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Baseball Hall of Fame should rename the J.G. Taylor Spink Award after Claire SmithThe Baseball Writers Association of America decided to take the name J.G. Taylor Spink off its award given to writers and broadcasters....

Curt Schilling’s putrid mouth continues to keep him out of Cooperstown…. goodThe good news is that Curt Schilling isn’t going into the Hall of Fame this summer. In fact, no new players will be joining last year’s class of inductees this summer in Cooperstown after the results of the Baseball Writers Association of America’s balloting were announced Tuesday evening....

MLB Hall of Fame Vets' inaction failing greats of the game like Santo, AllenDick Allen’s death on Monday is just the latest failure of the Baseball Hall of Fame. Allen had become a popular candidate in recent years, as the sabermetrics movement showed what a powerful and impactful hitter he was. His raw statistics alone — 351 home runs, a .292 career average — are impressiv...

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

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....