Voting on who gets inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame is one of the most distinguished honors a reporter covering Major League Baseball can have. At the very least, it's certainly something writers aspire to be a part of someday down the road -- I'd be lying if I said it wasn't a personal goal of mine...In my first year on a full-time big-league beat, however, I've got a long way to go before my first HOF vote -- and that's okay!Let's just say, hypothetically, that the Baseball Writers' A sociation of America made an exception for a 22-year-old Northwestern graduate to take part in this revered baseball tradition. Then who would I place on my ballot?Every year, we all have our allegiances and opinions on who should be inducted -- as someone who grew up in New York City during Derek Jeter's prime, I a sure you one decision on Curtis Granderson Jersey my ballot was a very easy one to make -- but this is the first time I've ever filled out a ballot as though I were voting for real.Let me tell you, it's tougher than it looks. The state that voting "shall be based upon the player's , , , , , and to the team(s) on which the player played." Weighing all those factors -- with a maximum of 10 votes -- takes time, an obscene amount of open tabs on Google Chrome and more cups of coffee than you can count on two hands.Here's a tip: make sure you use pencil the first few times you start checking off names on your ballot. I guarantee, you'll make a change or two or -- you get the point.When it was all set and done, on my hypothetical ballot, I voted for eight players -- all eight deserving of an induction in their own way. Derek Jeter was a no-brainer and Larry Walker, in his final year of eligibility, got the nod right away. Jeff Kent, Omar Vizquel, Billy Wagner, Todd Helton, Scott Rolen and Curt Schilling also made the cut.Yup, that's right. Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens, among other steroid users, are selected on my ballot -- read through and I'll tell you my thought proce s in each decision I made.Finally, with social media and countle s publications producing content featuring their votes ahead of Tuesday's announcement, anyone can acce s the majority of ballots submitted by baseball's most (and in some cases, least) respected writers. You probably already have! There's even a trackerthat gives us all an early indication of who will be in Cooperstown this July.That being Blank Jersey said, my ballot is one of a kind -- through the eyes of someone who never had the chance to cover any of these legends during their careers. My choices were made based upon the legacies these individuals left on this great game, without witne sing their greatne s from a pre s box, and who best fulfills the BBWAA's aforementioned rules of election.Ready? Let's get to it.Derek JeterIf Derek Jeter isn't the Hall's second unanimous inductee, I'll be astonished.He checks all the boxes. Championships? Five of 'em. Individual accolades? Sure, J. T. Realmuto Jersey no Most Valuable Player Award on his shelf but a Rookie of the Year Award in 1996, five Gold Glove Awards and five Silver Slugger Awards at shortstop should do the trick. Did I mention 14 All-Star Game appearances stretching from his age-24 season to when he was 40?A generational talent that played the game the right way? That's The Captain.Mariano Rivera was the best of all time at his position -- that's why he was the first to ever be voted in without di sent. Rivera's monumental accomplishment will also -- in my eyes -- take the stigma away from voting iconic players in unanimously. Someone like Mo just had to come around to be the first. Jeter can, and should, follow in his former teammate's footsteps.Sure, you can argue Jeter wasn't the best shortstop of all time, but he's a sure-fire first-ballot Hall of Famer. To those arguing that he was overrated, check out these numbers:First, Jeter sits sixth all-time in hits. ! The only big leaguers in baseball history to compile more base knocks are Pete Rose, Ty Cobb, Hank Aaron, Stan Musial and Tris Speaker, in that order.Among those who played shortstop, he had the most 200-hit seasons (8), the best career OPS-plus in more than 2,500 games played at the position (115 -- three more than Cal Ripken Jr.) andis tied for the most seasons with a .300 batting average or higher (12). Honus Wagner and Luke Appling also churned out 12 such seasons -- although they retired in 1917 and 1950 respectively.Finally, with votes going public nowadays, who would want to risk the backlash of leaving Jeter off their ballot? Knowing he's bound to be elected even if he loses one vote, it's feasible a writer could use Jeter's spot for someone else that they think is also deserving but needs a push in order to be elected. The adverse reaction to seeing who made that call, however, simply wouldn't be worth the statement.Larry WalkerI understand why Walker hasn't been inducted yet after nine years on the ballot. He played a significant chunk of his big-league career in the most hitter-friendly ballpark in baseball history. Further, his inability to stay on the field is a valid criticism on his HOF rsum -- Walker played in more than 150 games just once in his 17-year career.In his final year of eligibility, Sandy Alcantara Jersey however, it's time for writers to recognize his greatne s through a new lens.Walker's numbers at Coors Field are absolutely staggering. In his career in Denver's high altitude, the right fielder posted a batting average of .381 (!) and hit 154 of his 383 career home runs.And yet, even though Walker played for the Rockies for an entire decade, he didn't play as much in Colorado's hitters paradise as you may think. The right fielder appeared in 597 games (2,501 plate appearances) at Coors -- that's just 30 percent of his career (1,988 total games).Away from Coors Field, Walker's numbers are still tremendous. Take his NL MVP season in 1997 as proof -- he hit .346 in away games that season (.384 at home) and had a better slugging percentage (.733) and OPS (1.176) on the road (compared to .709 and 1.169 at Coors respectively).You can't fault him for producing at a high level in the venue where his team played -- and it's not like he was ineffectual for the rest of his career elsewhere. Walker has the eighth best WAR (72.7) among all right fielders -- that's better than Tony Gwynn (69.2), Dave Winfield (64.2) and Vladimir Guerrero (59.4), all Hall of Famers.It's time for Walker to join them.Jeff Kent, Omar Vizquel and Billy WagnerThe argument for inducting players who are the best all-time at one facet of their position couldn't be more pertinent to Jeff Kent, Billy Wagner and Omar Vizquel's candidacies.Kent, who bounced around on six teams in his 17-year career, was the most prolific power-hitting second baseman the game has ever seen. His 351 home runs at the positionand nine seasons with north Deven Marrero Jersey of 100 RBIare the most among all second baseman in baseball history -- that is until Robins