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The only way to improve the pace of play in baseball
“Baseball’s too slow. It’s boring.” Have you heard that one? Yeah, I have too. It’s a problem for the future game. This offseason we heard from Major League Baseball on the issue, though it was a small rule change that ... Read More »
Remembering Bobby Doerr: The last link to Depression Era baseball
The oldest Hall of Famer passed away today, leaving behind a legion of fans despite having played his last baseball game more than six decades ago. Bobby Doerr (1918-2017), played 14 seasons, all of them for the Boston Red Sox, ... Read More »
Joe Mauer, Buster Posey, and the Hall of Fame
Joe Mauer hasn’t squatted behind the plate since 2013. But he’ll still be a Hall of Fame catcher someday. Won’t he? The popular Twin, a humble hometown kid, won three batting titles in his first six seasons. He won the Most ... Read More »
Why did Pudge Rodriguez waltz right into the Baseball Hall of Fame?
Earlier this month, Ivan Rodriguez was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame. It’s not surprising that Rodriguez will get a plaque, but it is quite shocking that the catcher was elected in his first year of eligibility. Catchers have ... Read More »
What the Hall of Fame elections will look like through 2022
Today we learned that a trio of former big leaguers will get their plaques in Cooperstown during the last weekend in July. They are Jeff Bagwell, Ivan Rodriguez, and Tim Raines. All three are worthy in my view. That makes ... Read More »
Selig and Schuerholz elected to Baseball Hall of Fame by veterans committee
After pondering a strange ballot that included five players (some of them unlikely), three executives, and two managers, the Baseball Hall of Fame’s veterans committee has elected Bud Selig and John Schuerholz. Selig and Shuerholz will be inducted next July 30th ... Read More »
Baker and Francona are strengthening their Hall of Fame credentials
Let’s play a facts game about baseball managers. FACT: Every man elected to the Hall of Fame as a manager won at least three pennants. FACT: Only four managers who have won at least three pennants have not been elected to the ... Read More »
Hall of Famer Monte Irvin, oldest living World Series winner, has died
Hall of Famer Monte Irvin, a fantastic baseball player and a great all-around athlete, has passed away at the age of 96. Irvin overcame many career obstacles to garner the acclaim he deserved as a baseball player. He toiled for ... Read More »
Gang of four earn election to Baseball Hall of Fame
Craig Biggio, Pedro Martinez, Randy Johnson, and John Smoltz have been elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame and will join baseball’s legends when they are inducted in July in Cooperstown. Johnson, Martinez, and Smoltz, three of the best ... Read More »
Here’s how the 2015 Baseball Hall of Fame election will turn out
Next Tuesday afternoon we’ll learn who will be elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame by the baseball writers. For the third consecutive year I will try to predict the final outcome. I have had some modest success in the ... Read More »
