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| - Curt Schilling should remain on baseball's Hall of Fame ballot next year even against his wishes, the Baseball Writers Association of America said Wednesday. Schilling, a three-time World Series-winning pitcher, went public with his desire to be removed from the 2022 ballot after he again missed out on election to the shrine in Cooperstown, New York, in voting by BBWAA members. Schilling received 71% of the vote in results released Tuesday, falling 16 votes shy of the necessary 75% for induction on the 2021 ballot. In a letter to the Hall of Fame that he posted on Facebook on Tuesday, Schilling lambasted his portrayal in the media saying, "the media has created a Curt Schilling that does not and has never existed." On Wednesday, BBWAA secretary-treasurer Jack O'Connell said in a statement that removing Schilling from the ballot in his 10th and final year of eligibility would be "a violation of the rules set forth by the National Baseball Hall of Fame's board of directors, who have commissioned the BBWAA to conduct the annual elections. "The Hall of Fame assigned the BBWAA to be the electorate in 1936," O'Connell said. "This association has abided by the rules for 85 years and shall continue to do so." Schilling, 54, boasts a stellar post-season record that features a 2.23 earned run average and a .846 win record in 12 playoff series over five post-seasons. In his 20-year career he was a six-time all Star. But accusations of racism and intolerance have doubtless cost him votes. Most recently, Schilling was criticized after he tweeted support for backers of former President Donald Trump after they stormed the US Capitol on January 6 -- although those posts came after this year's Hall of Fame voting had concluded. In an appearance Wednesday on Fox Sports Radio's "Outkick the Coverage with Clay Travis" Schilling said he didn't voice support of violence but "I voiced my support for protest -- which this country is built on." Schilling said he believed that if he was politically left-leaning he would already have been elected to the Hall of Fame. "I played 22 years and played with and against well over a couple thousand players. I have never, and never will, have a former teammate or competitor of mine say that I have ever done or said anything racist, sexist, homophobic, transphobic, or any of those things," he said. But in wishing to opt out of the 2022 ballot, Schilling said, he "just wanted it over." "I've now removed the writers from any possibility of passing judgment on me in a meaningful way for the rest of my life, and it actually feels uplifting," he said. bb/rcw
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