When Induction Day rolls around in Cooperstown, the biggest thrill for a fanbase (outside of celebrating the actual player, of course) might be seeing its team's logo ensconced on the bronze plaque. The designation typically means that the player defined
That pair brought the total of Hall of Famers who played for only one American or National League team to 59 -- or less than one-quarter of all Hall members who were elected as players. (Note: That number includes Cap Anson, who spent time with two clubs in the short-lived National ...
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...
Minoso's candidacy isn't the only reason to ponder this. There are several Hall of Famers who barely cleared the 10-year playing-time threshold, for a range of reasons. Tops among them was Jackie Robinson, who played 10 seasons in the majors on the nose, because of racism at the b...
I’m looking at this ballot and my first thought is that some of these guys who I used to see as sure Hall of Famers don’t have a chance based on what we’ve just seen. It’s not even close. Sorry, folks, but shutout-a-comin’. ...
6:00pm– Flashback Friday Interview featuring 2024 Cardinals Hall of Famers hosted by Tom Ackerman LOCATION: Together Credit Union Plaza (Busch II Infield Stage) 6:30pm– Maryville University Cardinals Hall of Fame Walk Plaque Presentation with 2024 Cardinals Hall of Famers ...
In his 11-year prime (1964–74), Allen led the majors in OPS+ (165), was fifth in HRs (behind Hall of Famers Hank Aaron, Harmon Killebrew, Willie Stargell and Willie McCovey) and joined Aaron as the only players in that span with 300 homers and 100 stolen bases. He was one of ...
“We don’t have enough time to talk about that,” the ever erudite Mussina said Wednesday when a trio of newly minted living Hall of Famers appeared at a news conference. “The game always evolves — it always has. I’m not sure I love the way it’s changed lately, but that’s ...
The Hall of Fame’s All-One-and-Done team For each position, the player who had the highest likelihood of making the Hall of Fame (based on JAWS) among players who dropped off the ballot after only one year (1979-2017) HOF LIKELIHOOD …ACTUAL BALLOT RESULTS ...
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