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Twitter Tuesday...December 8, 2009
This past week, good friend of The Hall and Twitter Tuesday stalwart Jon Adkins announced via his exclusive interview with the newly signed hurler. I'm going to say this as simply and as complimentary as possible...I hope that when I am 40, I am an eighth as active as Tommy ...
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Harvey and Herzog get the call
I'll admit it, I expected Doug Harvey, thought the likable Whitey Herzog would get a chunk of votes...but, honestly, I was hoping for Billy Martin. In the end...it was Whitey's ability to make perennial contenders out of Kansas City and St. Louis that got him the call. And Harvey, ...
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Fiery, Controversial...Hall of Famer?
A couple of weeks back, the Baseball Writers’ Association of America (BBWAA) released the names of those that will be considered by the Veterans Committee for Hall of Fame induction. And sorry Cubs fans…Ron Santo is not on that list. You see, this year, the list is comprised of managers, ...
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Hall of Fame ballot...2010 style!
Last Friday, the Baseball Writers’ Association of America released the names of the 26 players that make up the 2010 Hall of Fame ballot. Between now and when the results of the balloting are announced January 6, you’ll likely be subjected to dozens of writers who think they have an opinion as ...
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Jon Adkins signs Minor League deal with Reds
Jon Adkins signs Minor League deal with Reds
hallofverygood.com — Just as exciting as it is to see milestones reached or awards being handed out, is seeing... good people who work hard get what’s coming to them. Good friend of The Hall and Twitter Tuesday stalwart Jon Adkins announced via Twitter that after a year ... (more) Jon Adkins signs Minor League deal with Reds
Twitter Tuesday...December 1, 2009
It's officially December (where did the year go?) and we're in prime "Hot Stove" season. Last month, I suggested you follow MLBTradeRumors ...are you? Why not?!? A couple days ago, Dodgers outfielder Matt Kemp received this tweet from Los Angeles radio personality (and ...
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Another (g)old glove ends up in Chicago
I'm inclined to say something because as recent as 2007, it appeared as Andruw Jones could very well end up in Cooperstown some day. Then he went to the Dodgers....and we all know how that ended up. Well, today, the ten-time Gold Glove winner (and, yes, he did win them consecutively) is ...
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Twitter Tuesday...November 24, 2009
In a seemingly unprecedented move, friend of The Hall and Twitter Tuesday regular Jason Grilli hit the interwebs last night to announce that he has signed with a new club. GrillCheese49: Well it is official. I am signing with my 7th team. Can you guess? Drum roll please! Will let ya ...
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Ozzie...Omar. Omar...Ozzie.
The baseball free-agent signing period has kicked off, gang! After days of speculation, the "will he" or "won't he" talk of whether or not Omar Vizquel would join the Chicago White Sox has come to a close. Wait...Omar Vizquel?!? Anyway. On Monday, Vizquel inked a 1.375 million dollar deal with ...
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Ozzie...Omar. Omar...Ozzie.
The baseball free-agent signing period has kicked off, gang! According to reports out of the Windy City, it appears that the first big signing of the off season will be that of Omar Vizquel joining the Chicago White Sox. Wait...Omar Vizquel?!? Hold on. Anyway. All indications are that Vizquel ...
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Twitter Tuesday...November 17, 2009
I'll admit it, I had no idea how to start this week's installment. Then I saw this tweet from former big league hurler Todd Stottlemyre: ToddStottlemyre : will be giving my sword a bubble bath and massage tonight Unfortunately, I still have no clue how to kick this thing off ...
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Not so fast, Cooperstown!
According to Larry Stone of the Seattle Times , Ken Griffey Jr. is pushing back his Hall of Fame induction speech for one more season and re-signing (again) with the Seattle Mariners. Sitting at 630 career home runs, Junior (and when exactly can we stop calling him "Junior"?) is 30 longballs ...
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Twitter Tuesday...November 10, 2009
Last week, Twitter was abuzz with talk about the New York Yankees capturing their record 27th World Championship. To put that into perspective...that's 27 more than the Cubs have won in the last 101 years. ZING ! Still don't know what Twitter Tuesday is? Don't waste Google's ...
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