Following the death of former Baltimore Orioles pitcher Mike Cuellar on Friday, I reviewed his stats and saw he appeared on just one Hall of Fame ballot. Current rules state that any player who receives less than five percent of the vote from the Baseball Writers Association of America (BBWAA) is dropped from future ballots [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Baseball Hall of Fame’
With the baseball Hall of Fame, one and done truly means that
Posted: 4th April 2010 by Graham Womack in Baseball Hall of FameTags: Baseball Hall of Fame, baseball players with less than 5 percent of the Hall of Fame vote, Hall of Fame one-and-done, Veterans Committee
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The best baseball player not in the Hall of Fame
Posted: 15th January 2010 by Graham Womack in Baseball Hall of FameTags: Baseball Hall of Fame, best players not in hall of fame, cause for debate
I was combing the list of all-time best career batting averages on Baseball Reference when I noticed an unfamiliar name: Riggs Stephenson. I had come upon a few unknowns already and saw they were men who’d played mostly before the modern era, a time I don’t take too seriously in baseball’s history. However, a glance [...]
The 10 best Veterans Committee selections for the Hall of Fame
Posted: 15th January 2010 by Graham Womack in Baseball Hall of Fame, Best of listsTags: Baseball Hall of Fame, Best of
There are two ways to get inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown. The first is to receive at least 75% of the vote from the Baseball Writers Association of America. Players get a maximum of 15 years on the ballot before they’re no longer eligible, and even with that wide of a [...]
Seeing McGwire through Rose-colored glasses
Posted: 11th January 2010 by Graham Womack in Baseball Hall of Fame, Drugs in baseballTags: Baseball Hall of Fame, cause for debate, Mark McGwire, Mark McGwire vs Pete Rose
I emailed one of the guys that oversees this site today, curious what he thought of my post about Mark McGwire’s admission of using steroids. He liked what I wrote and suggested I write about how upset Pete Rose would be. “You know he is going to come out and say you banned me but [...]
Matt Holliday is back with the Cardinals, Andre Dawson is in the Hall of Fame and everything is right with the world… I think
Posted: 7th January 2010 by Graham Womack in Baseball Hall of Fame, Free agency, trades, and other movesTags: Baseball Hall of Fame, Free agency, trades, and other moves, Matt Holliday
A lot’s happened in baseball in the past few days. The annual Hall of Fame vote was announced, with Andre Dawson being the sole inductee for 2010, and Matt Holliday, the biggest name on the free agent market resigned with the St. Louis Cardinals. The part of me that likes order and tranquility has been [...]
Mark McGwire: Hall of Famer?
Posted: 5th January 2010 by Graham Womack in Baseball Hall of FameTags: Baseball Hall of Fame, cause for debate, Mark McGwire
With the results of this year’s Hall of Fame vote due to be released tomorrow, I wonder how Mark McGwire will fare. I don’t expect him to be inducted. Each of the last three years that McGwire has been on the ballot, he’s gotten around 20% of the vote, far short of the 75% needed. [...]
The 10 Most Overrated Hall of Famers
Posted: 22nd December 2009 by Graham Womack in Baseball Hall of FameTags: Baseball Hall of Fame, Best of, cause for debate, overrated hall of famers
Several months ago, when this site was in its infancy, I wrote a post, “The 10 best players not in the Hall of Fame.” It remains my most popular post, by far, and has lead to other entries. When in doubt, I learned, the Hall of Fame makes for thought-provoking writing. Today, I offer a [...]
The shame of Marvin Miller
Posted: 7th December 2009 by Graham Womack in Baseball Hall of FameTags: Baseball Hall of Fame, Veterans Committee
The 2010 Hall of Fame picks for managers, umpires and executives were announced today, and while Whitey Herzog got the call (I told you so), Marvin Miller did not. The retired Major League Baseball Players Association executive director is 92 now and has come close a few times in the past decade, but never gets [...]
Pedro Martinez, Hall of Famer?
Posted: 7th December 2009 by Graham Womack in Baseball Hall of FameTags: Baseball Hall of Fame, Pedro Martinez
An Associated Press story on ESPN.com is reporting that Pedro Martinez is eager to pitch for the Philadelphia Phillies next season. Martinez is no stranger to this space. I wrote in July that any team considering signing the veteran three-time Cy Young award winner should proceed with caution. Martinez proved me wrong, going 5-1 with [...]
Making the Hall of Fame: One need only hit as well as Orlando Cabrera
Posted: 30th November 2009 by Graham Womack in Baseball Hall of FameTags: Baseball Hall of Fame, overrated hall of famers
I was just watching an ESPN video about the retirement of New York Yankees public address announcer Bob Sheppard, when I noticed something interesting. Included in the feature was the lineup card from Sheppard’s first game, between the Yankees and Boston Red Sox in 1951. Among the Sox was Lou Boudreau, who I never realized [...]