Cooperstown is notoriously difficult to crack for catchers because it is a notoriously difficult position to analyze statistically. Still, it’s silly that it took six tries on the Baseball Writers’ Association of America ballot for Carter to get his due. He was a superb defender with an elit...
In 18 days, we’ll find out who the Baseball Writers' Association of America has elected for induction into the National Baseball Hall of Fame this summer, receiving the game’s greatest individual honor as legends already enshrined in Cooperstown look o
ESPN MLB experts Bradford Doolittle and David Schoenfield take a look at the candidacies of some of the leading vote-getters on the BBWAA ballot to date and weigh their Hall of Fame chances for this year -- and beyond.Players are listed in order of their current balloting percentage,v...
A Hall of Fame without Ivan probably shouldn’t have any catchers in it. Freddy Sanchez (25) – A solid middle infielder who probably didn’t need to be on the Hall of Fame ballot. Matt Stairs (19) – A part-time slugger who belted the heck out of baseballs and probably didn’t n...
of it becomes more precious. It is nice to be remembered." The hall of Fame remembers those who were great and it finds a way to remember many who were great only once, or maybe even twice, and some who were never great at all, but still did something great for the game of ...
in selecting photographs of many of the game's most storied players. Learning about those who have been inducted into the most famous sports hall of fame in the world comes easy when turning pages. The book is divided by six chapters - Pitchers, Catchers, Infielders, Outfielders, Managers, ...
Which players have helped their Hall of Fame cases the most this year? The question comes up in almost every chat of mine, and sometimes in radio spots as well. You’d think I’d be used to this by now, but I rarely have more than an answer or two at the ready unless one of th...
Former Buffalo Bills wide receiver Andre Reed was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame on Saturday, joining his longtime teammates Jim Kelly, Thurman Tho…
Mike Petriello is a stats analyst for MLB.com, focusing on Statcast and Baseball Savant, and is also a contributor to MLB Network. Related 5 players trending toward Hall of Fame elections 3:05 AM GMT+8 Ichiro elected to Hall of Fame, JUST shy of unanimous vote January 22nd, 2025 First-...
Feinsand:Posey has an NL Rookie of the Year Award, an NL Most Valuable Player Award, and he was one of the most important players on three World Series champions. His stats might not look like “Hall of Fame” numbers, but I think catchers are judged a little differently when it comes...