By Thom Henninger
Featuring arguably the best curveball of his era, and an equally refined wit as one of the game’s best pranksters, Bert Blyleven belongs in the Hall of Fame. He inched within five votes of the Hall this week, a sign that he may finally get the call a year from now, in his [...]
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By James Bailey
Why is Jay Mariotti allowed a say in who gets in the Baseball Hall of Fame? Mariotti, the annoying loudmouth who writes for MLB Fanhouse, proclaimed Tuesday on ESPN’s Around the Horn that he wouldn’t vote for any of this year’s first-ballot players, and he’s also reluctant to vote for players who have [...]
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By James Bailey
When discussing the Hall of Fame credentials of some of the sluggers of recent years, such as Mark McGwire, Sammy Sosa, and Rafael Palmeiro, many writers seem willing to pardon their sins under the “everyone was doing it” clause. They argue that these players should be compared to others of their era, and [...]
By James Bailey
Imagine a young player breaking into the big leagues at 22, hitting .277 with 10 homers and 51 RBIs in 452 at-bats. Toss in 62 runs, 20 doubles and 13 stolen bases. Not a bad year, but it probably wouldn’t grab a whole lot of headlines. It might be a harbinger of great [...]
By Bill Begley
In the interest of full disclosure, it should be noted that I spent a great deal of my youth imitating Pete Rose.
Did so and managed to not go to a horse track or dog track until I was in college, too.
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By Elizabeth Finn
The Hall of Fame vote is becoming more and more difficult to predict. With so many changes in the climate of the game, from the big dark shadow of steroids, to the shifts in pitching philosophy, voters are being asked to judge players not only on the era in which they played, but [...]
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By James Bailey
It took two months and 19 appearances, but Trevor Hoffman finally proved mortal Sunday, allowing his first run of the season in a 5-4 loss to the White Sox.
Baseball’s all-time saves leader came on in the top of the ninth with the game knotted at 4 and issued a walk and two singles, [...]
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