Hot Stove Week in Review Jan 22-28
NEWS Alex Rodriguez will join ESPN’s Sunday Night Baseball booth this season. The crew will consist of him, Matt Vasgersian and Jessica Mendoza. The BBWAA elected four new Hall of…
A Hall of Fame Outrage
By: Mike Carter I know almost everyone who follows the game of baseball will likely have an opinion, strong or weak, about the Hall of Fame. Most of the time,…
IBWAA 2018 Hall of Fame Ballot
By: Kelly Byrnes Once again, I agonized over my IBWAA Hall of Fame ballot. It’s an honor to have a vote and I take it seriously. Last year I voted…
If I Had a Hall of Fame Ballot…
By: Mike Carter There is always lots of criticism and uncertainty about the players elected to the Hall of Fame every year. We debate who got in, should they have…
Winter Meetings Sunday and Monday Recap
NEWS Jack Morris and Alan Trammell both elected into the Baseball Hall of Fame via the Modern Era Committee. They are the first living players elected by a form of…
The Case for Don Mattingly
By: William Robinson Growing up in the 1980’s there was only a few baseball players that were quite as iconic to me as Don “baseball” Mattingly. Whether it was his…
The Loss Of Greatness
By Josh: Last year baseball was hit hard by the passing of multiple young and talented players. It hit baseball especially hard as each death seemed to come so close…
‘Tis the Baseball Season
By: Kelly Byrnes Most year’s I spend the second half of March thinking about my predictions for the upcoming season, you know division winners, playoffs teams, award winners and so…
Hot Stove Week in Review Jan 16-22
NEWS The BBWAA elected three new Hall of Famers. Jeff Bagwell (86.2), Tim Raines (86.0) and Ivan Rodriguez (76.0). The next closest were Trevor Hoffman 5 votes short (74.0), Vladimir…
Thoughts on Your 2017 Baseball Hall of Fame Class
By: William Robinson It’s that time of year again. Time for those of us with an innate passion for baseball to sit glued to our televisions or to our smart…