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Why Can’t The MLB Hall Of Fame Be Fun?

I was watching SportsCenter last night largely by accident when my attention was grabbed by an interview with retired NFL wide receiver Cris Carter regarding his recent induction into his sport’s…Read More

Baseball is Not a Person

  Baseball is not a person. It does not have a face, or a heart, or a brain. Baseball is not alive. It does not need help, or assistance, or protection. Baseball is. Baseball is a game. Baseball…Read More

Hall Voters Keep Everyone Out

The votes are in and nobody won. I’m sure the Republicans would have been satisfied by that verdict in that other recent election for the minor office of president, but the Baseball Writers’…Read More

3,000 Hits Still Pretty Special

It’s hard to collect 3,000 hits in a Major League career. It takes a long time. And for a long time it was a barometer of greatness. It is one of those baseball numbers that fascinates me and I have…Read More

Pete Rose Still On The Outside

Pete Rose. I was thinking of Pete Rose the other day for two reasons. One because another year of Hall of Fame voting has come and gone and the all-time Major League hits leader has never made it onto…Read More

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Barry Bonds Has Strong Hall of Fame Case

Even before people began suspecting that Barry Bonds might be using performance-enhancing drugs to enhance…Read More

Roger Clemens And The Hall Of Fame

Slam dunk, no-brainer, no-doubter, no-questions-asked automatic Hall of Famer. That was Roger Clemens,…Read More

Jack Morris And Others Run Short Of Time On Hall Ballot

Jack Morris was the leading vote-getter on last year’s Hall of Fame ballot who didn’t make…Read More

Sammy Sosa Has Hall of Fame Numbers

Lately I’ve been hearing a crazy argument to keep Sammy Sosa out of the Hall of Fame–that…Read More

Curt Schilling: Borderline Hall of Fame Case

Bloody sock aside, Curt Schilling might have trouble lasting beyond his first year of eligibility on…Read More

Mike Piazza Should Be Elected To Hall Of Fame

Tommy Lasorda was one lucky guy because he was loyal to a childhood friend. His pal was named Vince Piazza…Read More

Craig Biggio Is A Hall Of Famer–In Most Years

This is not a great year for a player like former Houston Astro Craig Biggio to appear on the Hall of…Read More

Royce Clayton, Steve Finley, Jeff Conine One And Done Hall Candidates

For the next month there is going to be a whole bunch of attention on the biggest names that are appearing…Read More

Jacob Ruppert, Hank O’Day, Deacon White Go Into Hall Of Fame

While everyone else was going crazy trying to dissect what is going to happen during this month’s…Read More

Hall Of Fame Nominees Deacon White And Alfred Reach

Hats off to anyone out there in baseball history world who can tick off the accomplishments of Deacon…Read More

Deciphering the Chaos in Boston

Things in Boston haven’t gone as planned this year. In fact, things have gone exactly the opposite…Read More

Are No-Hitters Losing Their Luster?

This may not be the most timely of articles, but the thought has been a constant in my mind since Felix…Read More

As First Women Enter Augusta National, Where Does MLB’s Gender Barrier Stand?

Yesterday, Augusta National Golf Club announced that it would admit two female members for the first…Read More

Stephen Strasburg Who? How the Nationals Will be Fine Without Their Ace – Part Two

If you have not read part one of this series, click here and read it.  I covered the reasons the Nationals…Read More

Stephen Strasburg Who? How the Nationals Will Be Fine Without Their Ace – Part One

What if I were to tell you the Washington Nationals could – and should – be World Series…Read More