by domara | Jan 6, 2015 | Baseball Hall of Fame, Baseball Writer's Association of America, Boston Red Sox, Cole Hamels, David Ortiz, James Shields, Jordan Zimmermann, Max Scherzer, Mitchell Boggs, Pedro Martinez, Randy Johnson
As I’m writing this the 2015 Hall of Fame election results have yet to be announced, but thanks to ballot trackers we have a pretty good guess as to who will join baseball’s greats in Cooperstown. Among the 34 names on the ballot, most predict that former...
by jcookson | Jan 10, 2014 | Baseball Writer's Association of America, Frank Thomas, Jeff Bagwell, Jose Canseco, Larry Andersen, Mo Vaughn, Nomar Garciaparra, Pedro Martinez, PEDs
I can still picture him in my head, crouched in that unusual batting stance, uncoiling to lash a line drive into the outfield or drive a ball into the seats. Jeff Bagwell put up tremendous offensive numbers during his 15 year major league career, numbers that should...
by bcowett | Jan 11, 2013 | 2004 ALCS, Baseball Hall of Fame, Baseball Writer's Association of America, Ben Cherington, Clay Buchholz, Curt Schilling, Daisuke Matsuzaka, Daniel Nava, Hall of Fame Ballot, Joel Hanrahan, Jon Lester, Justin Upton, Mike Napoli, Sammy Sosa, Will Middlebrooks
Guys, I’m making the 2013 Baseball Hall of Fame class reunion letters and need some creative – oh. Right. Blank ballots, morality debates, and no players voted in. Here’s some links for you all while I stare at this situation incredulously. Of all...
by huntergolden | Jan 9, 2013 | Barry Bonds, Baseball Hall of Fame, Baseball Writer's Association of America, Boston Red Sox, Hall of Fame Induction 2013
Perhaps the most irritating part of the great steroid ‘debate’ in baseball has been my realization that as the years go by, the less the conversation stays focused on the players and what they did or didn’t do. Instead, it’s gradually disintegrated into a platform for...
