"The mystery of whether Barry Larkin, Cincinnati native son and career-long Red, would be elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame in his best chance yet really was no mystery at all.

In his third year on the ballot, Larkin received 86 percent of the vote Monday – nearly 20 percent more than second-place finisher Jack Morris – and easily surpassed the 75 percent required to be elected to Cooperstown. Larkin received 62.1 percent of the vote last year and 51.6 in 2010.

Larkin joins Johnny Bench and Bid McPhee as Hall of Famers who spent their entire career with Reds."