HOF

With The Big Hurt Frank Thomas forced into retirement (no one hired him since his last season in 2008), and the Chicago MEDIA paying tribute to him (not to mention the MLB Network national coverage) it's time to say how great Frank Thomas really was and why he is a Hall of Famer.
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So future Hall of Famer Tom Glavine got his way: a job and a press conference from the Atlanta Braves. As "Special Assistant to President", Glavine will help the Braves with "projects" on and off the field, and have a "presence" in the radio and TV broadcast booth, although he will not be part...
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Chicago Cubs GM Jim Hendry is excited to have Greg Maddux sign up with the Cubs’ front office. “I see him fulfilling a tremendous variety of roles,” Hendry said. “When we discussed him coming aboard he was very adamant about the fact that he wanted to be a very productive employee. This isn’t a personal...
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With Randy Johnson announcing his retirement last week, I thought I’d take a look at Randy Johnson’s career and where he ranks as one of the best baseball pitchers all-time. First of all, I witnessed Randy Johnson’s entire career, which started in 1988 with the Expos, when he matured as a pitcher with the...
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First of all congratulations to The Hawk Andre Dawson for being immortalized in Cooperstown. Andre Dawson received 77.9% of the vote of the required 75%. He was the only player voted in by the Baseball Writers (BBWAA) in 2010. Andre Dawson 420 77.9% Bert Blyleven 400 74.2% Roberto Alomar 397 73.7% Jack Morris 282 52.3% Barry Larkin 278 51.6% Lee Smith 255 47.3% Edgar Martinez 195 36.2% Tim Raines 164 30.4% Mark McGwire 128 23.7% Alan Trammell 121 22.4% Fred McGriff 116 21.5% Don Mattingly 87 16.1% Dave Parker 82 15.2% Dale Murphy 63 11.7% Harold Baines 33 6.1% The...
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Well the 2010 Hall of Fame ballot was officially announced, and that is usually huge news. The problem with the 2010 ballot is that although I believe it is loaded with some of the greatest baseball players to have ever played the game, that the sportswriters will find the ballot underwhelming, and may only vote 1 player...
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A 16-member selection committee will pick from the follow non-players to be inducted into the 2010 Hall of Fame class: The 10 managers and umpires eligible for election consideration to the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 2010: managers Charlie Grimm, Whitey Herzog, Davey Johnson, Tom Kelly, Billy Martin, Gene Mauch, Danny Murtaugh and Steve...
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I had to laugh out loud- in a sick Joker or Riddler way- yesterday. I was watching a YES Network interview with Kevin Millar and a rookie girl announcer whose name I can never recall. Anyway, she said (paraphrasing): “Kevin, you are now with the Blue Jays and see Roy Halladay up close, how...
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National Crisis Averted In what was a closer game that Yankees fans felt comfortable with, the Yankees beat the Nationals 5-3. Now me? I get worried when the Yanks face the “worst team in baseball”. Robinson Cano continues to be hot, and CC was once again an ace. What a workhorse he is, I really love...
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Sammy Sosa has “officially” retired from MLB (no one had signed him since 2007). Sammy made the mistake of telling ESPN yesterday: “I will calmly wait for my induction to the Baseball Hall of Fame. Don’t I have the numbers to be inducted?” Suffice to say the MEDIA had a field day with that comment. THEY...
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