This weekend in Cooperstown, New York the Major League Baseball Hall of Fame will induct its latest class. The inductees for the 81st annual ceremony include Ivan “Pudge” Rodriguez, catcher and World Series champion in 2003 with the Florida Marlins; Tim “Rock” Raines, an outfielder best known for his 13 …
Read More »Looking Ahead to the 2018 Baseball Hall Of Fame Class
After the voting dust settled, the baseball Hall of Fame has three new members in Jeff Bagwell, Tim Raines, and Ivan Rodriguez. While this year’s voting may have concluded, it is never too early to look ahead at what next year’s class might bring. Almost there At the end of the …
Read More »Tim Raines Finally Voted into Hall of Fame
On his tenth and final year of eligibility, Tim Raines was inducted Wednesday to Baseball’s Hall of Fame. With 86 percent of the votes, Raines’ wait has finally come to an end. Raines had 2,605 career hits in his seasons with the Montreal Expos, Chicago White Sox and New York Yankees. He hit a …
Read More »Bagwell Heading To Cooperstown
Former Houston Astros first baseman Jeff Bagwell has been selected to the Baseball Hall of Fame Class of 2017. Jeff Bagwell is 1 of 11 1B with 200 stolen bases since 1900. He has 449 HR (the other 10 have 549 HR combined). pic.twitter.com/jqXdTApAt3 — ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) …
Read More »“Steroid” Players Should Be in the Hall of Fame
Before you guys get all over me about allowing steroid players to get into Cooperstown, just hear me out. My Ballot Jeff Bagwell (.297, .948 OPS, 449 HRs, 1529 RBIs) Barry Bonds (.298, 1.051 OPS, 762 HRs, 1996 RBIs) Roger Clemens (3.13 ERA, 354 Ws, 4672 SOs, 1.173 WHIP) Vladimir …
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