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A Case for Barry
via upload.wikimedia.org With the regular season over, we're starting to see an uptick in discussion of Barry Larkin's case for the Hall of Fame (like this one by the Reds), as this is his first...
Historical WAR Review: First Basemen
Today we continue our survey through MLB history, courtesy of Rally's WAR database. Last time, we looked at catchers. Now, we continue our march around the diamond and turn our attent...
Hey, Z! You Don't Have To Do EVERYTHING! - Cubs 6, Marlins 4
Fergie Jenkins and Greg Maddux, at Wrigley Field this afternoon for the retirement of their uniform #31, appeared in a combined 703 games in a Cubs uniform. I think I'm pretty safe in saying that n...
Honoring Cubs Greats: Cubs vs. Marlins, Sunday 5/3, 1:20 CT
The Cubs have retired four numbers in their history -- prior to today, when they will run #31 up the flagpole to honor Fergie Jenkins and Greg Maddux, who both wore it for the Cubs with great distinct...
WAR, FIP, and Andy Pettite's Hall of Fame Worthiness (and a bit on Mike Mussina, too)
In a recent blog entry, Rob "Sweetspot" Neyer, spurred by an email from a reader, discussed Andy Pettitte's chances for being elected to the Hall of Fame. Neyer understandably writes to his audience -...
Graph of the Day: Boggs vs. Gwynn vs. Ripken
Today's GotD is also a link to four more graphs, as part of my article that appeared on The Hardball Times yesterday. I took a look at the careers of Wade Boggs, Tony Gwynn, and Cal Ripken, J...
Who Should Pick Hall Of Famers
I think most readers of this site will agree that the current Hall of Fame voters -- those members of the BBWAA with at least ten years of service -- don't perform at much higher than a C+ level. ...
Loves Me Some Rickey
Rickey Henderson and Jim Rice were elected to the baseball Hall of Fame by the BBRAA. Bert Blyleven appeared on 62.7% of the ballots. Tim Raines (21.9%) and Alan Trammell (17.4%) came nowhere near the...
Hall of Fame Stuff
I realized that I didn’t have set standards for the Hall of Fame when Kirby Puckett retired. I liked Kirby. Everyone liked Kirby. This was before the…unpleasantness that surfaced later, o...
The LGT 2009 Hall of Fame Ballot
The 2009 Baseball Hall of Fame class will be finalized on Monday, when the BBWAA ballot results will be announced. Those appearing on 75% or more of the returned ballots will join Joe Gordon in Cooper...
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