by domara | Jan 7, 2015 | Arizona Diamondbacks, Billy Wagner, Boston Red Sox, Craig Breslow, Curt Schilling, Dan Butler, Hall of Fame, Hall of Fame Ballot, Jeff Bagwell, Ken Griffey Jr., Mike Piazza, Pedro Martinez, Randy Johnson, Seattle Mariners, Trevor Hoffman
For the first time in 60 years, the Baseball Writers Association of America elected four new players to the Hall of Fame. In their first year on the ballot starting pitchers Pedro Martinez, Randy Johnson, and John Smoltz coasted into Cooperstown, while center fielder...
by askillin | Jan 7, 2015 | Hall of Fame, Hall of Fame Ballot, Pedro Martinez
There is only one Pedro Martinez. That much is certain. And while the same sentiment has been used to describe any number of people, no one has ever been quite like Pedro. I don’t remember the first time I saw Pedro pitch, or the first time I even heard his name. I...
by dpodheiser | May 10, 2013 | 2004 ALCS, Barry Bonds, Boston Red Sox, Cooperstown, David Ortiz, Fred McGriff, Grady Liddle, Hall of Fame, Hank Aaron, Jeremy Giambi, Jose Canseco, Manny Ramirez, Mark McGwire, Minnesota Twins, Rafael Palmeiro, Sammy Sosa
It’s hard to argue that there’s been a more popular player in Red Sox history than David Ortiz. Few fans even knew his name when he signed an under-the-radar deal with Boston prior to the 2003 season. Despite the fact that Ortiz had already compiled three straight...
by tbrooks | Jan 8, 2013 | Hall of Fame, Hall of Fame Ballot, Jack Morris, Murray Chass
Yes, quite clearly this is a Red Sox site. Format, content have not been changed. Soon enough you will have your Tuesdays rescued by a good bit of Cafardo hilarity. Please forgive me as I make my debut stretching a bit outside of Red Sox nation, but some things just...
by bcowett | Jan 7, 2013 | 2004 ALCS, Boston Red Sox, Hall of Fame, Hall of Fame Ballot, Javier Vazquez, Will Middlebrooks
Hello again everyone! Roughly six weeks until pitchers & catchers report! Aren’t you excited? Not really? Well, that was more than I expected, I guess. Anyway, links galore! Logic, not just optimism, dictates that your Red Sox will be better in 2013. Or, if...
by bcowett | Dec 26, 2012 | Adam LaRoche, Andruw Jones, Arizona Diamondbacks, Boston Red Sox, Cody Ross, Curt Schilling, Hall of Fame, Hall of Fame Ballot, Joel Hanrahan, Mike Napoli, Nick Punto, Pittsburgh Pirates, Ryan Zimmerman
Hello again, everyone! I’ve got another batch of links for you to read while resting from the fast & furious shopping binge you’re on, thanks to all these after-Christmas sales… Since the pieces in the Joel Hanrahan trade are supposedly being...
by chipbuck | Jan 13, 2012 | Boston Red Sox, Hall of Fame
On Monday afternoon, the Baseball Hall of Fame announced that former Cincinnati Reds shortstop, Barry Larkin, had been elected into the Cooperstown museum, receiving 86% of the vote. It was Larkin’s third year on the ballot, and quite honestly, he should have...
by lee perrault | Feb 14, 2010 | David Ortiz, Hall of Fame
David Ortiz’ last two seasons have been considered disappointments, there’s no way to spin his plummeting OPS numbers. 2008 and 2009 were Ortiz’ worst seasons since his final days in Minnesota, when he started to look more like a...
by shawn medeiros | Jan 12, 2009 | Andre Dawson, David Cone, Hall of Fame, Jim Rice, Lee Smith, Mo Vaughn, Rickey Henderson
Update: Rickey Henderson and Jim Rice have both received the amount of votes needed to be inducted into the Hall of Fame. Congrats to both former BoSox! The 2009 Hall of Fame announced the results of its voting today at 1:30pm. Use this post to speculate on the voting...
