Less than four weeks after falling to the ground, clutching the final out of the San Francisco Giants thrilling 7-game World Series win, Pablo Sandoval switched coasts and signed a five-year contract with the Boston Red Sox. Hours later the Sox pulled a double California dip when they inked Dodgers’ shortstop Hanley Ramirez to a […]
Today at 11:00a in San Diego at baseball’s Winter Meetings, Hall of Fame chairman Jane Forbes Clark took the podium in the first significant scheduled news event of the week to announce the new inductee(s) to baseball’s Hall of Fame from the “Golden Era Committee.” Ten candidates, whose primary contributions to the game occurred between […]
In Part 4 of this series on the Golden Era ballot for the Hall of Fame, we’ll comment on the credentials of Luis Tiant, Minnie Minoso, Ken Boyer, Tony Oliva, Billy Pierce, Maury Wills and Bob Howsam. Enjoy! HALL OF FAME CASES FOR TIANT, MINOSO, KAAT, BOYER, OLIVA, PIERCE, WILLS, HOWSAM
In Part 3 of this 4-part series about the Hall of Fame Golden Era ballot, we take a close look at the case for and against Gil Hodges, one of the most respected man in the game whose accomplishments over 50 years ago are overshadowed by the gaudy offensive numbers of the last two decades. […]
In Part 2 of this 4-part series about the Hall of Fame Golden Era ballot, we take a detailed look at the case for and against Dick Allen, no doubt a Hall of Fame talent but one whose controversial career makes him a fascinating study. THE CASE FOR AND AGAINST DICK ALLEN
On the day after the conclusion of the thrilling 7th Game of the World Series, with all of the media pomp and circumstance of a trade of triple-A utility infielders, the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum announced nine players and one executive who were nominated to be considered for induction into the Hall. […]