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Adam Dunn to retire

Sep 01, 2014

Chasing his first berth in the Major League Baseball Playoffs, Adam Dunn, who was just traded to the Oakland A’s has announced that this will be his final season in the game. Dunn, who currently has 460 career Home Runs, and hit the 40 Home Run mark in a season five consecutive years (2004-2008) currently is 36th all-time and fifth among active players.

Dunn, an All Star twice in his career (2002 & 2012) may possess a low career Batting Average of .237, but he did lead have two seasons leading his respective League in Walks twice and has a more than respectable On Base Percentage of .365, though this is countered with four seasons leading in the category of Strikeouts.

As potent as Adam Dunn could be with his bat, he was far from equal with his glove. He would never have a positive number in Defensive bWAR and has a career number in that regard and plummeted his overall bWAR to 16.6, which is not exactly a number that would get him off of the first ballot for Hall of Fame voting.

Still, the fans of Adam Dunn paid to see him hit the long ball, which he was one of the best at. We thank him for the Homers and the memories and will have a soft spot for Oakland this September.

Trevor Hoffman enters the Padres HOF

Sep 01, 2014

Published in Not in Hall of Fame News

Shortly after the San Diego Padres controversially renamed their area where they honor past stars, “Selig Hall of Fame Park”, a very uncontroversial moment occurred today for Baseball fans in Southern California.

Trevor Hoffman, one of the most accomplished Relief Pitchers in Baseball’s history, officially became the ninth man inducted into the San Diego Padres Hall of Fame today. Hoffman, who is second all time in career Saves, had 552 of his 601 as a Member of the Padres, a team in which he spent sixteen seasons with.

Hoffman would represent the Padres six times as an All Star, twice leading the National League in Saves, the both of which saw him as the runner up for the Cy Young Award. Hoffman had a 1.043 WHIP and 1,029 Strikeouts over 952.1 Innings as a Padre. He would become a fan favorite, not just for his lights out closing skills but his entrance to the mound to AC/DC’s “Hell’s Bells”.

Mariano Rivera the only man who has more career Saves than Hoffman retired last season is considered a strong candidate for the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, however Relief Pitchers have not always seen the kind of respect afforded to Starters. Hoffman, whose career bWAR is 28.3 is well below Rivera in both that stat and in JAWS, the sabremetric used most commonly to evaluate Hall of Fame potential.

As such, Trevor Hoffman may not necessarily be a lock for the Baseball Hall of Fame, but nobody can deny his place in the San Diego Padres Hall, where he will likely be regarded as the greatest closer of their franchise’s history for decades to come.

James Harrison Retires

Aug 31, 2014

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A major retirement in the world of Football took place as Linebacker, James Harrison has announced that his playing career is over.

Harrison went undrafted in 2002 after his College career at Kent State, but would be signed by the Pittsburgh Steelers. It would be a struggle for him to stick on the team as he floated on and off the practice squad, and only saw one game that season in a Special Teams role.

The following year, Harrison would try his hand with the Baltimore Ravens and after being assigned to the Rhein Fire of the World Football League, he was again cut when he returned to Baltimore. Harrison would resign (for a fourth time) with the Pittsburgh Steelers though this time with different results. He would play 43 Games for the Steelers from 2004 to 2006, starting eight of them at Linebacker and performing well on Special Teams, though it would be in the following season that he would breakout and become a star.

Harrison would become the starting Right Outside Linebacker after the surprise release of Joey Porter and at the age of 29, would become a star in the National Football League. He would make his first of five consecutive Pro Bowls and in 2008 would be the Defensive Player of the Year, making him the first undrafted player to ever receive that honor. Harrison also is a two time Super Bowl winner, the second of which saw him set the record for the longest Interception Return (100 Yards) in Super Bowl History.

Twice a First Time All-Pro, James Harrison had a five year stretch where he was not just considered one of the best Linebackers, he was also considered the meanest and one of the most controversial. As the NFL pushed towards a safer environment, Harrison would become one of the most fined players in the League. He would openly criticize the NFL for cracking down on punishing hits and in an interview with Men’s Journal called NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell “a crook and a liar” and that he hated him. Harrison has also openly publically criticized other NFL players, including his own Quarterback, Ben Roethlisberger. In his personal life, Harrison was charged with Domestic Violence, an offence that the NFL now suspends a player for.

Controversy or not, five very strong years and not much else might make his Hall of Fame induction difficult. Still, anyone who once won the Defensive Player of the Year will garner a look, and we are very curious to see if the Steelers will honor him in the future.

WWE Celebrity List Revised

Aug 30, 2014

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We owe all of you an apology, as we have been a little slow in revamping our WWE Celebrity Rankings. With that being said, we are very pleased to announce the new top ten personalities who should be considered for the WWE Celebrity Wing.

Before we go into the new list, the Celebrity List of the WWE Hall of Fame could very well be exponentially more controversial than the performer list. Inductees like Drew Carey and William “The Refrigerator” Perry, who have only appeared on one WWE show, does not exactly scream Hall of Fame in any capacity. The most recent selections of Mr. T and Donald Trump, who we had ranked at numbers 3 and 5 respectively were much better selections in our opinion, and had Carey and Perry not entered the WWE Hall of Fame, we are not certain that they would have made our ten.

With that said, we would like to announce our new top ten for the Celebrity wing to consider for the 2015 WWE Hall of Fame Ceremony!

Muhammad Ali, the former three-time Heavyweight Boxing Champion of the World remains in the top slot. Ali, who was clearly influenced by Professional Wrestling in his promos, competed against WWE Hall of Famer and Japanese legend, Antonio Inoki, was the special referee in Wrestlemania I, and made multiple appearances in wrestling events during his life. Ali, in our opinion, should have been the first person in any “Celebrity Wing” for the WWE Hall of Fame.

Cyndi Lauper, who moved up from number four from our last list, holds the number two slot. Lauper, who was an integral part of the original Rock and Wrestling Connection in the mid-80’s, made an appearance recently on Monday Night Raw, which reminded people of what her real impact on the WWE was.

Andy Kaufman drops from number two to three. The former star of TAXI, made headlines with his feud with Jerry “The King” Lawler in the Memphis territory, and was a passionate fan of professional wrestling.

Floyd “Money” Mayweather, who defeated the Big Show at one of the Wrestlemanias elevates from number six to four. The boxer, who has had Triple H in his corner at Pay-Per-View Boxing Events has long been a fan of the WWE.

Former WCW World Heavyweight Champion, David Arquette, moves from number seven to five. Arquette, who appeared often on WCW Television in 2000, also had a brief appearance on WWE TV, the decade after.

Maria Menounos, who appeared at Wrestlemania and has been a huge advocate of the WWE debuts at number six and is a new rank for the WWE Celebrity Wing of the Hall of Fame. Based on her support of the organization, we think she we will move up in our rankings.

The remaining ten are former Wrestlemania main eventer, Lawrence Taylor at seven, William Shatner at number eight, Dennis Rodman at number nine and Regis Philbin, who makes his debut at number ten. Philbin not only appeared at Wrestlemania VII, but has long track record of interviewing (and not in a condescending way) past WWE talent.

We encourage you to make your voices heard and give us your opinions and votes.

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