joeposnanski.com - 12/4/2008
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So, the Baseball Hall of Fame ballot arrived in the mail on Tuesday … and brilliant readers already know that this time of year makes me crazy. Here we are, back at the beginning, back with the Jack Morris and Jim Rice arguments, back wondering why more people don’t see how good Alan ...
web.baseballhalloffame.org - 12/8/2008
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web.baseballhalloffame.org —
Press Release Gordon elected to Hall by Veterans
Committee Former Yankees, Indians second baseman to be enshrined...
in 2009 National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum Published: 12/08/2008 9:51 AM ET Printable Version COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. Nine-time ...
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The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum
mlb.mlb.com - 12/8/2008
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mlb.mlb.com —
LAS VEGAS -- Joe Gordon, a nine-time All-Star
second baseman for the New York Yankees and Cleveland...
Indians and an American League MVP, was elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame on Sunday by one of the two Veterans Committees charged with the ...
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Veterans elect '40s star Gordon to Hall | MLB.com: News
sports2debate.com - 12/7/2008
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sports2debate.com —
People are saying Rickey Henderson might not be
a 1st ballet Hall of Famer he is a...
lock for the hall of fame!
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Baseball Hall of Fame 2009
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Joe Posnanski Blog: A Hall of Fame Manifesto
BBTF's Baseball Primer Newsblog —
Joe Posnanski Blog: A Hall of Fame Manifesto The 10 Eddie Planks of the Posnanski Manifesto...and many, many more! And now … we can start categorizing. The first group on the list I call, “The Willie Mays Hall of Famers.” You will appreciate that one of the things that happens anytime I suggest that, say, Alan Trammell is a Hall of Famer is that some people will angrily write in to say that I am trying to water down the Hall of Fame with mediocrity. They will inevitably say, “Alan Trammell? Come one. That’s not a Hall of Famer. Willie Mays, that’s a Hall of Famer. Babe Ruth. ...
Thursday Reading: Hall of Fame edition
umpbump.com —
[image] Joe Posnanski examines the merits of each and every Hall of Fame inductee in an attempt to better understand … something. He must have been an unbelievably hyper child. Baseball Think Factory alerts us to another great minor league gimmick . The Golden Baseball League (GBL) announced today that they have offered professional baseball superstar Rickey Henderson $1M if he elects to be enshrined in the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown as a San Diego Surf Dawg. Henderson played the entire 2005 season for the San Diego Surf Dawgs in the ...
So who’s in the Hall?
The Hardball Times —
Joe Posnanski just received his Hall of Fame ballot, and more than 4,000 words poured out of his febrile mind. If you ever wanted to know how every single Hall member got there, read this post. ...
Career length of players by position played
Wezen Ball - A Baseball Blog —
... Yesterday, Joe posted 4,400 words exploring the make-up of the Hall of Fame, trying to walk us (and himself) through its 75 year history, to see if we can get a handle on what it truly is, and not just what it claims to be. The post is informative, well-written, and thought provoking. I highly recommend it. ...
Weekend Links with Jon Marthaler
Randball —
... — and he seems to think that, more than likely, neither tackle will be suspended yet this year. *If you had to pick somebody to write 4,700 words about the Baseball Hall of Fame, wouldn’t it be Joe Posnanski ? *If you had to pick somebody to write 4,700 more about the Florida Gators offense — its genesis under Urban Meyer, his influences, and some technical commentary about how and why it works — wouldn’t it be ...
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Kids in the Hall, Part I
joeposnanski.com 12/18/2008 —
So, I was thinking about Jim Rice and Andre Dawson and Dale Murphy and some of the other everyday players on the Hall of Fame ballot this year, and something occurred to me: There are really only three entry points into the Hall of Fame.
1. ...
Hall Falls Down
murraychass.com 12/10/2008 — If a player went to bat four times in six years and didn't get a hit, he probably wouldn't command consideration for the Hall of Fame. Fair enough.
If a player, on the other hand, pitched four times in six years and threw a shutout each and every ...
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joeposnanski.com 1/2/2009 —
One knock you hear all the time about certain Hall of Fame candidates is that they were just good players who assembled impressive career numbers simply by sticking around for a long time. I have always thought that undersells longevity, the ...
Gordon elected to Hall of Fame
yankees.lhblogs.com 12/8/2008 — This press release from the Hall of Fame:
Nine-time All-Star and five-time World Series champion Joe Gordon was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame today by the Veterans Committee.
Gordon, who played second base for the New York Yankees and ...
Belle Just Doesn’t Cut It
dugoutcentral.com 12/8/2008 — As much as the author wants to put Albert Belle in the Hall, he concludes that his attitude issues plus the lack of separation between his peak years and those of others who didn't make it mean NO.
Belle Does Deserve the Hall, Surly or Not
dugoutcentral.com 12/11/2008 — So why is Albert Belle not in the Hall of Fame? Belle held a tremendous disdain for the media, and the media is the group who votes for individual awards such as MVP, plus votes for induction into the Hall of Fame. Combined with his overall numbers and dominance, he belongs in Cooperstown.
2009 Pro Football Hall of Fame Class Announced
nflgridirongab.com 2/8/2009 —
CANTON, OHIO – Wide receiver Bob Hayes , guard Randall McDaniel , defensive end Bruce Smith , linebacker Derrick Thomas , owner Ralph Wilson , and defensive back Rod Woodson make up the Class of 2009 Pro Football Hall of Fame enshrinees.
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Harold Baines for the Hall of Fame? —
Bleacher Report - MLB 12/3/2008
It amazes me that I'm even writing this. It seems to me that if you've got a player whose main job, nay, ONLY job for most of his career was to hit, he ought to have some damn impressive stats if you're going to talk about putting him in the Hall of ...
My Baseball Hall Of Fame Vote —
Bleacher Report - MLB 12/3/2008
Well, it’s that time of year again, and it's time to start the big Baseball Hall of Fame debate. On the 2008 ballot, there are 23 different names. Let's take a look and say whom we think should get in, and who comes up short. First, let's look ...
