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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

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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