Hall of Fame
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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…
2015 Hall of Fame "Suspense"
There's a lot of talk about the suspense surrounding tomorrow's announcement as to who will get inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame this Summer. Unfortunately, I'm not really on the edge of my seat on the matter.…
Rambling On, Revisited
Buster Olney reported in his column today that, contrary to trade speculation earlier in the season, David Price will likely stay with the Rays this season. " Ninety percent chance he stays ," one rival executive said.…
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…
Hall of Fame's Best Outsiders
Earlier this week, I emailed Graham Womack my submission for Baseball: Past and Present 's fourth annual " 50 Best Players Not in the Hall of Fame " project. Back in the Summer of 2010, we assembled our first occasional…
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…
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…
Looking Back at Opponents' OPS Leaders
Expanding on our last post , looking at pitchers’ Opponents' OPS, here is a historical look at Oops leaders of this millennium. In our constant quest to find the best pitching in baseball, this time, only pitchers…
Rolling Stone's "Happy 70th, Bob!"
And now, for something completely different... Happy Birthday! This month's cover of "Rolling Stone" magazine has a Happy 70th Birthday cover for Bob Dylan, with a headline that promises an article on the 70 greatest…
Pork Chop, Baseball's Homerun King
This is a bit blurry, but it is an awesome example of the little tidbits and anecdotes that we embrace from the game of baseball. This comes from the outstanding Negro Leagues Baseball Museum. Source: Jeff Idelson's…
Keep Your Nose Clean, MiggyCab
Earlier this evening, I read about Miguel Cabrera's apology from Tribune New Services. It sparked me to comment right away that I hope Cabrera cleans himself up and resumes his Hall of Fame career. As a courtesy to you,…
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.…
Week 12 NFL Picks
We don't have much time for NFL talk this weekend. We're a bit involved in a project for friend of the blog, Graham Womack , of Baseball Past and Present . Graham got in touch with me after reading our " Hall of Fame's…
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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