For the third consecutive year, the all-time leading catcher in home runs, slugging percentage, and OPS, Mike Piazza, is left out of the Hall of Fame.

Piazza received 69.9 percent of the vote from Baseball Writers' Association of America, which is just short of the 75 percent needed in order for election. In his first year on the ballot Piazza only received 57.8 percent of the votes. In his second year he received 62.2 percent.

With the incline of over 7% from last year's vote to this year's, Piazza seems to be a lock as a 2016 Hall of Fame inductee. But as MLB and NFL broadcaster for FOX, Kevin Burkhardt, put it on Twitter yesterday afternoon: “How the Hell is Mike Piazza not a Hall of Famer. Give me a break.”

This question is not only burning a lot of New York Mets' fans, who would love to see the 12-time All-Star be immortalized, but also burning a lot of baseball fans.

“I guess it’s just something that, unfortunately, is a black mark on the game. And I hate the fact that it happened in the game because I’ll always love the game. It’s given me everything.” Mike Piazza discussing the 'Steriod Era' to WFAN.

Mike Piazza is regarded to be the greatest-hitting catcher of all time. In his 16 year career Piazza hit .308, slugged 427 home runs, had 1,335 RBIs, and carried a .377 on-base percentage. Piazza also had hit over .300 nine times, belted over 30 home runs nine times, and had 100+ RBIs six times throughout his career. He is a 10-time Silver Slugger Award winner, a 12-time All Star, the All-Star game MVP in 1996, and the National League Rookie of the Year in 1993.

When it comes to ranking him among other catchers, Piazza not only is first in home runs, slugging percentage, and OPS, he ranks in the top 10 all-time when it comes to RBIs, batting average, on-base percentage, doubles, and total bases.

The only fallacy Piazza has on his record is that he thrived in the so called “Steroid Era” of baseball. This fallacy ties Piazza in with those who have tainted the game.

In February of 2013, after being snubbed from the Hall of Fame during his first year of eligibility, Piazza told WFAN CBS radio in New York, “I just don’t understand what part of ‘no’ people don’t understand.”

Despite never failing a drug test or being connected with illegal performance-enhancing drugs in any way, Piazza is questioned and thus stripped of what he truly deserves: a Hall of Fame election.