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. I presented the respective “career category leaders” within that group. I did this again with the … Read more
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. I presented the respective “career category leaders” within that group. I did this again with the … Read more
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. I presented the respective “career category leaders” within that group. I did this again with the … Read more
In a few weeks, Derek Jeter will complete his Hall of Fame-worthy career. His stat line in this, his age-40 season, is rather un-Jeterlike. Through Monday night, he has a 79 OPS+ with a slash line of .264/.313/.316. Its entirely possible he’ll end the season with an on-base percentage higher than his slugging percentage. So, … Read more
The VORG doesn’t have a Hall of Fame ballot to cast. But we do offer our second annual All-Haiku review of the names on said ballot: Last chance Jack Morris A Blyleven-like groundswell Or a shrug and sigh? Hey Don Mattingly You sure were fun to watch play But no Coop for you Alan Trammell … Read more
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 those who may have received votes in that first year of eligibility, but still fell … Read more
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 in arms (and bats and gloves) won’t sniff the Hall. Are there any who will … Read more