Piles upon piles of articles have come out questioning the candidacy of PED users on this year’s Hall of Fame ballot. The word “integrity” is coming up constantly, in the form of writers, fans and other former players stating that players who took Performance Enhancing Drugs lacked integrity (which is supposed to be a criteria to get into the Hall) and should not be granted entry.

As it stands now, the players referred to as “cheaters”, Barry Bonds, Sammy Sosa and Roger Clemens who have that label are not likely to get in this year; the vote tallies for Mark McGwire and Rafael Palmeiro show us that!

However we ask this question when reading an article in the New York Times whereby the family of Dale Murphy is taking the other side of the argument. Dale’s son, Chad, makes a simple point; if a lack of integrity keeps some players out, should not a player with high morals have a better chance to get in?

Murphy is entering his 15^th and final year on the ballot, but has yet to reach the 25 percent mark. It is unlikely that he will get in this year. The two time National League MVP was considered one of true “good guys” of the game. He was known for his charity work, and won the Roberto Clemente Award, Lou Gehrig Award and was the Sports Illustrated Sportsman of the Year. Those accolades are certainly indicative of the high character that Dale Murphy had.

Now, does that translate into a few extra Hall of Fame votes? We would love to hear what you think!

The main crux of this website has always been “Who is not in the Hall of Fame?” As such, we thought it was time to take a look at the existing Halls of Fame and look at their history and just who IS in the Hall of Fame.

We have started with the Hockey Hall of Fame (we thought the sport needed a bit of extra love these days) and we will look at it year by year. With each inductee, you can vote as to whether that player or builder should be in the Hall, or whether they should be kicked out.

We have started with the inaugural Hockey Hall of Fame Class in 1945.

This class consists of:

Charlie Gardiner

Eddie Gerard

Frank McGee

Georges Vezina

Harvey Pulford

Hobey Baker

Hod Stuart

Howie Morenz

Lord Stanley

Sir Montagu Allan

Tommy Phillips

You know the drill. Check it out, and cast your votes. Look for upcoming classes soon!

As you have noticed, we have added the 2014, 2015, 2016 & 2017 Basketball Futures. Well, onward and upward here at notinhalloffame.com and we have now uploaded the 2018 group. This is quite the impressive group and could see multiple entries.

They are:

Antoine Walker

Ben Wallace

Brad Miller

Mehmet Okur

As always, you know what to do! Check them out and cast your votes and give your opinions.

It looks like we have to change our logo again!

When we began our website, Alice Cooper “represented” the Rock and Roll section of our logo of a musical icon snubbed by the Hall of Fame. As Cooper got in, we changed it to Rush. We are happy that we will be changing it again!

As you are aware, the newest class for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is out, and to us (and many others we are sure), Rush has finally entered the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. This was the first year that they were nominated (despite being eligible since 1999) and to the delight of Canadians and Classic Rockers everywhere, the Progressive Rock triumvirate got in. This is very much a victory for Prog Rock as this has been a genre that has been much forgotten by Cleveland.

Rush will be joined by Heart. The Wilson sisters were nominated last year, and many (including us) thought that they would get in last year as the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame decreed last year to be the “Year of the Woman”. Regardless, this is another warranted induction by the Hall.

Donna Summer finally got in after years of nominations. Summer passed away earlier this year and may have got in as a bit of a sympathy factor.

If Rush is not considered the headliner, than perhaps it will first year eligible act; Public Enemy. This was a definitive must for the Rock Hall and we are delighted to see them inducted in their first year. Although, we really don’t want to see Flavor Flav speak.

The 2013 Hall of Fame Class is rounded out by Randy Newman and Albert King.

Snubbed this year are Kraftewerk who may return to our number one slot (a position they held when we started our site). This was their second nomination, and we expect it will be awhile before they see another again. Deep Purple (who was #3 on our list) also did not get in. Surprisingly, this was Deep Purple’s first nomination, though we actively hope they will receive another. N.W.A. also did not get in, but frankly the odds of both Public Enemy and N.W.A. getting in was not strong. We believe they will get in eventually. Donna Summer’s induction may eventually pave the way for Chic. They have been constantly nominated but often along with Summer who may have cancelled each other out. This will not happen in the future. Also passed over were the Marvelettes, The Meters, The Paul Butterfield Blues Band, Joan Jett and the Blackhearts and Procul Harum.

So, did they get it right?   As much as we would love to see Kraftwerk and Deep Purple in, we will take the victory with Rush.

Look forward to us working on a new list by mid January!