Tag Archives: Hall of Fame

The “One Ballot” All-Stars?

Posted on 18 January, 2013 by Diane

On the heels of the yearly update to the stat category leaders for those who went voteless on their only appearance on a Hall of Fame ballot, I wondered what the leaderboard would look like if we extended it to … Continue reading →

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Ten Years, No HOF Votes . . . Where is the love? – 2013 Update

Posted on 14 January, 2013 by Diane

After the 2012 Hall of Fame ballot results were announced, I thought it would be cool to take a historical look at those players who were on the standard BBWAA ballot at least once, and didn’t receive even one vote.  It … Continue reading →

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Playing alongside Possible Hall of Famers

Posted on 6 January, 2013 by Diane

We’ll know the latest additions to the Hall of Fame on Wednesday.   37 names on the ballot, of which maybe one or two will be enshrined a few months from now.  But what about their teammates?  Most of those brothers … Continue reading →

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The VORG’s All-Haiku HOF Ballot Rundown

Posted on 29 November, 2012 by Diane

The 2013 Hall of Fame ballot was announced yesterday, and of course the VORG has opinions  on all the candidates . . . in Haiku: Jack Morris wonders If the writers will end up Voting to the score Jeff Bagwell … Continue reading →

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Ten Years, No HOF Votes . . . Where is the love?

Posted on 12 January, 2012 by Diane

Now that the dust has settled on this year’s Hall of Fame balloting, I thought it would be cool to take a historical look at those players who were on the standard BBWAA ballot at least once, and didn’t receive … Continue reading →

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Let’s put the “HOF” back in the Hall of Fame!

Posted on 4 January, 2012 by

My Twitter friend docworn (proprietor of the nifty Tigers blog “Walkoff Woodward“) was annoyed by some of the justifications BBWAA members were giving for including or excluding certain players from their Hall of Fame ballot.  He exclaimed: Joshua Worn @docworn  … Continue reading →

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Its Your Birthday . . . Go Directly to the Big Leagues

Posted on 4 June, 2011 by

So you are thinking of having a child, and hoping that if its a boy, he’ll grow up to be a major leaguer.  Is there any more likelihood of that happening based on his birthday? The indispensable Lahman Baseball Database … Continue reading →

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