33 Men (and one Woman) Out: The All-Time Worst Hall of Famers

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33 Men (and one Woman) Out: The All-Time Worst Hall of Famers
Breaking Balls found this 1/2/2008 on umpbump.com [flag]
A few weeks back, I made the bold claim that I could easily think of at least 20 Hall of Famers who should not be in the Hall, upon which Coley promptly challenged me to write a post naming names. At first I was a bit worried as to whether I would be able to deliver the goods, but as I went down the list I was amazed at how many unworthy players had somehow snuck their way into the Hall ... [link]

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Grist For HOF Debates
Published 1/2/2008 by Tommy at Breaking Balls
... For those of you eagerly anticipating the announcement of Hall of Fame balloting next week, Umpbump.com is serving up the 34 least-deserving HOF members. ...

Ump Bump: 33 Men (and one Woman) Out: The All-Time Worst Hall of Famers
Published 1/3/2008 at BBTF's Baseball Primer Newsblog
Ump Bump: 33 Men (and one Woman) Out: The All-Time Worst Hall of Famers As the pro-Newhouser forces start to mount… 22. Hal Newhouser, P - Newhouser was a mediocre pitcher who suddenly had three seasons for the ages from 1944-1946, while all the good hitters were away fighting in World War II. Once they they returned, and Newhouser was no longer pitching against minor leaguers, he went back to being mediocre. A classic example of the Veteran’s committee paying no attention whatsoever to context. 26. Phil Rizzuto, SS - His top comp is Jose Offerman. The only other Hall of ...

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