Baseball
Established in 1936, and currently based in Cooperstown, New York, the Baseball Hall of Fame may be the most prestigious of any Sports Hall of Fame. Although Baseball may have taken a backseat to Football in recent years, there is no doubt that Baseball’s version of the Hall of Fame is by far the most relevant and the most difficult to get enshrined in. At present, a player has to receive seventy five percent of the votes from the Baseball Writers Association of America, which has proven to be no easy task. Failing that, a player could be inducted by the Veterans committee, though few have been inducted this way. Our list will focus on the players only, and although we could easily do a tally focusing on mangers, broadcasters or other vital personnel, as always it is far more enjoyable to discuss the merits of those on the field as oppose to those off of it.Until Then, Let’s get some peanuts and cracker jacks and cast some votes of our own!
Sincerely,
The Not in Hall of Committee.
Buster Posey was a San Francisco Giant for all of his 12 seasons in the Majors, and is widely considered the best Catcher of the 2010s. Posey was an outstanding player at the University of Florida, where he won the 2008 Dick Howser Trophy and the Golden Spikes Award. In the 2008 Amateur Draft, the Giants chose him as the fifth overall pick. After a brief seven-game stint with San Francisco, he became their everyday catcher and won the National League Rookie of the Year award. He led the Giants to a World Series Championship that year, which was his…
Stan Hack played his entire 16-season career with the Chicago Cubs. He was one of the Cubbies most popular players as “Smilin” Stan’s sunny disposition made him a fan favorite among players, fans, and journalists alike. It also didn’t hurt that he was one hell of a hitter. Hack hit over 2,100 hits batting first for Chicago, but like any true good leadoff hitter, he found a way to get on base. Hack knew how to draw the free pass and was constantly among league leaders in On Base Percentage. Once on the base paths, Hack was an intelligent base…
David Cone may not be best remembered for winning a Cy Young Award. He may be best known as a true hired gun that baseball teams coveted in their stretch drives. Cone had the coveted label as a big game pitcher. Cone was at his best during high-pressure situations and showcased his abilities as a member of five World Series-winning teams. He was a very smart pitcher who used a variety of skills to defeat opposing batters. Cone was the subject of various sex scandals, yet was able to shut out those distractions and often had his best outings while…
Many baseball players are known for their clutch performances at the plate. Graig Nettles certainly had many clutch hits in his long career, but he may have been known for having more clutch performances with his glove. Many players start off fast and tail off, but Graig Nettles really hit his stride eight years into his pro career. He was a power-hitting third baseman and was a big part of the Yankees' three consecutive American League Pennants in the ’70s. As his bat came alive, more people paid attention to his aggressive fielding and noticed his wide range at the…
Many who first think of Jim Edmonds and the Hall of Fame may think automatically of what we wrote about Moises Alou and that he is likely a candidate for the “Hall of Very Good”. However, the more we really thought about it, the more we liked “Jimmy Baseball’s” resume. Although Edmonds is under 2,000 for career hits and his four All-Star appearances are relatively low for a potential Hall of Fame Baseball inductee, he brought a very respectable 393 Home Runs and 1,199 RBIs, and a very good career OPS of .903. Edmonds was more than a hitter; he…
Dave Stieb may have received a World Series Ring with the Toronto Blue Jays when they won their first World Series in 1992, but the pitcher was at the tail end of his career and had little to do with the coveted trophy landing north of the border. He did, however, give Baseball fans the first legitimate reason to look there in the first place. With only 176 career Wins in the Majors, Dave Stieb initially does not seem like a Hall of Fame candidate. What cannot be underestimated is the difficulty he had in his first five full seasons…
A lot of baseball players take flak for their high salaries. One of those who did was Kevin Brown, who was the first man in professional baseball to sign a contract worth $100 Million. Sadly for Brown, his deterioration made that one of the worst contracts, as in the final years of his career, he was not a player who should have been among the game’s highest-paid. This isn’t to say that Kevin Brown didn’t have flashes of brilliance because he certainly had enough of them to warrant such a huge contract in the first place. He was regarded as…
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For about six seasons, Bob Caruthers was considered one of the best pitchers in baseball. Sadly, because his career lasted only nine seasons, his impact on the game may not have allowed him to cement himself as one of the great early pitchers. ‘Parisian’ Bob Caruthers was not a flame-throwing Pitcher who relied more on outsmarting batters than powering past them. To this day, he holds one of the top career winning percentages in Baseball (.688) and twice led the American Association in victories. Caruthers was an excellent batter who also posted significant offensive numbers for a few seasons. Caruthers…
Andy Pettitte took PEDs and apologized for it. He was forgiven not just by the New York Yankees' fans but by baseball fans in general. That fact (an important one) makes him the most intriguing candidate this year, as his contrition might make him Hall of Fame-worthy. Still, if the PED issue is not a factor, is Andy Pettitte a HOF contender? Let’s take a look! While Pettitte was only an All-Star three times, he was a top-five finisher in Cy Young voting four times and retired with 256 Wins and 2,448 Strikeouts. That is good, but aside from leading…
The man called “Superchief” was one of the great right-handed pitchers of the New York Yankees. Allie Reynolds was the first man to toss two no-hitters in a season in the American League, though that was just a small sample of what he accomplished. The Yankees were a loaded team, and Allie Reynolds was a huge part of that. During the Superchief’s tenure, the Bronx Bombers captured six World Series. His post-season record was 7-2, and he was starting as well as relieving, as shown by his four saves. This was the same type of way he was used in…
Will Clark is a justifiable member of the Mississippi Sports and College Baseball Hall of Fame, but it looks like the big one in Cooperstown will elude him as he failed to get past his first year of eligibility. A look at his career makes you wonder why he couldn’t get past that elusive first ballot. Nicknamed “The Thrill”, Will Clark became an instant favorite as he homered on his first at-bat against the legendary Nolan Ryan. Clark would become a major star in the Bay Area, exciting fans with his unequaled competitiveness and solid offensive play. He was ranked…
Luckily for Sherry Magee, there was no YouTube in 1911; otherwise, all that would ever be replayed of him was the time he decked an umpire with one punch after a called third strike. Of course, he played in the 1900s and 1910s, so there isn’t any footage of him on YouTube at all. Magee should not be remembered for that moment; his intensity led to moments like that. Magee was a rare star of the deadball era and, for ten years, made multiple appearances at the top of every offensive category imaginable. Magee was also stellar in the outfield…
Al Oliver came to the league in 1969 as a line-drive hitter and, for eighteen years, consistently smacked the ball for hits. He had over 2,700 hits in his career, and despite not being a genuine power hitter, he had a plethora of RBI’s. Oliver’s main gift was hitting for average. In addition to his 1982 Batting Title, he had ten other seasons where he hit the .300 plateau. Oliver wasn’t known for hitting home runs (though he did over 200 in his career), but he found the gap often and was perennially among the league leaders in doubles. As…
A converted third baseman, Bucky Walters took the mound later in his career, but once he did, he made up for the lost time. Walters would even win the MVP for his pitching prowess and was one of the rare hurlers who could often be used as a pinch-hitter. Walters did not just win the MVP in 1939; he won the coveted pitcher’s Triple Crown in the process. He would win twenty games on two more occasions and, with a dazzling sinking fastball, was more than adept at fanning hitters. The prime of his career saw Walters as the Reds’…
One of two things could happen when you play with a collection of superstars. Either you get lost in the shuffle, or you become incorrectly elevated among them. Neither was the case for Dave Concepcion, who became nationally known playing alongside Pete Rose, Joe Morgan, Johnny Bench, and Tony Perez, but deserved the attention that came with it. Dave Concepcion played with some of the all-time greats with the Big Red Machine, but he, too, was a huge contributor to the success of that organization. He was the anchor of the defense, and in an era where shortstops were expected…
With a magical season, a pair of exceptional ones, and a few very good ones, Ron Guidry had an excellent career in Baseball all with the Yankees. Theoretically, “Louisiana Lightning” did everything you want to accomplish in a career as he won the Cy Young Award (and was in the hunt for a few others) and won the World Series, which he did twice. However, the knock on Guidry is that he was only a full-time player for nine seasons, and though he has one of the most impressive winning percentages in Baseball, his longevity is questioned in comparison to…
Regardless of the era, it is an impressive feat to be a key member of Chicago's rotation for a decade. The Chicago White Sox may not have won a World Series in the ’50s, but they were a good team, and much of their success was due to the pitching of Billy Pierce. Through the decade of the ’50s, few were more dependable on the mound than Billy Pierce. The southpaw won 154 games that decade and was constantly pitted against aces of other staffs. Pierce was occasionally the victim of poor run support from his own team, but was…
Another forgotten star in the pre-Babe Ruth era was Larry Doyle, who was easily amongst the most likable players of his era. Not only was he a natural favorite, but he was also one of the most consistent players. Larry Doyle was above average in almost every category and put together a monster 1912 campaign, during which he won the 1911 MVP. Although he had many very good seasons, his three World Series appearances were less than stellar, and he failed to lead his team to any championship. Had he kept to the standards he set from April to September,…
Omar Vizquel was considered one of the best defensive Shortstops of all time, earning 11 Gold Gloves and posting a career Defensive bWAR ranked in the top 10. This isn’t to say that Vizquel couldn’t provide assistance with his offense. The Shortstop had 2,877 career hits in a career that saw him play until he was 45 years old. He also had 279 career Stolen Bases, but what holds him back is a low on-base percentage (.336) and a lack of a power game. Advanced metrics don’t help him (offensively anyway), but in his prime (and evidently well past it),…