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The Hall of Fame Debate: George Foster and Jim Rice
Why is Jim Rice in the Baseball Hall of Fame, but George Foster is not?
A discussion about Harold Baines and the Hall of Fame
No one ever feared Harold Baines the way they feared Jim Rice with a bat in their hands. Not even close. I'm fine with a Hall of
When the Pirates traded for baseball's most innovative manager
An entertaining movie could be made about a trade that took place between the Pittsburgh Pirates and Oakland A's on November 5, 1976. Yes, a baseball trade.
The 20 Greatest Pittsburgh Pirates of All-Time
The greatest players in the history of the Pittsburgh Pirates. Be ready for lumber and old-time pitchers.
The Nine Biggest Scandals in Baseball History
In many ways, professional baseball mirrors America, for the good and the bad. Just like the history of the United States, baseball history has been scarred by
Hall of Fame's "Eras Committees" are putting the correct names on the ballot
The Baseball Hall of Fame has changed their veterans committee election rules like the political parties draw up congressional districts. The folks in Cooperstown have redrawn the
Election of Baines lowers the bar for the Baseball Hall of Fame
Did the baseball writers think they were getting another chance to vote for RAINES? The election of Harold Baines has, in my opinion, lowered the bar of
Selig and Schuerholz elected to Baseball Hall of Fame by veterans committee
After pondering a strange ballot that included five players (some of them unlikely), three executives, and two managers, the Baseball Hall of Fame's veterans committee has elected
Percentage of runners driven in is an important stat that should get more attention
How MANY runs a batter drives in isn't as important as how many opportunities he has and how many he converts.
The Pittsburgh "Lumber Company" of the 1970s
The Pirates never got the publicity the Big Red Machine did for their 1970s success. But they had an equally intimidating nickname.
Alomar and Blyleven Elected to Hall of Fame by Baseball Writers
After serving a "time out" of sorts for his behavior during his playing career, which included an umpire spitting incident, Roberto Alomar was elected to the National
Evaluating the Hall of Fame's Expansion Era Ballot
Next week the Baseball Hall of Fame will announce the results of a veterans committee election that considers 12 candidates from the Expansion Era. It's the first election in the new Hall of Fame balloting process that has the voting separated into three ballots based on era: Expansion (1973-present), Golden (1947-1972), and Pre-Integration (1871-1946). Every year one of the ballots will be addressed. A small group (16) will vote in seclusion during the winter meetings. Any candidate receiving 12 votes will be elected.
The 20 Greatest Philadelphia Phillies of All-Time
A few years ago I penned a list article about the New York Yankees top players ranked according to WAR (Wins Above Replacement). I stated at the