Tue, April 08, 2008
Tue, April 01, 2008
The 25 Center Fielders With the Best Careers
Tue, March 25, 2008
The 25 Left Fielders With the Best Careers
Mon, March 17, 2008
The 25 Right Fielders With the Best Careers
Mon, March 10, 2008
The Best 25 Careers at Each Position
Fri, February 01, 2008
Revamped Veterans Committee
There is now a special segment of the Veterans Committee that will examine the most deserving of those players who played prior to 1943 but are not in the Hall of Fame. A good question is – how many such players have
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Fri, January 25, 2008
More Strange HOF Voting
Maury Wills came onto the BBWAA ballot in 1978. In that first year, he got 115 votes (30%). Luis Aparicio, another shortstop, joined him on the ballot in 1979. Wills got 38% of the vote in 1979 compared to 28% for Aparicio. In 1980, Wills got more votes than Aparicio again – 38% to 32%. In 1981, Wills bested Aparicio again – 41% to 12%
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Fri, January 18, 2008
Strange HOF Voting
At times, the manner in which some writers who are members of the BBWAA vote in the Hall of Fame elections seemingly defies rational explanation. Writers receive a ballot containing a list of candidates for the Hall. They are asked to vote for ten players at most. I would assume that if someone is voting for the first time, he (or she) would ask himself: Who do I think is deserving of induction?
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Wed, January 16, 2008
2008 BBWAA Results – Some Thoughts
Congratulations to Goose Gossage on his election to the Hall of Fame. He got 86% of the vote and was the only candidate elected. As we have said here before, Gossage has
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Thu, January 03, 2008
Nolan Ryan
Nolan Ryan is a Hall of Fame pitcher – there is no question about that. But exactly how good was he and how does he compare to the other
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Wed, December 26, 2007
A Short Career – The Pitchers
The NEWS HOF Gauge recognizes two small groups of pitchers as having
1. The 180/2400 Standard - Starters and starter/reliever
There are only five pitchers in the 20th century who have attained a NEWS score of 180 while pitching in fewer than 2400 innings. Three of these pitchers were starters and the other two are better known for their relief efforts. According to the NEWS Gauge, all five have
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Wed, December 19, 2007
A Short Career and the HOF
According to the NEWS HOF Gauge, only eighty-four (84) position players in the 20th century have attained
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Wed, December 05, 2007
HOF Election “Rigged?”
Marvin Miller was not elected to the Hall of Fame by the Veterans’ Committee on Dec. 3, 2007 and he was upset. This is some of what he said (as reported by the Associated Press).
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Mon, December 03, 2007
2008 BBWAA Hall of Fame Ballot
The NEWS HOF Gauge (based on Win Shares) has set performance standards for players and pitchers in order to determine whether they have the numbers to be considered serious candidates for the Hall of Fame. These are tough standards as is evidenced by the fact that only 93 position players and 49 pitchers (who played during the 20th century) have
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Mon, November 26, 2007
The Best Players NOT in the Hall of Fame
According to the NEWS HOF Gauge (based on win shares), at the end of the 2006 season, only 82 position players had established a NEWS score of 280 (clear HOF numbers). In the 2007 season, Chipper Jones and Jim Thome joined this elite group. Jones is now the #79 best position player of the 20th century and the #7 best third baseman. Thome becomes the #82 best position player and #12 best first baseman.
This means that during the 2007 season, there were a total of ten active position players who had already established
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