Examining the Credentials of the Current and Future Candidates for the Hall of Fame
Last January, in his 10th and final year of eligibility, Larry Walker was elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum. Walker’s election was seemingly impossible six years ago, when he received the 17th most votes and garnered just 11.8% support in an election requiring at least 75% for induction. On the day […]
Only one catcher in the history of baseball (Hall of Famer Yogi Berra) has more RBI. Only one catcher in MLB history (Hall of Famer Ivan Rodriguez) has more hits. These are facts. It’s also now a fact that the man in 2nd place on the all-time list of hits and RBI for catchers, Ted […]
In December 2019, on the “Modern Baseball” ballot for the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, longtime catcher Ted Simmons was elected, and, finally, so was Marvin Miller, the former Executive Director of the Major League Baseball Players Association. Miller was on a ballot with 9 players who had a significant impact on the […]
Earlier this evening Tim Mead, the new President of the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, announced that Derek Jeter and Larry Walker have been voted into baseball’s most exclusive club and will have plaques unveiled this summer in Cooperstown, New York. Jeter was elected to the Hall of Fame by the Baseball Writers […]