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If you thought your family’s Thanksgiving table was complicated, wait until you pull up a chair to the Contemporary Baseball Era Committee meeting. Sixteen people seven Hall of Famers, nine executives or assorted powerbrokers, and at least three who probably still hold grudges from a 1987 arbitration hearing will gather in Orlando this week to sift through the latest ballot of baseball greats who, for one reason or another, still need a permission slip to enter Cooperstown. A

I’ve had the privilege of covering Brandon Nimmo for his entire Mets career, and let me tell you, the guy has been more gracious with his time than any ballplayer has a right to be. On-field interviews, appearances on my radio show, random chats in the dugout—Brandon always showed up with that trademark smile that made you wonder if he knew something wonderful about the world that the rest of us Mets fans didn’t. And it’s not just me; he’s exactly the kind of player an organi