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Pete Rose tries again
Sep 29, 2016
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Pete Rose is trying another channel to get into the Baseball Hall of Fame.
In a seven page letter to Cooperstown, Rose outline that the ban that was imposed him 27 years ago by then commissioner, Bart Giamatti was never designed to ban him from the Hall of Fame. For those unaware, the Baseball Hall of Fame acts independently of MLB. The year before Rose was to be eligible the Hall of Fame passed regulation that those who were banned from MLB were therefore banned from the Hall of Fame.
It is definitely worth noting that current commissioner, Rob Manfred noted when he did not reinstate Rose that this decision was not reflective of the Hall of Fame.
While Rose is banned from the Hall this did not stop Fox Sports from using him on their baseball playoff coverage last nor the Cincinnati Reds from inducting him into their Hall of Fame recently.
As always, we will be watching!
In a seven page letter to Cooperstown, Rose outline that the ban that was imposed him 27 years ago by then commissioner, Bart Giamatti was never designed to ban him from the Hall of Fame. For those unaware, the Baseball Hall of Fame acts independently of MLB. The year before Rose was to be eligible the Hall of Fame passed regulation that those who were banned from MLB were therefore banned from the Hall of Fame.
It is definitely worth noting that current commissioner, Rob Manfred noted when he did not reinstate Rose that this decision was not reflective of the Hall of Fame.
While Rose is banned from the Hall this did not stop Fox Sports from using him on their baseball playoff coverage last nor the Cincinnati Reds from inducting him into their Hall of Fame recently.
As always, we will be watching!
Our Rock and Roll HOF Predictions.
Sep 29, 2016
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From the Desk of the Chairman
For the fourth year in a row, we here at Notinhalloffame.com will be predicting whom the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame will be naming as Finalists for the next class.
This year, I am joined again by our own DDT and Spheniscus and we will see which one of us can correctly predict the Finalists of the most debated Hall of Fame worldwide.
This year, I am joined again by our own DDT and Spheniscus and we will see which one of us can correctly predict the Finalists of the most debated Hall of Fame worldwide.
Kevin Garnett Retires, joins Kobe and Tim as surefire 1st ballot HOFers in 2021.
Sep 24, 2016
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We have been expecting this day all week.
Kevin Garnett of the Minnesota Timberwolves announced his retirement over his Instagram page. This will conclude a productive 21 Year Career in which the big man Farragut Academy would cement a legacy as one of the most intense and defensive minded players of all time.
Garnett came into the NBA as the first high school player in twenty years and while many were concerned that a player out of high school could not make the jump to the NBA, though Garnett quickly silenced those critics and opened the door for high schoolers (for better or for worse) to enter the elite professional rank without having to go to college.
Drafted 5th overall in 1995 by the Minnesota Timberwolves, the 7’ 1” Garnett would make Minnesota a credible team and for many a must watch in the league. KG would become an All Star 15 times, capture First Team All-Defensive honors 9 times and make the First Team All-NBA squad four times. He would also win the Rebounding title four times.
Seemingly on his shoulders, Garnett would take the T-Wolves to the playoffs multiple times but lacked the help to take them deep into the playoffs. A shocking trade to the Boston Celtics would put together a team good enough to win the NBA Championship in 2008. Garnett would later be traded to the New Jersey Nets and would come back to Minnesota to finish out his professional career.
Kevin Garnett will be eligible for the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame in 2021, the same year that Kobe Bryant and Tim Duncan become eligible.
Can you imagine that Hall of Fame Class?
We can, and are planning our trip to Springfield already!
Kevin Garnett of the Minnesota Timberwolves announced his retirement over his Instagram page. This will conclude a productive 21 Year Career in which the big man Farragut Academy would cement a legacy as one of the most intense and defensive minded players of all time.
Garnett came into the NBA as the first high school player in twenty years and while many were concerned that a player out of high school could not make the jump to the NBA, though Garnett quickly silenced those critics and opened the door for high schoolers (for better or for worse) to enter the elite professional rank without having to go to college.
Drafted 5th overall in 1995 by the Minnesota Timberwolves, the 7’ 1” Garnett would make Minnesota a credible team and for many a must watch in the league. KG would become an All Star 15 times, capture First Team All-Defensive honors 9 times and make the First Team All-NBA squad four times. He would also win the Rebounding title four times.
Seemingly on his shoulders, Garnett would take the T-Wolves to the playoffs multiple times but lacked the help to take them deep into the playoffs. A shocking trade to the Boston Celtics would put together a team good enough to win the NBA Championship in 2008. Garnett would later be traded to the New Jersey Nets and would come back to Minnesota to finish out his professional career.
Kevin Garnett will be eligible for the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame in 2021, the same year that Kobe Bryant and Tim Duncan become eligible.
Can you imagine that Hall of Fame Class?
We can, and are planning our trip to Springfield already!
We have named the Finalists for our Fictitious Athlete Hall of Fame!
Sep 19, 2016
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The finalists for our third full class for the Fictitious Athlete Hall of Fame have been announced and like the first two years, voting on the candidates are open to the public and began with an initial round of Preliminary Nominees and then was pared down to Semi-Finalists.
This year the Fictitious Athlete Hall of Fame will be inducting fictional characters from three categories, Athletes, Contributors and the Veteran’s Category, which focuses on fictional sports characters prior to 1970.
The 15 Athlete Finalists are:
Al Bundy (Ed O’Neill in Married…With Children), who once scored four touchdowns in a high school football game for Polk High in Chicago. Bundy is a Finalist for the third year in a row.
Alex Moran (Darin Brooks in Blue Mountain State), the backup Quarterback from BMS who was more interested in partying than the gridiron. This is the first time that Moran has been a Finalist.
Apollo Creed (Carl Weathers in Rocky, Rocky II, Rocky III & Rocky IV), the former Heavyweight Boxing Champion of the World. Like Al Bundy, Creed is also a Finalist for the third year in a row.
Benny “The Jet” Rodriguez (Mike Vitar in The Sandlot), who was the leader of his youth “sandlot” team and would eventually play for the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Bobby Boucher (Adam Sandler in the Waterboy) who would lead the South Central Louisiana State Mud Dogs to victory in the Bourbon Bowl. This is the third Finalist appearance for the Mud Dog.
Charlie Conway (Joshua Jackson in the Mighty Ducks trilogy), the leader of a youth league hockey team in Minnesota.
Daniel LaRusso (Ralph Macchio from the Karate Kid trilogy) who won the 1984 All-Valley Karate Tournament.
Dean Youngblood (Rob Lowe from Youngblood) a rookie American player for the Hamilton Mustangs. This is Youngblood’s first time as a Finalist.
Dottie Hinson (Geena Davis from A League of Their Own) was the star catcher for the Rockford Peaches. Hinson is the only female to make this years Finals, and the first ever.
Forrest Gump (Tom Hanks in Forrest Gump) a star football player at the University of Alabama, a ping pong prodigy and long distance runner. Gump has been a finalist all three years.
Kenny Powers (Danny McBride in Eastbound and Down), a down on his luck relief pitcher trying to get back to the Majors.
Ricky Bobby (Will Ferrell in Talladega Nights), a NASCAR driver who faces a new rival from France. Bobby is a Finalist for the second time.
Shane Falco (Keanu Reeves in The Replacements), a replacement Quarterback for the Washington Sentinels. Falco was last seen choking in the Sugar Bowl. This is Falco’s first appearance as a Finalist.
Tim Riggins (Taylor Kitsch in Friday Night Lights), the Running Back for the Dillon Panthers. Riggins is the first member of the Friday Night Lights program to make the Finals.
Willie “Mays” Hayes (Wesley Snipes in Major League), the centerfielder for the Cleveland Indians. This is the third time that Hayes has been a Finalist.
The 10 Contributor Finalists are:
Adrian Balboa (Talia Shire in the Rocky series), the wife of Rocky Balboa. This is Adrian’s third time as a Finalist.
Chubbs Peterson (Carl Weathers in Happy Gilmore), the one handed golf pro who taught Gilmore the finer points of the game of golf. This is the third consecutive Finalist appearance for Peterson.
Gordon Bombay (Emilio Estevez in The Mighty Duck Trilogy) a lawyer turned youth hockey coach. Bombay is returning for his second year as a Finalist.
Jerry Maguire (Tom Cruise in Jerry Maguire) the sports agent who suddenly developed a moral code. Maguire is a Finalist for the third time.
Jimmy Dugan (Tom Hanks in A League of Their Own) who belted over 500 Homer Runs as a pro but was best known for the line “There’s no crying in Baseball) as a coach in women’s baseball. Dugan has been a Finalist three times.
Lou Brown (James Gammon in Major League & Major League II), the coach of the Cleveland Indians. Brown is returning to the Finals for the second straight time.
Mickey Goldmill (Burgess Meredith Rocky, Rocky II & Rocky III), the trainer of inaugural Fictitious Athlete Hall of Fame entry, Rocky Balboa. Goldmill is a Finalist for the second time after being absent from the finals last year.
Norman Dale (Gene Hackman in Hoosiers), a former College Head Coach seeking redemption at small Hickory High in Indiana. Dale has been a Finalist all three years.
Ray Kinsella (Kevin Costner in Field of Dreams), who built a baseball diamond in his Iowa cornfield due to the voices that told him, “If you build it, they will come.”
The Gopher (Caddyshack & Caddyshack 2), who caused mischief for groundskeeper, Carl Spackler at Bushwood Country Club.
The 3 Veteran Finalists are:
Dennis Ryan (Frank Sinatra in Take Me Out to the Ballgame), a baseball player for the fictional Wolves franchise.
Joe Boyd/Joe Hart (Tab Hunter in Damn! Yankees), a die hard fan of the Washington Senators who sells his soul so that he can help his favorite team defeat the New York Yankees.
Velvet Brown (Elizabeth Taylor in National Velvet), who disguised herself as a boy so that she could race her horse in the Grand National Steeplechase.
As per the last two rounds, the Finalists will be open to a public vote where by visitors to the site can vote for five Fictitious Athletes, three Fictitious Contributors and one Fictitious Veteran.
Voting for the Finalists will be online until December 12, where on December 1, 2015 the second full class for the Fictitious Athlete Hall of Fame will be announced.
This group will join inaugural inductee, Rocky Balboa (The Rocky series) and past inductees consisting of Roy Hobbs (The Natural), Ricky Vaughn (Major League), Crash Davis (Bull Durham), Andy “The Champ” Purcell (The Champ), Happy Gilmore (Happy Gilmore), Reggie Dunlop (Slap Shot), The Hanson Brothers (Slap Shot), Harry Doyle (Major League), Mr. Miyagi (The Karate Kid series) and Carl Spackler (Caddyshack).
A new addition for us at the Fictitious Athlete Hall of Fame is our official spokes model, Haley Reagan from North Carolina, who brings us her own unique views on sports and pop culture.
Her introductory Q&A can be found here: http://www.notinhalloffame.com/home/news/7761-meet-haley-reagan-our-new-spokes-model
Voting for the Final Round can be found here for the Athletes:
http://www.notinhalloffame.com/the-voting/2016-fictitious-athletes-final-round
Voting for the Final Round can be found here for the Contributors:
http://www.notinhalloffame.com/the-voting/2016-fictitious-contributors-final-round
Voting for the Final Round can be found here for the Veterans:
http://www.notinhalloffame.com/the-voting/2016-fictitious-veterans-final-round
Gang, you know what we want you to do!
Cast your votes and let us know who should make our Fictitious Athlete Hall of Fame!
This year the Fictitious Athlete Hall of Fame will be inducting fictional characters from three categories, Athletes, Contributors and the Veteran’s Category, which focuses on fictional sports characters prior to 1970.
The 15 Athlete Finalists are:
Al Bundy (Ed O’Neill in Married…With Children), who once scored four touchdowns in a high school football game for Polk High in Chicago. Bundy is a Finalist for the third year in a row.
Alex Moran (Darin Brooks in Blue Mountain State), the backup Quarterback from BMS who was more interested in partying than the gridiron. This is the first time that Moran has been a Finalist.
Apollo Creed (Carl Weathers in Rocky, Rocky II, Rocky III & Rocky IV), the former Heavyweight Boxing Champion of the World. Like Al Bundy, Creed is also a Finalist for the third year in a row.
Benny “The Jet” Rodriguez (Mike Vitar in The Sandlot), who was the leader of his youth “sandlot” team and would eventually play for the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Bobby Boucher (Adam Sandler in the Waterboy) who would lead the South Central Louisiana State Mud Dogs to victory in the Bourbon Bowl. This is the third Finalist appearance for the Mud Dog.
Charlie Conway (Joshua Jackson in the Mighty Ducks trilogy), the leader of a youth league hockey team in Minnesota.
Daniel LaRusso (Ralph Macchio from the Karate Kid trilogy) who won the 1984 All-Valley Karate Tournament.
Dean Youngblood (Rob Lowe from Youngblood) a rookie American player for the Hamilton Mustangs. This is Youngblood’s first time as a Finalist.
Dottie Hinson (Geena Davis from A League of Their Own) was the star catcher for the Rockford Peaches. Hinson is the only female to make this years Finals, and the first ever.
Forrest Gump (Tom Hanks in Forrest Gump) a star football player at the University of Alabama, a ping pong prodigy and long distance runner. Gump has been a finalist all three years.
Kenny Powers (Danny McBride in Eastbound and Down), a down on his luck relief pitcher trying to get back to the Majors.
Ricky Bobby (Will Ferrell in Talladega Nights), a NASCAR driver who faces a new rival from France. Bobby is a Finalist for the second time.
Shane Falco (Keanu Reeves in The Replacements), a replacement Quarterback for the Washington Sentinels. Falco was last seen choking in the Sugar Bowl. This is Falco’s first appearance as a Finalist.
Tim Riggins (Taylor Kitsch in Friday Night Lights), the Running Back for the Dillon Panthers. Riggins is the first member of the Friday Night Lights program to make the Finals.
Willie “Mays” Hayes (Wesley Snipes in Major League), the centerfielder for the Cleveland Indians. This is the third time that Hayes has been a Finalist.
The 10 Contributor Finalists are:
Adrian Balboa (Talia Shire in the Rocky series), the wife of Rocky Balboa. This is Adrian’s third time as a Finalist.
Chubbs Peterson (Carl Weathers in Happy Gilmore), the one handed golf pro who taught Gilmore the finer points of the game of golf. This is the third consecutive Finalist appearance for Peterson.
Gordon Bombay (Emilio Estevez in The Mighty Duck Trilogy) a lawyer turned youth hockey coach. Bombay is returning for his second year as a Finalist.
Jerry Maguire (Tom Cruise in Jerry Maguire) the sports agent who suddenly developed a moral code. Maguire is a Finalist for the third time.
Jimmy Dugan (Tom Hanks in A League of Their Own) who belted over 500 Homer Runs as a pro but was best known for the line “There’s no crying in Baseball) as a coach in women’s baseball. Dugan has been a Finalist three times.
Lou Brown (James Gammon in Major League & Major League II), the coach of the Cleveland Indians. Brown is returning to the Finals for the second straight time.
Mickey Goldmill (Burgess Meredith Rocky, Rocky II & Rocky III), the trainer of inaugural Fictitious Athlete Hall of Fame entry, Rocky Balboa. Goldmill is a Finalist for the second time after being absent from the finals last year.
Norman Dale (Gene Hackman in Hoosiers), a former College Head Coach seeking redemption at small Hickory High in Indiana. Dale has been a Finalist all three years.
Ray Kinsella (Kevin Costner in Field of Dreams), who built a baseball diamond in his Iowa cornfield due to the voices that told him, “If you build it, they will come.”
The Gopher (Caddyshack & Caddyshack 2), who caused mischief for groundskeeper, Carl Spackler at Bushwood Country Club.
The 3 Veteran Finalists are:
Dennis Ryan (Frank Sinatra in Take Me Out to the Ballgame), a baseball player for the fictional Wolves franchise.
Joe Boyd/Joe Hart (Tab Hunter in Damn! Yankees), a die hard fan of the Washington Senators who sells his soul so that he can help his favorite team defeat the New York Yankees.
Velvet Brown (Elizabeth Taylor in National Velvet), who disguised herself as a boy so that she could race her horse in the Grand National Steeplechase.
As per the last two rounds, the Finalists will be open to a public vote where by visitors to the site can vote for five Fictitious Athletes, three Fictitious Contributors and one Fictitious Veteran.
Voting for the Finalists will be online until December 12, where on December 1, 2015 the second full class for the Fictitious Athlete Hall of Fame will be announced.
This group will join inaugural inductee, Rocky Balboa (The Rocky series) and past inductees consisting of Roy Hobbs (The Natural), Ricky Vaughn (Major League), Crash Davis (Bull Durham), Andy “The Champ” Purcell (The Champ), Happy Gilmore (Happy Gilmore), Reggie Dunlop (Slap Shot), The Hanson Brothers (Slap Shot), Harry Doyle (Major League), Mr. Miyagi (The Karate Kid series) and Carl Spackler (Caddyshack).
A new addition for us at the Fictitious Athlete Hall of Fame is our official spokes model, Haley Reagan from North Carolina, who brings us her own unique views on sports and pop culture.
Her introductory Q&A can be found here: http://www.notinhalloffame.com/home/news/7761-meet-haley-reagan-our-new-spokes-model
Voting for the Final Round can be found here for the Athletes:
http://www.notinhalloffame.com/the-voting/2016-fictitious-athletes-final-round
Voting for the Final Round can be found here for the Contributors:
http://www.notinhalloffame.com/the-voting/2016-fictitious-contributors-final-round
Voting for the Final Round can be found here for the Veterans:
http://www.notinhalloffame.com/the-voting/2016-fictitious-veterans-final-round
Gang, you know what we want you to do!
Cast your votes and let us know who should make our Fictitious Athlete Hall of Fame!