Deadspin: Hall Of Fame

The 2012 NFL Hall Of Fame Class Has Been Announced

Sean Newell — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 18:19:25 EST

As per Adam Schefter, the honorees are Jack Butler, Dermontti Dawson, Chris Doleman, Cortez Kennedy, Curtis Martin and Willie Roaf. No Bill Parcells and no wide receivers. More »

Murray Chass's Hall Of Fame Vote Is Based Partly On His Dinner Plans

Dom Cosentino — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 18:55:17 EST

Blogging anti-blogger Murray Chass has written one of his patented half-lucid anti-blog blog posts about the Hall of Fame. Near the end of the post, he dodders over to the subject of his own voting habits. This one's a treat: More »

Baseball's Hall Of Fame Voters Are Irrational, But Not For The Reasons You Think

David Roher — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 15:00:58 EST

Last year, Bert Blyleven, the former Twins right-hander whose Hall of Fame candidacy was long a cause among the stathead community, got into Cooperstown on his 14th ballot. But was it really a triumph of rational thinking or merely the product of a different kind of irrationality? We revisit what we wrote then and test our hypothesis against the growing repository of public HOF ballots. Originally published Jan. 6, 2011. More »

Barry Larkin Will Make The Hall Of Fame, According To "Exit Poll"

Barry Petchesky — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 14:25:00 EST

The 2012 Baseball Hall of Fame inductees will be announced at 3 p.m. Eastern. But there's no need to wait for the official numbers to be announced, as more than a hundred BBWAA voters have already published and defended their ballots. This indispensable spreadsheet collecting all the ballots made public gives us an enormous sample size with which to work. Last year, there were 581 voters, and this year's voting body should be similar in number. Of that, we have the results from 112 ballots; more than enough to make predictions. More »

"Do You Think Your Nomination Into The HOF Illegitimizes The HOF?" And Other Awkward Questions For Tim McCarver

Timothy Burke — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 12:45:00 EST

The media conference call with Tim McCarver that accompanied this morning's announcement of his Hall of Fame award got off to a rocky start (which may have been our fault) when the first question was "What, exactly, is your vendetta against the New York Yankees?" It went downhill from there, especially once someone claiming to be "AJ Dolano from Deadspin" called in (it wasn't our AJ). To his credit McCarver was generally a good sport, if remaining a terrible broadcaster. As the conference call was brought to an early conclusion, he stated: "Criticism doesn't bother me. Never has." More »

To Participate In The 11 A.M. Conference Call With Frick Award Winner Tim McCarver, Dial 1-800-269-4378

Emma Carmichael — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 10:55:00 EST

Today, sportscaster Tim McCarver was named the winner of the 2012 Ford C. Frick Award in honor of his "broadcasting excellence." The Baseball Hall of Fame is hosting a conference call with the honoree at 11 a.m. ET. To participate, dial 1-800-269-4378 and provide the password: "Frick." You may also have to give your name and list your organization. Have fun! More »

Tim McCarver Is Being Inducted Into Honored By The Baseball Hall Of Fame For His "Broadcasting Excellence"

Dom Cosentino — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 10:35:00 EST

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The Hall just announced that McCarver is the winner of the 2012 Ford C. Frick Award, which has previously gone to such notable voices as Mel Allen, Ernie Harwell, Vin Scully, Bob Prince, Jack Buck, Harry Caray, and Harry Kalas. McCarver is likely the only one in that club who thinks "strike" is a five-letter word. [Baseball Hall of Fame] More »

Jim Kaat Has A Very Reasonable Take On Not Being In The Hall Of Fame

Barry Petchesky — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 19:00:35 EST

Kaat today, on MLB Network with Bob Costas: More »

Dennis Rodman's Gym Class Would Like Him To Hurry Up And Finish At The Hall Of Fame

Dom Cosentino — Fri, 12 Aug 2011 10:25:26 EDT

Your morning roundup for Aug. 12, the day after a 15-year-old app developer would have been better off leaving well enough alone. Photo via AP. Got any stories or photos for us? Tip your editors. More »

Professional Football Ultimate Fan Association President Hit By Float At Hall Of Fame Parade

Brian Hickey — Sat, 06 Aug 2011 11:20:00 EDT

The Canton Repository was on the scene when "the Obie the Tiger balloon cruised through the intersection of Tuscarawas Street and Cleveland Avenue just before 9 a.m." Shortly thereafter, the Timken Grand Parade got real. More »

BREAKING: Hall Of Famer, Admitted T-Shirt Thief Roberto Alomar Will Return The T-Shirt He Stole

Jack Dickey — Tue, 26 Jul 2011 23:40:00 EDT

Perhaps you read our story earlier today, of Blue Jays fans Fiyaz Kanji and Owais Farooqui, who made the pilgrimage to Cooperstown this weekend to see Roberto Alomar enter the Hall. But during the parade, Alomar took the $50 t-shirt that belonged to Kanji. More »

Roberto Alomar: Hall Of Famer, T-Shirt Thief

Dom Cosentino — Tue, 26 Jul 2011 13:20:00 EDT

Fiyaz Kanji and Owais Farooqui no longer live in Toronto, where they grew up, but they remain Blue Jays fans nonetheless. So much so, they made the trip to Cooperstown from Boston over the weekend to see Roberto Alomar's enshrinement as the team's first Hall of Famer. But they still can't believe Alomar swiped one of their T-shirts from them during Saturday's parade. And they want it back. More »

Why Some Writers Won't Vote Derek Jeter To The Hall Of Fame

Barry Petchesky — Fri, 22 Jul 2011 14:40:18 EDT

Sam Borden's got a column on SI.com today, idly wondering if Jeter will become the first player in history to be unanimously elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame. It's a question that shouldn't matter because HOF voting is so flaky — Tom Seaver has the highest percentage of any electee — but it does, because it's baseball and Derek Jeter and the only conversations left are about his legacy. More »

Derek Jeter, Josh Hamilton, The Dodgers And Cliff Lee All Had Shining Moments Yesterday

Brian Hickey — Sun, 10 Jul 2011 09:45:00 EDT

Your morning roundup for July 10, the day it pays to be wary of people with wide faces. More »

Pete Rose Doesn't Want To Be Dead Before He Gets Into The Hall Of Fame

Fri, 27 May 2011 15:05:33 EDT

Every morning, the fine folks at Sports Radio Interviews sift through the a.m. drive-time chatter to bring you the best interviews with coaches, players, and personalities across the sports landscape. Today: Pete sounds a little desperate. More »

This Is What Happens When You Get Caught Stealing Someone's Shovel During A Blizzard (Video)

Brian Hickey — Sun, 06 Feb 2011 09:15:00 EST

Because no one reads the newspaper, and SportsCenter's anchors are too perky for this early in the morning, Deadspin combs the best of the broadsheets and internets to bring you everything you need to know to start your day. More »

Someone Keeps Screwing With Baseball Writers' Site

Tommy Craggs — Thu, 06 Jan 2011 16:50:59 EST

BBWAA.com has now been hacked three times (I believe) in the past day, but of course there is so much more to hacking than just statistics. [H/T Walk Off HBP] More »

Bert Blyleven Got In Because Voters Are Irrational, And Other Hall Of Fame Revelations

David Roher | HSAC — Thu, 06 Jan 2011 15:50:43 EST

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This is Regressing, a new, numbers-minded column by our clever friends at the Harvard Sports Analysis Collective. Today: how a weird tic of Hall of Fame voters helped put Bert Blyleven in Cooperstown. More »

Let's Marvel At The Perfect Absurdity Of This ESPN Guy's HOF Ballot

Tommy Craggs — Wed, 05 Jan 2011 16:55:40 EST

Here's the ballot mailed in by Barry Stanton, ESPN news editor: Jack Morris, Edgar Martinez, Tino Martinez, Don Mattingly, B.J. Surhoff. I shit you not. B.J. Surhoff. More »

Gnashing Of Teeth, Rending Of Garments Come To An End With HOF Announcement

Barry Petchesky — Wed, 05 Jan 2011 14:25:00 EST

Bert Blyleven, Roberto Alomar, and no convicted or suspected steroid users were elected to the Hall of Fame. Cranky sportswriters can return to their caves. [BBWAA] More »

Just Vote For Jeff Bagwell, You Hypocrites

Barry Petchesky — Tue, 04 Jan 2011 13:25:00 EST

Jerod Morris idly wondered if Raul Ibanez might've had a little pharmaceutical help, and everyone went nutso. Damien Cox suggested Jose Bautista's numbers were surprising, and he caught shit. So why is it OK to not vote for Bagwell because of "suspicions?" More »

Rafael Palmeiro Is Talking Now That It's Time For Hall Of Fame Voters To Judge His Legacy

A.J. Daulerio — Wed, 29 Dec 2010 11:10:00 EST

He still claims he never took steroids. He sought comfort in the soothing words of President George W. Bush. His wife gave him a vitamin shot by accident. Miguel Tejada gave him a B-12 shot. Chances of HOF?: Zilcho. [SI] More »

Batshit Hall Of Fame Voter: "I Compare PED Users To Murderers"

Tommy Craggs — Tue, 21 Dec 2010 13:45:26 EST

And we compare Lowell Cohn to a cymbal-banging monkey toy. I'm beginning to suspect HOF voters really do fancy themselves an elite task force of karacter kops. Drugs make people crazy. A Hall of Fame ballot makes people crazier. [PressDemocrat.com, Business Insider] More »

Tom Verducci Did Vote For Marvin Miller, Despite What Crazy Old Coot Says On His Cryptoblog (UPDATE)

Tommy Craggs — Wed, 08 Dec 2010 15:15:04 EST

Murray Chass, senior writer for murraychass.com, recently threw heat at HOF Expansion Era committee member Tom Verducci for apparently voting against Marvin Miller. Verducci fired back, and thus the post became unique to the Chass oeuvre in that someone actually read it. More »

Steinbrenner's, Miller's Rejections Mean It's Time To Disband The Veterans Committee

Barry Petchesky — Mon, 06 Dec 2010 14:45:00 EST

George Steinbrenner and Marvin Miller had perhaps the biggest impact on the modern era of baseball. Their failing to make the Hall of Fame just shows that the Veterans Committee is full of old farts who don't get/don't like the game today. More »

Rod Carew Is Last Aboard The Blyleven Bandwagon

Barry Petchesky — Fri, 08 Oct 2010 10:15:00 EDT

Carew says he'll boycott the Hall of Fame if Blyleven isn't elected. It would have been a grand gesture had he offered anytime in the past ten years, and not prior to the election everyone assumes will put Bert in. [Pioneer Press] More »

The NFL's Hall Of Fame Enshrinement Speeches, AutoSummarized

Tommy Craggs — Mon, 09 Aug 2010 15:30:55 EDT

For those who missed all the speechifying Saturday in Canton—during which Rickey Jackson made Emmitt Smith sound like Cicero, and Chris Berman spent 22 minutes committing what I'm certain were several felony counts of public masturbation—we offer a summary. More »

Surprise Surprise, The Hall Of Fame Gets It Wrong

Barry Petchesky — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 21:30:00 EST

Despite his very public preference to go in as a Cub, Andre Dawson's HOF plaque will see him wearing an Expos cap. This is all Wade Boggs's fault. (Really.) More »

Hawk About To Get Paid Hawking Autographs

Barry Petchesky — Sun, 10 Jan 2010 13:45:00 EST

Having a plaque in Cooperstown is nice. The unstated-but-significant financial windfall that comes with being a hall-of-famer could be nicer. More »

Presenting The Absolute Worst Hall Of Fame Voter (Update)

Barry Petchesky — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 02:15:00 EST

In all the foofaraw over the HOF elections, one voter stands above the rest in terms of sheer ineptitude and self-promotion. Let's ridicule them! But first, the runners up: More »

Robbie Alomar Can Only Think Of One Reason He's Not In The Hall Yet

Barry Petchesky — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 21:30:00 EST

"His first phone call was to umpire John Hirschbeck, to reassure him there was no hard feelings over the spitting incident and he in no way felt Hirschbeck was responsible." Yeah, no shit the spittee's not responsible. [Stalking Steve Phillips] More »

Tony La Russa Is Screwing With Baseball Writers' Heads

Tommy Craggs — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 15:30:09 EST

Self-important blowhard manager loosely speculating about pinch-hitting Mark McGwire this season vs. self-important blowhard media collective accusing him of dicking around with Mark McGwire's Hall of Fame clock: Who ya got? [NYDN] More »

"I Really Have Nothing To Say": 13 Years Of Sad Bert Blyleven Reactions

Tommy Craggs — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 13:45:56 EST

Every year, poor Bert Blyleven falls short of Cooperstown, and every year, he's asked how it feels. Looking back on 13 years of his glum responses is almost heartbreaking, like watching a frown in slow motion. More »

BBWAA Spits In Alomar's Face, Elects Andre Dawson

Dashiell Bennett — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 15:25:23 EST

The Hawk and his sweet-ass theme song are in the Hall of Fame. Greatest second baseman of the last 30 years? Never heard of him. [MSF/MLB] More »

Does Michael Jordan Have Any Friends Left?

Barry Petchesky — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 21:00:00 EDT

Despite what he'll tell you, Jordan wouldn't have won a single title without help. Yet Jerry Krause, the man who assembled that collection of second bananae, won't be there as MJ enters the Hall of Fame. Why not? More »

Jim Rice Doesn't Like Lazy Longhairs Who Ruined Baseball

Dashiell Bennett — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 16:00:34 EDT

Big league Hall of Famer Jim Rice opened the World Series for Little Leaguers with a fiery speech that even the grumpiest of grumpy old men could appreciate. The message: Don't look up to today's players because they're all bums. More »

Michigan Sports Hall Of Fame Is Sad Metaphor For Entire State

Dashiell Bennett — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 12:10:43 EDT

The Michigan Sports Hall of Fame is $150,000 in debt, even thought it has no employees and doesn't pay rent. Now they want to sell the plaques to raise money, which sort of defeats the purpose, doesn't it? More »

In Celebration Of A Hall Of Fame Yente

Ben Cohen — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 19:15:00 EDT

In some countries, marriages are arranged. But in America — where love reigns supreme — Rickey Henderson has the power vested in him to unite man and woman, reports this piece of cardboard. More »

Hank Aaron's Convoluted Logic Could Put Pete Rose In The Hall Of Fame

Dashiell Bennett — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 10:45:36 EDT

Reports from baseball's Hall of Fame weekend say that Bud Selig is considering the possible reinstatement of Pete Rose, thanks in part to lobbying from current Hall members—i.e., arrogant and confused old men. More »

That's A Terrible Bingo Card

Matt Sussman — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 13:30:00 EDT

A reminder: Rickey Henderson goes into the Hall of Fame Sunday, which means he'll give a speech. Plan your lives accordingly. [Razzball] More »