ECKERSLEY A `YO-YO' ABOUT VOTE.(SPORTS)

Byline: Associated Press

NEW YORK -- Dennis Eckersley could set the standard for Hall of Fame closers.

Eckersley hopes to become only the third relief pitcher elected by the Baseball Writers' Association of America when voting results are announced today.

He and 3,000-hit man Paul Molitor, both on the ballot for the first time, have impressive credentials -- but the waiting is driving Eckersley mad.

``It's killing me is what it's doing,'' he said Monday. ``Tell me already, so I can deal with it if I don't. I feel like a little kid, where you're dangling something in front of me. I can't even sleep. I'm like a yo-yo.''

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