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Donovan McNabb: Retired for good

Jul 30, 2013

Donovan McNabb officially retired from the National Football League and did so as a member of the Philadelphia Eagles. The Quarterback last played in with the Minnesota Vikings in 2011, where his last few years were not exactly at a level of his glory years with Philadelphia.

Although McNabb heard his share of boos in Philly (but what athlete hasn’t), he set virtually every Quarterback record for the franchise. As such, he secured the right to have his number retired in Philadelphia, but does it translate to a bust in Canton? We aren’t so sure.

Although he was a six time Pro Bowl Selection, he never made an All Pro Team. He took the Eagles to the NFC Championship Game five times, but only one once. In his lone Super Bowl appearance, he did not have a great game and is remembered for being criticized (fairly) by controversial Wide Receiver Terrell Owens, who played the game of his career, coming back early from injury.

McNabb is ranked 17^th overall in Passing Yards, but only finished in the top ten twice. His highest rank in a season for Pass Completion is 10^th, and his Quarterback Rating only exceeded 100 once. Still, his accuracy was well above average and his Yards per Reception were very high; which should be noted.

As good as he was in Philadelphia; McNabb was essentially ushered out for an unproven Quarterback (Kevin Kolb). He landed in Washington, where he was criticized for his conditioning and was replaced by (gasp….Rex Grossman). He would go to Minnesota, where he only held the starting position for a handful of games.

So, we ask…is Donovan McNabb a Hall of Fame Quarterback? He thinks so. Is he a “Hall of Very Good Candidate”? Possibly. Or is he a man who played his way out of Canton (our opinion). We would love to hear yours.

2013 Baseball HOF Weekend

Jul 28, 2013

Published in Not in Hall of Fame News

          You may not have noticed, but this is the Baseball Hall of Fame weekend. Or maybe you did notice, and decided not to be too interested. If it is the latter, count us among that group.

          In many articles that permeate this website we have openly stated that we are for many of the PED users to get in; however only those who partook in that prior to Major League Baseball having a set policy in place against the aforementioned unnatural boost.   Actually, we want to applaud MLB, which has dramatically changed its culture and is even overzealous at times in their search for “cheaters”.

          So no…this article is not about our opinion on the matter (we’ve already written it) and the internet is full of articles about how the all-time hit king, all-time home run king and the man with the most Cy Young Awards are out of the Hall of Fame, and will likely remain such. No, right now we are curious about those who made their trek to Cooperstown to see this Class of 2013, because other than family members, we really don’t see why anyone would visit the shrines of these people.

          We aren’t trying to be cynical. The lone player inducted is Deacon White, who last played in ’90…..1890 that is. Is there anyone who is going there who even remembers him alive? Let’s say there is; but we know for certain that nobody who attended this weekend’s events saw him play live. How about a step further and say that nobody there even saw him play on film?

          Not excited? Well how about the excitement for Umpire, Hank O’Day? Oh…wait; we said Umpire. Ok, well we have former New York Yankees owner Jacob Ruppert, who owned the Bronx Bombers during many championships in the 20’s. Of course, he kept the color barrier afloat in Baseball; so let’s move on.

          How about radio commentator, Tom Cheek, who was an excellent broadcaster for the Toronto Blue Jays? Unfortunately, he passed away several years ago (marking our total of dead Hall of Famers to four). Ask Blue Jays fans and they will tell you he deserves it, but will they visit upstate for New York to see his plaque?

          We have Dr. Frank Jobe, who developed Tommy John surgery which has saved the career of many Pitchers; including of course Tommy John. Maybe the medical community will come out in full force to show support? At least Jobe is alive.

          Any wonder why attendance is down in Cooperstown? End of our little tangent.

Coming Soon at NIHOF

Jul 27, 2013

Published in Not in Hall of Fame News

           It may be the “Dog Days of Summer” and the sports world may not be at its most eventful, but that does not mean that we here at Notinhalloffame.com do not have some serious plans for the remaining hazy days of the season.

          Coming soon will be the next Basketball revisions. We can tell you that a brand new #1 will be crowned as last year’s #1 & #2 (Gary Payton & Bernard King) were selected for enshrinement.   Overall, eight new first year eligible players will be making their way onto our Basketball 100, two of which will be entrenched in the top five.

          Once that is done, we will look to world of Hockey. Unlike Basketball, the #1 Selection (Don Cherry) remains, but four of the top ten were selected last month. With Dominek Hasek, Mike Modano and Peter Forsberg entering their first year of eligibility, a major reshuffling of the top ten will occur.

          Once Hockey has been revamped, we are planning a retooling of the WWE List. It will expand to 300 with the addition of old school candidates that were not previously considered. Unlike the large sports, the WWE has consistently pushed in candidates who were outside our top 50. A top 300 is not as farfetched as you think.

          Finally, a MAJOR new section is coming. We have been working on this for a few months, but it will be a separate Hall of Fame, created by us for all of you. We will decide the inaugural entry, but after that, it is all up to you. A bit of a tease, we want you think about your favourite sports “characters” of the last forty five years. Look for that in September.

          We thank all of you for your support, and we look forward to growing the website together with all of you.

Bill Geurin and Doug Weight to the USHHOF

Jul 26, 2013

Published in Not in Hall of Fame News

          The United States Hockey Hall of Fame has added five new members to its institution. In our eyes, there are two co-headliners, that being Doug Weight and Bill Guerin.

          Weight played for nineteen seasons with seven different NHL clubs. He finished his career with 1,033 career points, a Stanley Cup Ring with the Carolina Hurricanes in 2006, and the King Clancy award in 2011. Like Weight, Bill Guerin is a four time NHL All Star. The Right Winger won two Stanley Cups (1995 New Jersey & 2009 Pittsburgh) and was once a Second Team All-Star Selection. The two American were teammates on three U.S. Olympic squads.

          The two players are joined by Carolina Hurricanes owner Peter Karmanos Jr., former Michigan State men's coach Ron Mason and women's star Cindy Curley.

          We here at Notinhalloffame.com congratulate these five selections to the U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame.