Yes, we know that this is taking a while!

As many of you know, we here at Notinhalloffame.com are slowly generating the 50 of each major North American sports team.  That being said, we have existing Top 50 lists out and we always consistently look to update them when we can and based on necessity.  As such, we are very happy to present the second revision of our top 50 Houston Astros of all-time.

As for all of our top 50 players in baseball we look at the following: 

1.  Advanced Statistics.

2. Traditional statistics and how they finished in their respective League.

3. Playoff accomplishments.

4. Their overall impact on the team and other intangibles not reflected in a stat sheet.

This is the first time that we have revised this since 2018, and it has led to a few minor changes, one of which affecting the top five.

Remember, this is ONLY based on what a player does on that particular team and not what he accomplished elsewhere and also note that we have placed an increased importance on the first two categories, which has altered the rankings considerably.

This list is updated up until the end of the 2019 Season.

The complete list can be found here, but as always we announce our top five in this article.  They are:

1. Jeff Bagwell

2. Craig Biggio 

3. Lance Berkman

4. Jose Altuve

5. Cesar Cedeno

The top three remain the same with the “Killer B’s” of Jeff Bagwell, Craig Biggio and Lance Berkman.  Jose Altuve moved up one spot from #5 to 4, switching places with Cesar Cedeno.

Based on the 2019 season, we have had additional rank improvements.

George Springer moved from #27 to #19.  Alex Bregman rockets from #48 to #21.

Gerrit Cole, who won the Cy Young last year debuts at #27, but since he signed with the New York Yankees, he won’t climb any higher.

We welcome your input and commentsand as always, we thank you for your support.

There might not be a Canadian Football League Season this year, but we did have a CFL Hall of Fame Class of 2020.

The new members include four former players (Clyde Brock, Henry Burris, Freddy Childress and Greg Vavra) and two builders (John Hufanagel and Larry Uteck).

From Utah State, Clyde Brock played two seasons in the NFL (Dallas & San Francisco) before signing with the Saskatchewan Roughriders in 1964.  The Offensive Tackle stayed with the Green Riders until 1965, where he won a Grey Cup in 1966 and was a four-time CFL All-Star.

Burris will likely be considered the headliner, as the former Temple Quarterback became the 21^stperson to enter the CFL Hall of Fame in their first ballot.  Debuting in the CFL in Calgary in 1998, Burris was a backup in their Grey Cup win that year, and he later became the starter in Saskatchewan in 2000.  He only played there for one year, as he signed with Green Bay of the NFL in 2001, where he was on their practice squad, and was with the Chicago Bears in 2002.  After playing for NFL Europe, he rejoined the Roughriders and stayed in the CFL until he retired in 2016.  Burris played for Saskatchewan for two years, and rejoined the Stampeders in 2005, where he led them to a Title in 2008, and was the league MVP in 2010. The Quarterback was then with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats (2012-13) and he finished his career with the Ottawa RedBlacks, where in the twilight of his career he won his second MVP in 2015, and retired as a Grey Cup Champion.

Burris left the game as a two-time All-Star, three-time Grey Cup Champion, and two-time Most Outstanding Player Award. He threw for 63,227 Yards and 374 Touchdowns.

Childress played his college ball at Arkansas, and he would play one year in New England and one in Cleveland before the Offensive Guard signed with Shreveport of the CFL in 1994.  Childress was only there for one year, as the team folded, and it was the same scenario in 1995 with Birmingham.  He moved north to Calgary, where he played from 1996 to 2003, and he finished his career in Saskatchewan from 2004 to 2006. Childress was a six-time CFL-All-Star and he was named the league’s Outstanding Offensive Lineman in 1998.

Vavra is from Red Deer, Alberta, and he played his college ball at Calgary where he led the Dinos to a Vanier Cup win in 1983, while also winning the Hec Creighton Award as the Canadian University Football player of the Year.  Vavra went on to play in the CFL for five seasons with tenures in Calgary, B.C. and Edmonton.

Hufnagel enters as a builder, and he was a decent player in his own right.  An All-American Quarterback from Penn State, Hufnagel was a backup in Denver for three years before travelling north to play in the CFL.  He would have stints in Calgary, Saskatchewan, Winnipeg and Saskatchewan again over a twelve-year period, throwing for 21,594 Yards and 127 Touchdowns.

Hufnagel became a coach in Saskatchewan in 1988, and would have runs in Calgary, New Jersey (Arena), Cleveland, Indianapolis and New England, before becoming the New York Giants Offensive Coordinator in 2004 for three years.  In 2008, he became the Stampeders Head Coach, posting a 102-41-1 record with two titles.  Hufnagel has won four Grey Cups, two as a player, and two as a Head Coach.

Uteck was the former Head Coach and Athletic Director at Saint Mary’s University.  His induction in posthumous.

There will be no induction ceremony this year, as this class will be inducted with the Class of 2021 next August.

We here at Notinhalloffame.com would like to congratulate the impending members of the CFL Hall of Fame.

Yes, we know that this is taking a while!

As many of you know, we here at Notinhalloffame.com are slowly generating the 50 of each major North American sports team.  We have a new one to unveil today, that of the Chicago White Sox. 

The White Sox were an inaugural team of the American League, and while they have been the adversary of the Chicago Cubs of the National League, the Chi-Sox were a formidable team in their own right.

The White Sox won their first World Series in 1906, and their second in 1917, but they were cursed when they allegedly threw the 1919 World Series to Cincinnati in 1919.  The White Sox straggled for decades and after decades of struggles they won the World Series again in 2005.

As for all of our top 50 players in baseball we look at the following: 

1.  Advanced Statistics.

2.  Traditional statistics and how they finished in the American League.

3.  Playoff accomplishments.

4.  Their overall impact on the team and other intangibles not reflected in a stat sheet.

Remember, this is ONLY based on what a player does on that particular team and not what he accomplished elsewhere and also note that we have placed an increased importance on the first two categories.

This list is updated up until the end of the 2019 Season.

The complete list can be found here, but as always we announce our top five in this article.  They are:

1. FrankThomas

2. Ed Walsh

3. Luke Appling

4. Ted Lyons

5. Red Faber

We will continue our adjustments on our existing lists and will continue developing our new lists.  

Look for our more material coming soon!

As always we thank you for your support.

Regular visitors of Notinhalloffame.com know that we are slowly working on the top 50 of every major team in the NHL, NBA, NFL and MLB. Once that is done, we intend to look at how each team honor their past players, coaches and executives.  Eventually, we plan to do that for the major colleges in the NCAA.  As such, it is news to us that Eastern Kentucky University has announced nine new members to their Athletic Hall of Fame.

They are:

Mike Cadore: Football 1984-88:  Cadore was a versatile player for EKU, playing at Wide Receiver, Running Back and as a returner.  He accumulated 2,355 All-Purpose Yards and was an All-Ohio Valley Conference Selection in 1987.  Cadore would be drafted by the New Orleans Saints in the 12^thRound.

Jeff Cruse: Baseball 1984-87:  Cruse helped EKU reach three straight NCAA Regional Tournaments, and his 30 Wins (against 6 Losses) are a school record.  He was a First Team All-OVC Selection in both 1986 and 1987.

Felicia Hawkins: Women’s Track and Field 1994-98:  Hawkins competed mostly in the 200-meter where she is a four-time OVC Champion.

Jack Hissom: Baseball & Men’s Basketball Assistant Coach 1967-79:  Hissom was an Assistant Coach in the first four years at ECU, and he became their Head Baseball Coach in 1972.  In the eight years there, he compiled a record of 122-116-8 and won two OVC Eastern Division Titles.

Arlando Johnson: Men’s Basketball 1991-95:  Johnson was a First Team All-OVC Selection as a Junior, and he scored 1,617 Points and he averaged 18.2 Points per Game as a Senior. In his senior year, he was a Finalist for the Francis P. Naismith Award, which is given to the best senior under six feet.

Alvin Miller: Football 1977-80:  Miller played at Fullback and Tailback, and was a Second Team All-OVC selection as a Senior.  In his junior year, he was the MVP in both the Semi-Final and National Championship Game.

Charles Mitchell: Men’s Basketball 1970-73:  Mitchell took EKU to the All-College Tournament in his last two years, and he was named the tournament MVP in the second one.  He was an All-OVC Selection as a Senior.

Chaze Patterson: Softball 2005-08:  Patterson was a starter in all four years at Second Base and was the runner-up for the OVC MVP as a Junior.

Pat Stephens: Men’s Golf & Coach 1982-18:  As a player, he was a medalist at the 1982 OVC Tournament, and would become their Head Coach for 21 Years.  He would lead the Colonels to three OVC Titles.

The Class is scheduled for induction on October, 3 and will also be recognized during the Colonels’ home game against Tennessee-Martin.

We here at Notinhalloffame.com would like congratulate the impending members of the Eastern Kentucky University Athletic Hall of Fame.