Today the Contemporary Baseball Veterans Committee met and voted on, and elected Fred McGriff unanimously, receiving all sixteen votes.

The committee was comprised of Hall of Fame platers, Greg Maddux, Jack Morris, Ryne Sandberg, Lee Smith, Frank Thomas, Alan Trammell, Executives, Paul Beeston, Theo Epstein, Derrick Hall, Arte Moreno, Kim Ng, Dave St. Peter, Ken Williams and Veteran Media Members/Historians Steve Hirdt, LaVelle Neal and Susan Slusser. 

McGriff, who played First Base, was a five-time All-Star, received 39.8 percent in 2019, his last year on the writer’s ballot, but this committee is more player driven.  He had 493 Home Runs, and likely would have had 500 had there not been a strike in 1994, likely would have had 500.  McGriff’s induction was largely predicted my many (including us), though the 100% tally is a little bit of a surprise. 

Finishing second was Don Mattingly, who had eight votes.  Arguably the greatest New York Yankee to have never won a World Series Ring in the Bronx, Mattingly won a Batting Title (1985), twice led the AL in Hits, and had a lifetime Batting Average of .307.  He is also a nine-time Gold Glove winner and three-time Silver Slugger.  Ranked #35 on Notinhalloffame.com, “Donnie Baseball” was on the ballot for 15 years with his peak coming in year one (28.2%) in his first year (2001).

Curt Schilling was in third with seven votes.  Likely ousted on the regular ballot due to his anti-media stance and right-wing beliefs, Schilling failed to make it past the ten years on the ballot, peaking on his penultimate year, 2021 with 71.1%.

Former two-time MVP, Dale Murphy has six votes.  Ranked #30 on Notinhalloffame.com, Murphy was on the ballot for 15 years, with his highest tally coming in 2000 (23.2%), Murphy’s second year on the ballot.  

Albert Belle, Rafael Palmeiro, Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens received four or less votes.  We do not know how many (if any) these former players received.  In the case of the latter three, it is an indictment that the PED-associated players have an even tougher road than they had with the writers.

McGriff will be inducted along with the rest of the inductees this summer.  Please note that we will not be revising our Notinhalloffame.com Baseball list until the conclusion of the Modern Ballot.

We here at Notinhalloffame.com would like to congratulate Fred McGriff for earning this prestigious honor.

If you are a regular visitor at Notinhalloffame.com, you know that we created the Notinhalloffame NBA Cup, where in every regular season game, we award points (5-4-3-2-1) to the top five performers.  This is the third year that we have done this, and Denver’s Nikola Jokic won the first two.

To keep everyone regularly in the loop this time, we have decided to give regular updates, starting at when the first player cracked 90 Points, and tell all of you the top ten.  We will this going forward with every update as the first player breaches the elevated ten-point threshold afterward.

Here is the current top ten, based on the first player to breach 90 Notinhalloffame Cup Points:

1. Luka Doncic, Dallas Mavericks, 92 Points:  21 Games, 33.4 PPG, 8.6 RPG, 8.6 APG, 1.9 SPG, 0.6 BPG, 31.3 PER, 4.2 WS.  (#3 on last ranking)

Is this the year that Doncic becomes the MVP?  If so, this will make the fifth year that a non-American wins the prize.  At present, he is the current scoring leader, and is also topping the stat line in PER, Win Shares and VORP (2.6).

2. Kevin Durant, Brooklyn Nets, 91 Points:  24 Games, 29.9 PPG, 6.6 RPG, 5.4 APG, 0.7 SPG, 1.8 BPG, 26.7 PER, 4.0 WS.  (#1 on last ranking)

Durant might play for the most dysfunctional team in the NBA, but the Nets struggles cannot be pinned on KD, who has been electric this year.  He is currently leading the league in Points (716) and Field Goals (252).

3. Steph Curry, Golden State Warriors, 90 Points:  22 Games, 30.8 PPG, 6.7 RPG, 7.1 APG, 1.0 SPG, 0.3 BPG, 27.5 PER, 3.9 WS. (#2 on last ranking)

The Warriors have disappointed this year, and are clearly aging, but that is not the case for Curry, who is leading the NBA in Win Shares, Offensive Box Plus/Minus (9.2) and Three-Point Field Goals (115).

4 (Tie). Jayson Tatum, Boston Celtics, 82 Points:  22 Games, 30.8 PPG, 8.0 RPG, 4.4 APG, 0.9 SPG, 1.1 BPG, 26.1 PER, 3.6 WS.  (#4 on last ranking)

Tatum continues to get better which should scare the hell out of anybody cheering against the Celtics.  He has never finished a season averaging over 30 Points per Game, but he is currently over that now.

4 (Tie). Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Oklahoma City Thunder, 82 Points:  21 Games, 31.1 PPG, 4.7 RPG, 6.0 APG, 1.8 SPG, 1.2 BPG, 28.1 PER, 3.5 WS.  (#4 on last ranking)

Gilgeous-Alexander is going to be an All-Star this year, and is shattering last year’s averages, which were already good.

6. Devin Booker, Phoenix Suns, 78 Points:  22 Games, 29.5 PPG, 5.9 RPG, 5.9 APG, 1.1 SPG, 0.5 BPG, 24.5 PER, 3.5 WS. (#8 on last ranking)

Booker is on pace to have the highest PPG and PER of his career.

7.  Giannis Antetokounmpo, Milwaukee Bucks, 77 Points:  18 Games, 31.8 PPG, 11.2 RPG, 5.4 APG, 0.9 SPG, 1.2 BPG, 29.3 PER, 2.6 WS. (#7 on last ranking)

The two-time MVP missed a few Games, which dropped Antetokounmpo in the standings, but the Bucks are considered the top contenders to win it all this year.

8.  Ja Morant, Memphis Grizzlies, 75 Points:  19 Games, 28.2 PPG, 6.4 RPG, 7.3 APG, 1.1 SPG, 1.2 BPG, 25.7 PER, 2.0 WS. (#6 on last ranking)

Morant is the face of the Grizzles, and he is posting similar numbers from last year, when he took Memphis to the next level.

9 (Tie). Anthony Davis, Los Angeles Lakers, 73 Points:  19 Games, 27.2 PPG, 12.6 RPG, 2.7 APG, 1.4 SPG, 2.4 BPG, 30.6 PER, 3.8 WS. (#9 on last ranking)

Davis has been on fire lately, though the same can’t be said about the rest of his team.  He is currently the league leader in Rebounds per Game. 

10. (Tie). Jaylen Brown, Boston Celtics, 72 Points:  21 Games, 26.6 PPG, 6.9 RPG, 3.5 APG, 1.0 SPG, 0.3 BPG, 20.0 PER, 1.7 WS. (not on the top ten in the last ranking)

Brown’s appearance here gives Boston the only team to have two players in the top ten, and he currently has the highest traditional numbers of his career.

10. (Tie). Donovan Mitchell, Cleveland Cavaliers, 72 Points:  21 Games, 28.7 PPG, 3.9 RPG, 4.9 APG, 1.2 SPG, 0.5 BPG, 24.3 PER, 3.5 WS. (#9 on last ranking)

Mitchell’s numbers in his first year in Cleveland are higher than his last year in Utah, and it is reflecting in the Cavaliers overall performance.

Our next update will happen after the first player breaches 100 Cup Points.

One of our pet projects, the Fictitious Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is pleased to announce the Finalists for the Class of 2022, which will be the 8^th full class. 

The Semi-Finalists were decided by all of you, after being pared down from other 500 Preliminary Nominees.

Whoever gets inducted this year, will join previous inductees:

The Fictitious Rock and Roll inductees are: Spinal Tap, The Monkees, The Blues Brothers, Gorillaz, Tenacious D, Dr. Teeth and the Electric Mayhem, Wyld Stallyns, Alvin and the Chipmunks, The Wonders, Bleeding Gums Murphy, Otis Day and the Nights, Stillwater, Josie and the Pussycats, Marvin Berry and the Starlighters, The Rutles, Eddie and the Cruisers, Schroeder and The Archies.

To mix things up, just like or Fictitious Athlete Hall of Fame, we have created a contributor’s section, which saw Dr. Johnny Fever and Wayne Campbell and Garth Algar enter last year.

This year’s Fictitious Rock and Roll Finalists are:

Dethklok (Metalocalypse):  Death Metal has its representative, and they are intriguing ones as they were merchandising giants and have feuds withs supernatural beings.  They are previous two-time Finalists.

Dewey Cox (Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story, Portrayed by John C. Reilly):  A multi-time Semi-Finalist, and now two-time Finalists, Cox’s career feels a lot like what would have happened if Johnny Cash’s career went ten steps sideways.  Reilly also has a Finalist (Cal Naughton Jr.) in the Finals for the Fictitious Athlete Hall of Fame.

Figrin D’An and the Modal Nodes (Star Wars):  The house band at the Mos Eisley Cantina was a finalist the last two years.  No band can bounce back after seeing a fatality better than this one.  This is their fourth time as Finalists.

Gene Frenkle (Saturday Night Live, Portrayed by Will Ferrell):  If a cowbell virtuoso is Hall of Fame worthy, it is Frenkle, whose signature performance with the Blue Oyster Cult in “Don’t Fear the Reaper” will never be forgotten. Ferrell, like Reilly, also has a Fictitious Athlete as a Finalist, (Ricky Bobby), and it is from the same movie (Talladega Nights).

Lili Von Shtupp (Blazing Saddles, Portrayed by Madeline Kahn):  We love Mel Brooks, and we are happy that for the first time we have a peripheral candidate in our midst.  Now how do we honor Alex Karras for his portrayal of Mongo?  This character is a first time Semi-Finalist and first time Finalist.

Robbie Hart (The Wedding Singer, portrayed by Adam Sandler):  Hart’s biggest moment may have been engineered by Billy Idol in an airplane, but we would like to believe that his songs would be crooned by the like of Idol (or more likely a Lisa Loeb type) sometime after he lived happily ever after.  Hart is a first time Finalist, and Sandler is in the same boat as Reilly and Ferrell, as he has characters (Paul Crewe) in both the Fictitious Athlete and Fictitious Rock Hall Finals.

Sadgasm (The Simpsons, voiced by Dan Castellaneta & Hank Azaria):  You have to hand it to Homer Simpson, who as a young adult won a Grammy, though when he was even younger, and many years later, was fronting a grunge band.  Does he own a DeLorean?  This is a first time Semi-Finalist, and Finalist, and you have to hand it to Homer, who is already in the Fictitious Athlete Hall.

Sex Bob-omb (Scott Pilgrim Vs the World, Portrayed by Michael Cera, Allison Pill & Mark Webber:  A previous Finalist, Sex Bob-omb went through more tribulations any Toronto-based band that we can think of.  They are now four-time Finalists.

The Be Sharps (The Simpsons, Voiced by Dan Castellaneta, Hank Azaria & Harry Shearer):  Former Grammy winners, the Be-Sharps were on top of the world for a brief period of time.  Comprised of Homer (who has the potential of entering twice this year, Barney, Apu and Principal Skinner, they are now six-time Finalists.

The School of Rock (The School of Rock, Portrayed by Jack Black, Joey Gaydos Jr., Kevin Clark, Rebecca Brown, Robert Tsai. Maryam Hassan, Caitlin Hale & Aleisha Allen):  Dewey Finn pretended to be a substitute teacher and used his class as a band to perform at the Battle of the Bands.  How did he not get in more trouble?  They are now four-time Finalists.

The Soggy Bottom Boys (O Brother, Where Art Thou?, Portrayed by George Clooney, John Turturro, Delmar O’Donnell & Chris Thomas King):  The nominees from the pre-rock era comes from escaped convicts in Mississippi.  Throw in the “Crossroads”, and you have one hell of an old school candidate.  They are now three-time Finalists.

You can vote for them here.

This year’s Fictitious Rock and Roll Semi-Finalists Contributors are:

Bruce Dickinson (Saturday Night Live, Portrayed by Christopher Walken):  Dickinson needed more cowbell.  He had a fever for it.  He got it, and the Blue Oyster Cult were forever grateful.  Dickinson was a Finalist last year.

Colonel Homer Simpson (The Simpsons, Voiced by Dan Castallenta):  Homer Simpson is (again) nominated in both categories, here for his discovery and early management of country singer, Lurleen Lumpkin.  He was a Finalist last year.

Curtis (The Blues Brothers, Portrayed by Cab Calloway):  Had it not been for the mentorship of Curtis, the Blues Brothers would not have become the iconic band that they were.  He was a Finalist last year.

Ramona Flowers (Scott Pilgrim Vs the World, Portrayed by Mary Elizabeth Winstead):  Why was Scott Pilgrim fighting the world?  For the love of Ramona Flowers of course!  The ultimate rock muse was a Finalist last year.

Reverend Cleophus Jones (The Blues Brothers, Portrayed by James Brown):  Had it not been for the Reverend, would Joliet Jake have known to put the band back together?

Ruby Rhod (The Fifth Element, Portrayed by Chris Tucker):  If DJs in the future will in fact be like Ruby Rhod, at least we know we will be entertained.  This is a first time Finalist.

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One of our pet projects, the Fictitious Athlete Hall of Fame is pleased to announce the Finalists for the Class of 2022, which will be the 9^th full class.  

The Semi-Finalists were decided by all of you, after being pared down from other 500 Preliminary Nominees.

There are three wings in the Fictitious Athlete Hall of Fame:

The Fictitious Athlete wing, whose members are: Rocky Balboa (The Rocky series), Roy Hobbs (The Natural), Crash Avis (Bull Durham), Ricky “Wild Thing” Vaughn (Major League), Happy Gilmore (Happy Gilmore), Reggie Dunlop (Slap Shot), The Hanson Brothers (Slap Shot), Charlie Conway (The Mighty Ducks) Benny “The Jet” Rodriguez (The Sandlot), Apollo Creed (Rocky), Willie “Mays” Hayes (Major League), Forrest Gump (Forrest Gump), Bobby Boucher (The Waterboy), Paul “Wrecking” Crewe (The Longest Yard), Dottie Hinson (A League of Their Own), Daniel LaRusso (The Karate Kid), Clubber Lang (Rocky), Ivan Drago (Rocky), “Fast” Eddie Felson (The Hustler & The Color of Money, Al Bundy (Married...with Children), Homer Simpson (The Simpsons), Johnny Lawrence (The Karate Kid and Cobra Kai), Jake Taylor (Major League), Sam Malone (Cheers) and Jimmy Chitwood (Hoosiers)

The Fictitious Contributor wing, whose members are: Harry Doyle (Major League), Carl Spackler (Caddyshack), Mr. Miyagi (The Karate Kid), Chubbs Peterson (Happy Gilmore), Gordon Bombay (The Mighty Ducks), Mickey Goldmill (Rocky), Morris Buttermaker (The Bad News Bears), Coach Ernie Pantusso (Cheers), Adrian Balboa (Rocky), Jimmy Dugan (A League of Their Own), The Gopher (Caddyshack), Paulie Pennino (Rocky) and Norman Dale (Hoosiers)

The Fictitious Veteran wing, whose members are: Andy “Champ” Purcell (The Champ), Dennis Ryan (Take Me Out to the Ball Game), Guffy McGovern (Angels in the Outfield), Huxley College (Horse Feathers), Sport Goofy (Disney) and Joe Hardy/Joe Boyd (Damn Yankees) and Harold Lamb (The Freshman).

The Fictitious Athlete Finalists are:

Adonis Creed (Creed and Creed II, portrayed by Michael B. Jordan).  The son of former World Heavyweight Boxing Champion, Apollo Creed, Adonis became the World Heavyweight Champion himself.  This is the most “recent” Finalist, and he is now a three-time Finalist.

“All the Way” Mae Mordabito (A League of Their Own, portrayed by Madonna).  Mordabito played at Centerfield for the Rockford Peaches, and was the team’s leadoff hitter.  She is a Finalist for the second straight year.  Can she join Dottie Hinson into the Hall?

“Big Ern” Ernie McCracken (Kingpin, portrayed by Bill Murray).  While he might be unscrumptious, Big Ern was one of the best bowlers ever, and he returns as a now two-time Finalist.  If McCracken gets in, Bill Murray enters a character for the second time (Carl Spackler from Caddyshack is a contributor)

Bugs Bunny (Space Jam).  Was he better with Michael Jordan or LeBron James?  That really isn’t a debate, is it?  The animated rabbit is a Second time Finalist, and would be the first animated character to enter.

Cal Naughton Jr. (Talladega Nights: The Legend of Ricky Bobby, portrayed by John C. Reilly).  The ultimate second banana in racing, Naughton Jr. is a Finalist for the first time.

Danny Nonnan (Caddyshack, portrayed by Michael O’Keefe).  Noonan did not get the best lines in the movie, but never forget that it was his putt that won the contest against the Judge.  He is a Finalist for the first time, and could join many other in the famed 1980 flick.

Hamilton Porter (The Sandlot, portrayed by Patrick Renna).  Unlike Benny “The Jet” Rodriguez, who did play in the Major Leagues, Porter never was going to make the Majors, but he was the one with the quickest wit.  Perhaps, he can follow Rodriguez into the Fictitious Athlete Hall, as he enters the Finals for the first time.

Jeff “The Dude” Lebowski (The Big Lebowski, portrayed by Jeff Bridges).  A pot smoking slacker who loves bowling?  Sounds good to us!  The Dude has been a Finalist three times before.

Lee (Enter the Dragon, portrayed by Bruce Lee).  Lee qualifies as he participates in what was the most unorganized martial arts tournament in memory.  He is now a four-time Finalist.

Lightning McQueen (Cars, voiced by Owen Wilson).  A previous Finalist we love our anthropomorphic animated cars, don’t we?  McQueen would win the coveted “Piston”.  Like Bugs Bunny we would have our first animated entrant if McQueen enters.

Paul “Wrecking” Crewe (The Longest Yard: 2005, portrayed by Adam Sandler):  The earlier (and better) version starring Burt Reynolds is already in, but this is a decent film in its own right, and Sandler is believable in the role.  This version is a Finalist for the first time but if we could see Adam Sandler (Happy Gilmore & Bobby Boucher) as the first three-time entrant.

Pedro Cerrano (Major League, portrayed by Dennis Haysbert):  The voodoo practitioner was a long ball slugger who has been a Finalist three times before.  Will we see a fourth Cleveland Indian following Ricky Vaughn, Willie Hays and Jake Taylor?

Randy “The Ram” Robinson (The Wrestler, portrayed by Mickey Rourke).  Robinson is an aging pro wrestler barely hanging on.  He was a Finalist four years ago, and would be the first professional wrestler to enter.

Ricky Bobby (Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby, Portrayed by Will Ferrell).  NASCAR legend, Ricky Bobby has been a Finalist three times before.  Since, he never finished first, has he always been last?   

Shane Falco (The Replacements: portrayed by Keanu Reeves).  From THE Ohio State, Falco had a second chance in Football with the Washington Sentinels, and he COULD win with that crew of misfits.  Falco is now a three-time Finalist.

You can vote for them here.

The Fictitious Athlete Contributors are:

Coach Klein (The Waterboy, portrayed by Henry Winkler):  Coach Klein was meek and mild but a coaching savant who finally had his chance to shine with defensive stud (and Fictitious Athlete Hall of Fame inductee), Bobby Boucher.  He is a previous four-time Finalist.

Darcy Sears (Varsity Blues, portrayed by Ali Larter):  A Finalist for the second time, Darcy Sears is best known for her whipped cream bikini, and that might be enough for the small-town girl looking for a meal ticket out.  Amazingly, this could be the first entrant from Varsity Blues.

George Costanza (Seinfeld, portrayed by Jason Alexander):  Costanza stumbled his way into an executive position with the New York Yankees, and was almost the Assistant GM for the Mets.  Maybe that really did happen?  This is the third time as a Finalist for Costanza.

Hayden Fox (Coach, portrayed by Craig T. Nelson):  Fox is now a five-time Finalist and the former Head Coach at Minnesota State, a team he took to the National Championship.

Irv Blitzer (Cool Runnings, played by John Candy):  While there was a Jamaican Bobsled Team at the 1988 Olympics, there was no Irv Blitzer, but in the world of film, he existed, and coached them to respectability in Calgary.  He is now a two-time Finalist.

Jerry Maguire (Jerry Maguire, portrayed by Tom Cruise):  The most known sports agent in the fictitious world has been a Finalist three times before, though doesn’t he have only one client left?

John Kreese (The Karate Kid & Cobra Kai, portrayed by Martin Kove):  Johnny Lawrence swept the leg, but it was Sensei John Kreese who gave the order.  The evil karate instructor corrupted many a young mind for Valley dominance amongst high school karate students.  Wait, what was his motivation again?  He is now a two-time Finalist.

Lou Brown (Major League, portrayed by James Gammon):  Brown went from managing the Toledo Mudhens and landed the job as the Cleveland Indians Manager.  This is his third time as a Finalist, and could join Harry Doyle as a Major League contributor.

Terrence Mann (Field of Dreams, portrayed by James Earl Jones):  An important counter-culture writer of the 1960s, Mann is a disaffected baseball fan who travels with Kinsella to his Iowa baseball diamond.  This is his second time as a Finalist.

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The Fictitious Athlete Veterans are:

Frank Capua (Winning, portrayed by Paul Newman):  Capua long dreamt of capturing the checkered flag at the Indianapolis 500, but there are a lot of obstacles in the way to get it.  This is the first time as a Finalist for Capua, and Newman could be a two-time entrant following his “Fast” Eddie Felson induction.

Velvet Brown (National Velvet, portrayed by Elizabeth Taylor):  Brown won the steeplechase but sexism of her day meant she had to pretend to be male.  Brown is a three-time Finalist.

Walter “Kid Galahad” Gulick (Kid Galahad, portrayed by Elvis Presley):  Kid Galahad was a mechanic turned boxer.  Hey, it was better than a lot of the other Elvis films.  This is a first-time Finalist.

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