Posts Tagged ‘Cooperstown’

A Simple Request for the Hall of Fame$

Plaque Buildup, Part One$

Rolen Rolen Rolen Into the Hall$

Early Baseball Era Ballot Part Two: A Worthy Trio$

Abner Doubleday, Cooperstown, and MLB’s Colonizing Impulse$

Rubbing Mud: Larry Walker’s Unfortunate Timing$

Roy Halladay’s Time for the Hall of Fame Will Come—Probably

Halladay, at his peak, was one of the best pitchers in history. His case for the Hall of Fame is a bit more nuanced.

The HOF Rule Change: What Happens After 10 Years?

How many players will be negatively affected by a change in voting rules?

The View from the Loge Level: Ode to Joe

Joe Garagiola will be honored in Cooperstown this weekend. Daron recounts some of Garagiola’s best stories.

Raising Aces: Classic Deliveries: Hall of Fame Inductees 1980-89

A look at the mechanics of Catfish Hunter, Hoyt Wilhelm, Don Drysdale, Juan Marichal, and Bob Gibson.

The BP Wayback Machine: The Old You’re In, You’re Out

A humble proposal of a more equitable and efficient voting process for induction into the Hall of Fame.

Baseball Therapy: The Hall of Fame Ballots By the Numbers

Statistical takeaways from Wednesday’s vote.

BP Daily Podcast: Effectively Wild Episode 361: Jay Jaffe on the Top Takeaways from the Hall of Fame Election Season

Ben and Sam talk to Jay Jaffe about the 2014 Hall of Fame voting results, election-season mud-slinging, the 2015 ballot, and more.

Overthinking It: What Scouts Said About 2014’s Top Cooperstown Candidates

The hits and misses scouts made on future Hall of Fame-caliber players.

BP Daily Podcast: Effectively Wild Episode 360: Scouting 2013 Hall of Fame Candidates

Ben and Sam discuss BP’s Hall of Fame ballot, then review early scouting reports on the players BP would have voted in.

Skewed Left: What the 1936 Hall of Fame Ballot Tells Us About Today’s

Player limits, backlogs, character clause controversies…none of it is new.