The BBWAA is holding an election for the Hall of Fame today. I hope they decide to invite someone, because next year's ballot will be even more impossible than this one is. My ballot is presented for your consideration.
Let's begin by taking a look at the numbers: Bagwell vs Thomas Both players were known to be great offensive first basemen and for two men to be born on the same day its very fitting that...
Why shouldn't Mark McGwire be in the Baseball Hall of Fame? He never lied about his usage of PEDs. When a reporter had the audacity to pull a bottle out of Mac's locker and ask, "What's this?",...
Purple Row Interviews Hall of Famer Tony Gwynn
If Carlos Beltran can mimic Jim Edmonds from ages 34-40, it will be hard to keep him out of the Hall of Fame--assuming Edmonds gets in himself.
Was just curious about what eras produced the most Hall of Famers. Took the top 500 position players and pitchers by career WAR that are in the HoF. The bars represent decades where players played their last season--so the 1930's includes all players whose last season was during that that decade. Man, they sure did like guys that retired in the 1930's, huh?
Bert Blyleven and Roberto Alomar both were voted into the Hall of Fame on Wednesday. Jeff Bagwell and Rafael Palmeiro were both snubbed. One understandingly so, the other not as much. Will they be inducted someday?
A look at the Hall of Fame candidacies of Bert Blyleven and Jack Morris.
Ron Santo deserved induction into baseball's Hall of Fame, but never received the honor during his life. Will the Hall now vote him in posthumously?
