Examining the Credentials of the Current and Future Candidates for the Hall of Fame
Tim Raines, the long-time outfielder for the Montreal Expos and five other teams, was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum last July after a 10-year wait on the BBWAA (Baseball Writers Association of America) ballot. To this author, there’s one game that defines the greatness of the career of Tim Raines. […]
After six years of listening to suspicion an innuendo and falling short on the Hall of Fame ballot, the dam broke this January when Houston Astros great Jeff Bagwell was elected by the baseball writers to the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum. Cooperstown Cred: Jeff Bagwell Elected to the Hall of Fame in […]
Ivan Rodriguez (the second catching “Pudge”), you might be surprised to discover, is just the 2nd catcher ever to attain the Hall of Fame on the first ballot, the other being Johnny Bench. You read that correctly: Yogi Berra went in on his second try, as did Carlton Fisk (the original Pudge). Rodriguez, joining Mike Piazza […]
John Schuerholz, now 76 years old, will be inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum this summer, having been a unanimous selection of the “Today’s Game” Eras Committee which voted last December. Schuerholz got his start in the Baltimore Orioles organization in 1967 and joined the expansion Kansas City Royals two years […]