trsullivan.mlblogs.com - 12/4/2008
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The Hall of Fame ballot is supposed to be in the mail. I haven't received it yet but should shortly. Not sure on who I will vote for but no doubt others have their opinion.
Really, you don't know for sure until you have the ballot in hand with pen at the ready and ...
mopupduty.com - 12/2/2008
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mopupduty.com —
Not long ago Kman and I had a
discussion about Greg Maddux’s career. I argued that Maddux...
was a candidate to be the first ever player inducted to the Hall of Fame with a unanimous vote. Surprisingly, this has never happened before - not even Cal Ripken received votes from 100% of the ...
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Unanimous Hall of Fame Vote?
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
joeposnanski.com - 12/4/2008
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joeposnanski.com —
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 ...
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A Hall of Fame Manifesto
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T.R. Sullivan and the HOF ballot
Lone Star Ball —
T.R. Sullivan runs down the HOF ballot and talks about who he's voting for and who he isn't...
Once again, he's voting for Jack Morris and not Bert Blyleven.
Sullivan: The Hall of Fame ballot…Ron Santo belongs and other matters.
BBTF's Baseball Primer Newsblog —
Sullivan: The Hall of Fame ballot…Ron Santo belongs and other matters. While the Neyer Law remains in effect… Some criterion: 1. I prefer - but don’t demand - to see ten “Hall of Fame” years. That being ten seasons that were truly excellent years. 2. I prefer that a player’s Hall of Fame credentials be spelled out in three sentences or less. Guys who need a full page to have their credentials explained lose me. 3. I like 20-win seasons and Cy Young Awards. I prefer guys who win games. 4. I like Gold Gloves. I know the Gold Glove Award can be suspect at times but I like ...
Another Addition to the Bert Blyleven Series
Baseball Analysts —
... I received an email yesterday afternoon from my colleague Patrick Sullivan. The subject read: "Paging Mr. Lederer..." The body of the email had a link to a blog entry by T.R. Sullivan, the Texas Rangers beat writer for MLB.com. (Editor's note: the Sullivans are not related.) ...
Friday Filberts
ESPN Feed: neyer rob —
... . • T.R. Sullivan runs though the top contenders on his Hall of Fame ballot and, after dismissing Bert Blyleven, writes, "Somebody explain to me what I'm missing?????" All I can say is that we've tried; oh, ...
The Unjust, Long-Lasting Effects of Awards Voting on Hall of Fame Enshrinement
Baseball Analysts —
... don't tell me he only finished in the top-five in MVP voting "x" amount of times. Because he finished 6th in 2006 when he was easily the American League's best player (and on a division winner, no less).
Year after year when it comes time to vote for the Hall of Fame, the electorate - or at least the ones that come public with their ballots - cite awards results as though they have any meaning whatsoever in determining an individual's Hall worthiness.
Here's T.R. Sullivan on Bert Blyleven:
I see no Cy Young Awards and just two ...
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Sullivan: The Hall of Fame ballot…Ron Santo belongs and other matters.
baseballthinkfactory.org 12/5/2008 — While the Neyer Law remains in effect…
Some criterion:
1. I prefer - but don’t demand - to see ten “Hall of Fame” years. That being ten seasons that were truly excellent years.
2. I prefer that a player’s Hall of Fame credentials be spelled out ...
The Hall of Fame Ballot
hardballtimes.com 12/1/2008 — One of the things longtime readers know about me is that I tend to tread lightly on the stories that tend to otherwise generate the most media heat. I'll write a post about the post-season awards, and I'll occasionally weigh in on whatever issue is monopolizing the headlines on a given day, but ...
Our 2009 Hall-of-Fame Ballot
imwritingsports.com 12/8/2008 — After running through the Veteran’s Committee candidates last weekend, I was pumped to look at the guys the BBWAA will be voting on this month. Take a look and feel free to laugh at my methodology (or lack thereof).
Harold Baines ...
Hall of Fame Ballot 2009
joeposnanski.com 1/5/2009 —
Bill James has told me — more than once — that if he had a Hall of Fame vote, he would probably vote for the maximum of ten players every year, or as close to ten as he could justifiably go. As he wrote: “I would always prefer to ...
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 ...
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. ...
Site Update: Hall of Fame Voting Details
bizofbaseball.com 1/13/2009 — Each year, debates rage as to who should or should not be on the Hall of Fame ballot, and who is deserving of inclusion. It also outlines the votes themselves, the Baseball Writers Association of America (BBWAA), and trends in the voting process (i.e. will players in the "steroid era" ...
Ten good years
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 ...
Introducing the Hall of Fame Classic
mlb.fanhouse.com 11/18/2008 — by Tom Fornelli While these days the only thing the Cubs and Padres are talking about is a possible trade for Jake Peavy , earlier this summer the two teams spent their time talking about how much they hated playing in the annual Hall of Fame Game ...
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 ...
Junichi Tazawa Signs With Boston Red Sox —
Bleacher Report - MLB 12/5/2008
Junichi Tazawa is finally on the Boston Red Sox. He has decided to follow fellow country man Dasuke Matzuzaka in the Boston Red Sox pitching staff.
After he decided to not be involved in Japan's draft where he was expected to be the top pick, many ...
