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Batista removed from this year's WWE Hall of Fame
So, we have one less WWE Hall of Famer?
Batista was scheduled to enter the WWE Hall of Fame as part of the COVID-19-pushed back Class of 2020. As we have learned, due to scheduling conflicts, the former multi-time WWE Champion will not be inducted this year. It had been speculated as Batista was no longer listed as part of the Hall on WWE.com, and the “Animal” himself, confirmed it on Twitter:
To the @WWEUniverse Unfortunately due to previous obligations I am unable to be a part of the @WWE #HOF this year. By my request they have agreed to induct me at a future ceremony where I’ll be able to properly thank the fans and people who made my career possible #DreamChaser”
We assume that Batista will be part of a future class.
The 2020 Class now comprises the Bella Twins, JBL, Jushin “Thunder” Liger, “The British Bulldog” Davey Boy Smith and the New World Order (Hulk Hogan, Scott Hall, Kevin Nash & Sean Waltman. Eric Bischoff and Molly Holly have already been named to the 2021 Class.
We will be paying close attention to see who else will be part of the 2021 Class, and we will revise our Notinhalloffame WWE list after Wrestlemania.
Our All-Time Top 50 Oakland Athletics have been revised
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 pre-2021 update of our top 50 Oakland Athletics 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 the American League.
3. Playoff accomplishments.
4. Their overall impact on the team and other intangibles not reflected in a stat sheet.
There is only one new addition near the bottom part of our list. As always, we announce our top five immediately, but out full list can be found here.
1. Lefty Grove
2. Rickey Henderson
3. Jimmie Foxx
4. Eddie Plank
5. Al Simmons
There was some minor tinkering on the list due to the changing values from Baseball Reference. No active Athletics made the list, but the altering advanced stats led to former 1930s Rightfielder, Wally Moses, replacing Jack Barry.
We welcome your input and commentsand as always, we thank you for your support.
Our All-Time Top 50 Seattle Mariners have been revised
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 pre-2021 update of our top 50 Seattle Mariners 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 the American League.
3. Playoff accomplishments.
4. Their overall impact on the team and other intangibles not reflected in a stat sheet.
There is only one new addition near the bottom part of our list. As always, we announce our top five immediately, but out full list can be found here.
There was some minor tinkering on the list due to the changing values from Baseball Reference. The new entry is current staff ace, Marco Gonzales, who debuts at #48.
We welcome your input and commentsand as always, we thank you for your support.
48. Wally Moses
Wally Moses joined the Philadelphia Athletics in 1935, stepping into a gap left by the dismantled Connie Mack dynasties caused by the Great Depression. He quickly became the starting right fielder as a rookie, using his fast left-handed swing to dominate American League pitching for a decade.
His sophomore campaign in 1936 was an exemplary display of offensive prowess. Moses surpassed the prestigious 200-hit milestone by achieving 202 hits, integrating exceptional speed with a refined line-drive swing to attain a commendable .345 batting average and securing a 14th-place position in the American League Most Valuable Player voting.
Rather than hitting a plateau, he engineered an even more spectacular individual masterclass during the 1937 schedule. That summer, Moses put on a stunning display of multi-dimensional production, erupting for a career-high 25 home runs—the only time in his career he would reach double digits in that category. He punctuated his lone career All-Star selection by shattering his own personal ceilings with 208 hits, 48 doubles, 113 runs scored, and 86 runs batted in while maintaining a superb .320 average.
Although he would never quite replicate that astronomical power surge of 1937, Moses remained a remarkably consistent and prolific catalyst at the table for the financially constrained franchise. He achieved four consecutive individual seasons with a batting average well above .300 through 1941, employing superior base-running instincts to consistently turn singles into extra-base hits.
His impressive efficiency caught the eye of many, making him a prime target for an organization that was always trying to stay financially afloat. In 1939, Mack tried to sell his star outfielder to the Detroit Tigers, but Major League Baseball Commissioner Kenesaw Mountain Landis, a powerful figure, suddenly canceled the deal. It wasn't until two winters later that the front office finally reached their financial goal, successfully trading Moses to Chicago in a multi-player deal before the 1942 season started.
Following a highly productive decade spent with the White Sox and Boston Red Sox, his baseball career concluded in 1949 in a manner that was both fitting and full-circle. Moses returned to Philadelphia to dedicate his final three Major League seasons as a respected veteran and distinguished pinch-hitting expert from Mack's bench, ultimately retiring at the end of the 1951 season. With the A’s, Moses batted .307 with 1,316 Hits.
