class of 2014
What: Announcement of Baseball Hall of Fame voting results.
When: 1 p.m. Wednesday.
TV: MLB Network.
Magic number: Candidates need at least 75 percent of the vote to be elected.
Last year: No one was elected by the Baseball Writers' Association of America for the first time since 1996, and for only the second since 1971.
Bets bets: Greg Maddux, Tom Glavine and Frank Thomas, all on the ballot for the first time.
Morris watch: St. Paul native Jack Morris is on the ballot for his 15th — and final — time.
Induction day: July 27 in Cooperstown, N.Y.
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