We are the VORG. Replacement is futile.
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 used ‘roids? Ballot turning on guilt by Association Lee Smith saved games for Eight teams … Read moreThe VORG’s All-Haiku HOF Ballot Rundown
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 even one vote. It turns out there have been exactly 200 of them. Here are … Read moreTen Years, No HOF Votes . . . Where is the love?
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 I would like some1 to do a mock HOF ballot based on surnames with HOF … Read moreLet’s put the “HOF” back in the Hall of Fame!
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 has demographic information on the nearly 18,000 players in major league history, with birthdates for … Read moreIts Your Birthday . . . Go Directly to the Big Leagues