Episode 33: Bob Nightengale

On this episode of the Replacement Level Podcast USA Today national baseball writer Bob Nightengale joined me to discuss the Hall of Fame. Bob has been a Hall of Fame voter for nearly two decades. He … [Read more...]

My 208 (My personal Hall of Fame)

I’ve written a lot about the Hall of Fame and my personal Hall on this site. My first pass at a “personal Hall of Fame” was smaller than the actual Hall yielding 174 players compared to the Hall’s … [Read more...]

2014 Hall Of Fame Predictions

With the official release of the ballot, yesterday marked the beginning of Hall of Fame Season. This ballot is stacked, it has more depth and quality players than any other class in modern voting … [Read more...]

Diamond Mining the 2014 Hall of Fame Class

The Baseball Hall of Fame recently launched its Diamond Mines exhibit. The exhibit and its corresponding web database have scouting reports for over 4,000 players from more than 400 scouts. The … [Read more...]

Episode 19: Jay Jaffe

On this episode of the Replacement Level Podcast Sports Illustrated's Jay Jaffe joined me to discuss his 20 ways to improve baseball right now piece. His ideas include expanding instant replay, using … [Read more...]