IBWAA 2016 Hall Fame Ballot

My Hall of Fame votes are in and here’s what I came up with. This year was a little bit tougher than last year. I changed my mind on a couple players from last year. Tough decisions were made and they were tough.   Note: Jeff Bagwell, Mike Piazza and Tim Raines have already been…

Hot Stove Week in Review Dec 21-27

I hope everyone had a great Holiday season and a Merry Christmas. With New Year right around the corner Pitchers and Catchers begin reporting February 18th. Most teams still have a lot of work. January and February is when teams add depth and many important pieces. Here’s to your team adding the player that puts…

Winter Meetings Wednesday Recap

NEWS This year’s winner of the 40th Ford C. Frick Award for excellence in baseball broadcasting is Graham McNamee. He called the World Series each year from 1923-34 and the first 4 All-Star games from 1933-36. MLB has recommended for all 30 teams to install netting out to the dugouts to prevent fans from getting…

Winter Meetings Sunday and Monday Recap

NEWS Hall of Famer Cal Ripken Jr. will be the new senior Advisor to the Commissioner Rob Manfred on Youth Programs and Outreach. Armando Galarraga has retired from the MLB. He played 6 years with 4 different teams. He is most famous for his Imperfect Game. He is at the Winter Meetings interviewing for a…

The Case for Larry Walker

Guest post written by William Earl Robinson Jr.   Another opportunity is here for Hall of Fame voters to cast their ballot for the Hall of Fame and another year is going to go by where they ignore a candidate who I think should be an easy choice for the Hall of Fame. That candidate…

Hot Stove Week in Review Nov 9-15

GOLD GLOVES American League C Salvador Perez (3rd), 1B Eric Homer (3rd), 2B Jose Altuve (1st), 3B Manny Machado (2nd), SS Alcides Escobar (1st), LF Yoenis Cespedes (1st), CF Kevin Kiermaier (1st), RF Kole Calhoun (1st), P Dallas Keuchel (2nd) National League C Yadier Molina (8th), 1B Paul Goldschmidt (2nd), 2B Dee Gordon (1st), 3B…

Hot Stove Week in Review Nov 1-8

NEWS The Marlins have officially announced Don Mattingly as their new manager. He received a 4 year deal. Bud Black had accepted an offer from the Nationals to become their new manager but the two couldn’t reach an agreement. The Nationals reached out to Dusty Baker and they reached an agreement to a multi-year contract.…