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Joe Mauer, Todd Helton and the 1-team baseball Hall of Famers by franchise
Joe Mauer, Todd Helton and the 1-team baseball Hall of Famers by franchiseThe 2024 Hall of Fame inductions added two names to a very exclusive list. With Joe Mauer and Todd Helton’s nomination to Cooperstown, the two join 53 other players as the only in MLB history to make the Hall of Fame after spending their entire careers on one team. Listed by team, here are the reale...
How every MLB team will tank their seasons and break their fans' hearts in 2023
How every MLB team will tank their seasons and break their fans' hearts in 2023You can all give up the Rogers Hornsby quotes, already. We made it Opening Day, when hope springs eternal for millions of MLB fans across the country, a least for a few days/weeks. We’d all love to believe that our team has as much of a chance of winning the World Series as any other but, realistica...
Best non-MVP seasons in MLB history
Best non-MVP seasons in MLB historyThe MVP Award is the pinnacle of baseball. Anybody who wins that award has cemented themselves in the annals of baseball history, and while one win doesn’t guarantee enshrinement in Cooperstown, it’s still one of the highest honors a baseball player can ever receive. The only bad thing about the awa...
Cavan Biggio Proves There's Enough Room In Toronto For Two Dinger-Mashing Sons Of Cooperstown Greats
The Toronto Blue Jays made history on Friday when they called up Cavan Biggio to the Majors. If Cavan’s last name sounds familiar to you, it’s because Cavan is the son of Astros legend Craig Biggio. As a result of that connection, the Blue Jays became the first team in Major League history to have t...
Murray Chass Is Everything That's Wrong With The Hall Of Fame Election
Murray Chass, a once-great baseball reporter turned bitter crank, recently revealed his 2013 Hall of Fame ballot in a blog post in which he proudly stated that he did not vote for Craig Biggio or Mike Piazza because he believes that they used steroids. It was the kind of thing that was written speci...
These Guys Sucked In The Playoffs. Should That Matter To HOF Voters?
Having acquired a Hall of Fame ballot, which we'll be filling out in accordance with the wishes of our readers, we're examining the merits—and relative lack of merits—of all 36 players on this year's ballot for the purposes of better informing the electorate, i.e., you. All entries in the series can...
A Vote For Roger Clemens Was A Vote For Barry Bonds: The Politics Of The Hall Of Fame Ballot, By The Numbers [UPDATE]
Hall of fame ballots follow their own own internal logic. For instance, regardless of how they feel about steroids, almost all voters agree with both or neither of the following statements:...
According To Exit Polls, Nobody Will Make The Baseball Hall Of Fame
The results of 2013 Baseball Hall of Fame voting will be announced on Wednesday, and this year represents a unique ballot. Steroid users, suspected steroid users, a cocaine user, a catcher, Jack Morris. Want a preview? Baseball Think Factory has compiled the votes from every writer that made their v...
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How Not To Vote For The Baseball Hall Of Fame, In Three Easy Steps

How Not To Vote For The Baseball Hall Of Fame, In Three Easy Steps

Mon Jun 17 2013

Tue Jun 18 2013
When An Old Athlete Is Put Out To Stud

When An Old Athlete Is Put Out To Stud

Tue Jun 18 2013
That's How You Note An Achievement

That's How You Note An Achievement

Tue Jun 18 2013
Craig Biggio And His Selfish Support Of Cancer Patients

Craig Biggio And His Selfish Support Of Cancer Patients

Tue Jun 18 2013
Athlete Run-Ins: Lamenting Caminiti

Athlete Run-Ins: Lamenting Caminiti

Tue Jun 18 2013
Blogdom's Best: Biggio Plunked

Blogdom's Best: Biggio Plunked

Tue Jun 18 2013
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