Edgar Martinez
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2016 Hall of Fame "Ballot"
The BBWAA will announce the players they elected to the Hall of Fame at 6pm ET tomorrow. Let's get our faux ballot on the record before it's too late. Since we started doing this six years ago, below is a list of the…
Hall of Fame's Best Outsiders
We did this once in 2010 and again at this time last year . The point is to construct the best team of players who have been eligible for at least one Hall of Fame vote. In other words, guys who retired after 2009, like…
2014 Hall of Fame "Ballot"
We began this post a couple of months ago. We've written thousands of words about whom we would, and would not, vote for if we had a Hall of Fame ballot. For the sake of our readership, we've decided to strip this down…
2013 Hall of Fame "Ballot", Part II
Most baseball fans above the age of 10 have been waiting a long time for this year's Hall of Fame ballot. Later today, the Baseball Writers Association of America will release their yearly Hall of Fame voting results.…
2013 Hall of Fame "Ballot", Part I
This year's Baseball Writers' Association of America Hall of Fame ballot is the most crowded in over 65 years, when 95 players received votes in 1945 . Before we get to this year's fun, here's a glimps at the 1945…
Exciting Times for the Mets and Blue Jays
It sounds more and more likely that this Travis d'Arnaud for R.A. Dickey trade is going to happen. d'Arnaud: power and a strong arm Travis d'Arnaud is a top quality prospect, and the Mets fans should be pleased to land…
2013 Hall of Fame Ballot
There's a lot of exciting stuff we could be talking about right now. Namely, Ichiro Suzuki was just traded to the Yankees. Ryan Dempster was almost traded to the Braves. Perhaps most notably, the Tigers upped the ante…
Basic Appreciation for Edgar Martinez
As we noted in our last post, one stat never tells the whole story. Nonetheless, it is widely believed that the most important offensive statistic is On Base Percentage. As readers of Moneyball may remember, outs are a…
2012 Hall of Fame Sneak Peek
The unofficial kickoff to the Winter Meetings was today, when the Golden Era Veterans Committee submitted their ballots on the Hall of Fame candidacy of ten individuals: former players Ron Santo , Gil Hodges , Ken Boyer…
2011 Hall of Fame Voting Results
Congratulations to Roberto Alomar and Bert Blyleven ! Blyleven for the Hall peeps could start backing Raines I suspect that many of the people who fought for years to get Blyleven into the Hall will now use their…
2011 Hall of Fame Sneak Peek
The Winter Meetings begin tomorrow in Orlando, and one of the more lasting developments which could take place is the induction of some potential Hall of Famers. Marvin Miller could be in for an exciting Monday Morning.…
Another World Series Challenge?
So, who's the best team to miss out on a World Series appearance? It could be the same question as which are the biggest postseason upsets, but we're going to look at it from this perspective. Which are the best teams,…
Hall of Fame Voting
Now is a great time to read baseball articles from around the country, as Hall of Fame voters often write columns announcing and defending their ballots for next spring's induction. Voters get to vote for a maximum of…
2010 Hall of Fame Ballot
The 2010 Hall of Fame Ballot has been released. A look at the hopeful candidates... Roberto Alomar Kevin Appier Harold Baines Ellis Burks Bert Blyleven Andre Dawson Andres Galarraga Pat Hentgen Mike Jackson Eric Karros…
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