The Baseball Hall of Fame honors and immortalizes the legacy of Major League Baseball by celebrating the best players in the game. In this article, we’ll navigate the criteria for selecting the players for the Hall of Fame. It’s those standards that have shaped the composition of the institution and our understanding of baseball in the process.
Most teams that are good for three or four years or more eventually get to a World Series and usually win one. It’s harder now — with the
The voters have spoken. In one of the most anticipated elections in the history of the Baseball Hall of Fame, no one was elected. This is only
Normally, trading a future Hall of Fame player is the death knell for a major league general manager. But when Pat Gillick did it he laid the groundwork for historic success. In 1999, Gillick, with impressive credentials on his resume, replaced Woody Woodward as General Manager of the Seattle Mariners. The team’s superstar center fielder Ken Griffey Jr. was grumbling about the lack of support on the roster and issued a trade demand. Woodward had famously told reporters, “I don’t want to be the guy remembered for trading Ken Griffey Jr. away from the Mariners.” Gillick had no such fear.
One of the problems of being really good when you’re young is that expectations are set very high. That’s what happened to Mike Trout. He had arguably the best first five seasons of any position player, all before his 25th birthday. But now, as he navigates his 30s, the outfielder is facing the reality of being human.
The Dodgers have consistently been one of the top teams in Major League Baseball (MLB) for several years now, and this season is no different. From strong
We select an all-time team from those who played under famed baseball manager Dusty Baker.
Allen was a tremendous baseball player who had the misfortune of coming up through an organization that was indelicate about the issue of race.
Eight pitchers have managed to win 100 games for TWO teams. All but two of them are in the Hall of Fame. All of them were great hurlers.
The 20 greatest players in the history of the Atlanta Braves, Milwaukee Braves, and Boston Braves.
This is part of our series on the “Ultimate Franchise Players” in baseball history. These players are not necessarily the greatest players in franchise history. They are
What do people want from Joey Votto? The answer to that question will tell you what they think of him. But he doesn’t give a damn.
The greatest players in the history of the Pittsburgh Pirates. Be ready for lumber and old-time pitchers.
The sixth installment in a series that looks at the greatest players in franchise histories, based on Wins Above Replacement. 20. Jim Maloney Maybe only three or
Last week, after his Braves were eliminated from the playoffs in a stunning Game Five rout, catcher Brian McCann told assembled reporters in the clubhouse that he
Mariano Rivera wasn’t perfect at converting save opportunities during his career as baseball’s greatest closer (though it often seemed like it), but he was perfect in the
Once upon a time, the Baltimore Orioles were baseball’s model franchise. From the mid-1960s to the early 1980s, the Orioles were the most successful team in the
In 1930 the new York Yankees signed Babe Ruth to a contract that paid him the princely sum of $80,000. Ruth was overjoyed. A reporter pointed out
If there’s a baseball bat around it’s hard to resist picking it up and taking a stance. We’ve all done it. Some of us who played baseball
Harold Baines was on the Hall of Fame ballot for five years, never receiving as many as 50 votes. When he dipped below five percent in 2011,
Baseball fans love to argue about the Hall of Fame. No one really cares (nor knows much) about the Pro Football Hall of Fame, for example. But
Very few men have felt the joy of hitting a home run to give their team the pennant.
It’s surprisingly difficult to select the greatest pitcher in the history of the Cincinnati Reds.
Next week the Baseball Hall of Fame will announce the results of a veterans committee election that considers 12 candidates from the Expansion Era. It’s the first election in the new Hall of Fame balloting process that has the voting separated into three ballots based on era: Expansion (1973-present), Golden (1947-1972), and Pre-Integration (1871-1946). Every year one of the ballots will be addressed. A small group (16) will vote in seclusion during the winter meetings. Any candidate receiving 12 votes will be elected.