Parker received 14 of 16 votes from the classic era committee at the winter meetings, and Allen got 13. A vote of 75% or more was needed for election.

Cincinnati's Dave Parker says 'maybe' he'll have a Pirates logo on his Hall of Fame plaque. No maybes about this: Hall officials will make the call.

What took so long? That was the question that echoed through the night Sunday, along with so many powerful emotions.