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We have updated our Basketball List
Jan 25, 2018
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Committee Chairman
We mentioned that due to the abrupt alteration of the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame’s changing of eligibility rules from five years to three years after retirement would necessitate a rapid change in our basketball list. We have done just that! Normally when we do a significant revision we take into account your votes and comments. We are not doing that this time, as we will hold off until the change after the announcement of the next class, which will be announced during the Final Four. Rather, we are just inputting those who are now eligible into the slots where…
The Baseball Hall of Fame Class of 2018 is announced!
Jan 24, 2018
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Committee Chairman
This is one of the days that we eagerly await annually as we now know who will comprise the Baseball Hall of Fame Class of 2018.Chipper Jones, Jim Thome, Vladimir Guerrero and Trevor Hoffman have been chosen as all three received the necessary 75% of the vote from the Baseball Hall of Fame voters.Jones, who played his entire career with the Atlanta Braves, is the highest vote getter this year with 97.2% of the ballot. Jones is one of the greatest hitting Third Basemen in history accumulating 2,726 Hits with a Slash Line of .303/.401/.529. The 1999 National League MVP…
The University of Pittsburgh will soon have an athletic Hall of Fame
Jan 22, 2018
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Committee Chairman
The University of Pittsburgh has finally announced that they will finally be creating an athletic Hall of Fame that will honor their past athletic heroes.The University will be allowing online submissions that can be accepted until March 31. A 19 member Hall of Fame selection has also been created. While we don’t know who will be entering the Pitt Hall of Fame at this time we know two things for sure:To qualify, an athlete has to be five years removed from their last season in college and if they are in an athletic career where they could turn professional, they…
The Minnesota Twins to induct Johan Santana to their Hall of Fame.
Jan 20, 2018
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Committee Chairman
Shortly the Baseball Hall of Fame will be announcing who will be inducted into Cooperstown and former Pitcher Johan Santana is on the ballot. While it is uncertain as to whether Santana will receive the necessary votes to make the Hall (or even the 5% to make the next ballot due to the plethora of names who are eligible to vote for) he will be enshrined for sure into the Minnesota Twins Hall of Fame.The Venezuelan arrived to Minnesota via trade from the Florida Marlins on a 1999 Rule 5 draft swap for Jared Camp. It is easy to see…
The Philadelphia Flyers retire the #88 of Eric Lindros
Jan 20, 2018
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Committee Chairman
As we slowly work on the greatest 50 players of every major franchise of the big four of North American sports we will eventually look at how each of those teams honor those who played for them in the past. As such it is newsworthy to us that the Philadelphia Flyers retired the number 88 of Eric Lindros.Lindros was drafted first overall by the Quebec Nordiques in 1991 and famously refused to report to the team. He sat out a year and was traded to the Flyers in a megadeal and he would immediately become the face of the franchise.…
Barenaked Ladies to be inducted into the Canadian Music HOF
Jan 19, 2018
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Committee Chairman
The Canadian Music Hall of Fame has announced that Barenaked Ladies will become the next members.Barenaked Ladies formed in Scarborough, Ontario in 1988 and quickly developed a cult following in the Toronto area. The group didn’t sound like anyone else as not only were they quirky they sang about topics that hadn’t been dealt with and did so in a fun way. It wasn’t long before they had a major record deal and they became national sensations with songs like “If I Had a Million Dollars” and “Be My Yoko Ono” receiving national airplay. By the late 90’s, the Ladies…
Howard Stern to induct Bon Jovi
Jan 17, 2018
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Committee Chairman
It did not take long to find out who the first inductor will be for the upcoming Rock and Roll Hall of Fame ceremony this April.On the Howard Stern Show on SiriusXM, Jon Bon Jovi announced that Stern was his first choice:“The truth is I only had one choice….nobody knows not only me but the members of the band as well as Howard.”Bon Jovi, both the singer and the group have been longtime guests of the Show dating back to 80’s. Stern told Bon Jovi that he was “honored” and “would be thrilled to do it”.Stern should make an entertaining…
The Grammy HOF announces its new class
Jan 16, 2018
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Committee Chairman
The Grammy Hall of Fame has announced the 25 new recordings that will add to the already 1,038 songs/albums that have already been included.To qualify, a song/album must be at least 25 years old.The following Albums are now part of the Grammy Hall of Fame:“Band of Gypsys” by Jimi Hendrix (1970)“The Chronic” by Dr. Dre (1992)“Heart Like a Wheel” by Linda Ronstadt (1974)“Johnny Cash at Folsom Prison” by Johnny Cash (1968)“Nevermind” by Nirvana (1991)“A Night at the Opera by Queen (1975)“Tubular Bells” by Mike Oldfield (1973)The following Singles are now part of the Grammy Hall of Fame:“Bring it Home to…
Justin Morneau Retires
Jan 16, 2018
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Committee Chairman
We have a significant retirement in MLB that is certainly worthy of our attention as former American League MVP Justin Morneau will officially calling it a career at a press conference with the Minnesota Twins on Wednesday.From Canada, the Minnesota Twins drafted Justin Morneau in the 3rd Round in 1999 and he would crack the main roster in 2003. Morneau would become the team’s starting First Baseman in 2005 and he would have his best season the following year where he would win the American League MVP posting what would be career highs in Home Runs (34) and RBIs (130),…
Bill Goldberg to the WWE HOF
Jan 15, 2018
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Committee Chairman
This was not exactly a surprise.As has been widely speculated for months, Bill Goldberg has been announced as the first entrant to the WWE Hall of Fame Class of 2018. He will likely be the headliner of this year’s event.Goldberg was a star Defensive Tackle at the University of Georgia and would parlay that into a brief career in the National Football League, notably three seasons with the Atlanta Falcons. A serious injury would take him out of the game but he would befriend top wrestlers in World Championship Wrestling who urged him to try his hand at Professional Wrestling.After…