Today the BBWAA Hall of Fame voting results were announced. For the first time since 1996, no player received the 75% of the vote necessary for enshrinement. On December 20th, I posted my predictions. … [Read more...]
62 Hall of Famers That Don’t Belong In The Hall
January 7, 2013 by
Given that it's Hall of Fame season we are hearing a lot of chatter about the Hall. Some of the phrases I keep hearing over and over again are "he falls below standards" or "he shouldn't be in the … [Read more...]
Baseball’s most exclusive clubs
December 17, 2012 by
Twenty eight players have accumulated 3,000 hits or more. Twenty five players have hit 500 home runs or more. Pete Rose tops the hit list with 4,256, Roberto Clemente finished with exactly 3,000. … [Read more...]
Q & A with Tom Tango
December 9, 2012 by
Tom Tango, sabermetrician and co-author of The Book Playing the Percentages in Baseball, was kind enough to answer some of my questions regarding run expectancy, PEDs, defensive metrics, and the Hall … [Read more...]
A Hall of Fame Case For: Tim Raines
December 4, 2012 by
Should Tim Raines be enshrined in the Baseball Hall of Fame? In short, yes. Below is a statistical look at how Raines compares to the Hall of Fame averages, and to some of his Hall of Fame … [Read more...]
