat that says I love giving HIV to girls, but only in secret
	BeHomeBlyleven: uh, I'm not sure they make that hat
	BeHomeBlyleven: but I mean I'll help you look, I don't want you to have to go into anything wearing a Mets hat.
	PureChocolateAlomars: maybe I can wear a t-shirt that says "I <3 spitting in somebody's face for calling a strike, then saying it was because he called me the n-word"
	BeHomeBlyleven: these are all really specific Robby, maybe you should figure out if you enjoy something as simple as farting.
	PureChocolateAlomars: do they even show the shirt you're wearing on your plaque
	BeHomeBlyleven: who knows, I wear that shirt every day because farting is the best.
	PureChocolateAlomars: the orioles hat reminds me of spitting, the indians hat reminds me of sucking, the padres hat reminds me of having to comb benito santiago's weird mustache
	PureChocolateAlomars: eh, I could wear the blue jays hat. they put me in their "level of excellence"
	BeHomeBlyleven: that's pretty prestigious, you have to finish in at least fourth place to reach the Blue Jays Level of Excellence.
	PureChocolateAlomars: i don't know, should i do it?
	BeHomeBlyleven: Sure. Wearing a Blue Jays hat is slightly less good than spitting in a racist's face, but is much much better than giving a girl Secret AIDS.
	PureChocolateAlomars: ok /locks in his decision
	GoldBonds: hmmmm ya defnitely barry bonds will go into the hall in his white and pink san francisco giants hat
	Online Host GoldBonds has been booted from the chatroom. Online Host GoldBonds has entered the chatroom.
	BeHomeBlyleven: They're just going to keep kicking you if you keep coming in here
	GoldBonds: oh well sry2say but barry lamar bonds belongs in the hall of fame more than anybody currently in the hall of fame
	GoldBonds: besides if raffy palmero gets 64 votes barry bonds deserves at least 9000
	BeHomeBlyleven: Good point. Palmeiro sucks.
	GoldBonds: robby keep your dilophosaur mouth away from my body
	GoldBonds: yes he sure does