Frank Thomas Speaks Out
I’m glad Frank Thomas said something in his own behalf promoting his Hall of Fame candidacy this weekend at the annual White Sox FanFest in Chicago. Up until now Thomas has been shy about tooting…Read More
Hall Of Fame Under Siege
The nice brick building at 25 Main Street in Cooperstown is pretty much a bunker today, one day after the results of the most controversial Baseball Hall of Fame vote in history were announced. Slings…Read More
Who Will Come to 2013 Hall of Fame Induction?
Wonder if Deacon White had a very big family. How about Jacob Ruppert or Hank O’Day? Last summer when Barry Larkin (living) and Ron Santo (posthumously) were inducted into the Baseball Hall of…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
One Man’s Hall of Fame Ballot
The Hall of Fame voting season is driving me crazy. I just can’t stand it, man. I told myself that I wasn’t going to care this year, that I wouldn’t let all of the expected nonsense…Read More
FanSided Reveals Mock Hall of Fame Vote
The Baseball Writers Association of America will announce the results of the annual Hall of Fame election…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…Read More
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
Alan Trammell Should Go Into Hall Of Fame
Time and opportunity are slipping away from former Detroit Tigers shortstop Alan Trammell after a dozen…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
Edgar Martinez Is Symbol Of The Designated Hitter
When they name the award after you, you know you’ve done something special. When the Seattle Mariners’…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
Smelly Bloggers Admitted to BBWAA
Sometime on Tuesday, it was announced that the Baseball Writers’ Association of America had admitted…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 Nominee Marty Marion
Marty Marion, who died last year in his nineties, knew he was never going to be elected to the Hall of…Read More



















