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Brian Roberts Retires

Oct 19, 2014

It did not have a whole lot of fanfare, what with the World Series coming soon and all, but former two-time All Star, Brian Roberts has announced that he will be retiring from Professional Baseball.

Roberts entered the Major League ranks in 2001 with the Baltimore Orioles, a team he would play for in his next 13 seasons. Showcasing significant speed, Roberts swiped 185 bags, including an American League leading 50 in 2007. He would also lead the AL in Doubles twice, a feat achieved in 2004 and 2009. Playing Second Base for the bulk of his career, Roberts would be considered one of the better defensive infielders of his day, though not necessarily the elite in that regard.

Roberts finishes his career with 1,527 career Hits, a Slash Line of .276/.347/.409 and a bWAR of 30.2. It is a good career, though one that is not likely to get the attention of the Baseball Hall of Fame. Saying that, the Baltimore Orioles have an extensive Hall, whereby we could easily see Roberts entering.

2015 Songwriter Nominees Announced

Oct 16, 2014

Published in Not in Hall of Fame News

The Songwriters Hall of Fame has just announced their Nominees for their next year’s class, and much like the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, who announced their 2015 nominees last week, it is a very diverse group of candidates. Although we don’t have a Notinhalloffame list for the Songwriters Hall of Fame, it is an institution that we have respect for and will always take time to report on the actions of.

This year’s Performing Nominees are as follows:

Harry Wayne Casey, known as “K.C.” of K.C. and the Sunshine Band fame, a major staple of the Disco sound of the 1970’s.

Elvis Costello, who along with the Attractions was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2003. Costello constantly appears in Rolling Stone “best of” lists.

Kenneth “Babyface” Edmonds, an occasional performer, but has written and produced 26 #1 Hits on the R&B charts.

Gloria Estefan, who is arguably the most successful Latin crossover star in American music history and has sold over 100 Million albums worldwide.

Vince Gill, who was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2007 and has charted 40 times on the Billboard Country Music charts.

Toby Keith, who has hit #1 on the Country Music charts 19 times.

Cyndi Lauper, who in the mid-1980’s became the first female artist to crack the top five with her first five singles.

Tom Petty, who was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2002 and has sold 80 million records worldwide. Petty cracked the Billboard Singles charts 14 times.

Cat Stevens, who in the 1970’s was one of the premier Singer/Songwriters and a man who entered the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2014.

Ann & Nancy Wilson from Heart, who entered the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2013.

Steve Winwood, a versatile performer who entered the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2004 as a member of Traffic. He had a very successful solo career in addition to his work with Traffic, The Spencer Davis Group and Blind Faith.

This year’s Non-Performing Nominees are as follows:

Bobby Braddock, Rudy Clark, Randy Edelman, Bob McDill, Linda Perry, William “Mickey” Stevenson, Rod Temperton, Allee Willis and the songwriting duos of Mike Chapman & Nicky Chinn, Sandy Linzer & Denny Randell, P.F. Sloan & Steve Barri and Robert Hunter & Jerry Garcia.

Whoever is chosen will be inducted in a ceremony in June in New York City. We would like to congratulate this impress group for receiving this nomination.

Mark O'Meara to the World Golf HOF

Oct 16, 2014

Published in Not in Hall of Fame News

We announced some time ago that we would not be doing a list for the World Golf Hall of Fame as their induction process was too lax for our liking. Since that time, the Golf Hall announced that they would be revising their process, and today they announced their first induction class under the new system.

This year’s headliner is Mark O’Meara, a 16 time winner on the PGA Tour. O’Meara won two Majors, the 1998 British Open and 1998 Masters, the year he was named the 1998 PGA Player of the Year. In total, he won 34 tournaments as a professional.

Former LPGA star, Laura Davies will also be inducted. Davies totaled 84 victories in her career, 20 of which were on the LPGA tour. The Englishwoman won four majors and was actually two points shy of induction to the World Golf Hall of Fame under the previous system.

From Australia, 8 Time winner on the PGA Tour, David Graham also will be inducted. Graham captured two Majors in his career, the PGA Championship in 1978 and the U.S. Open in 1981.

Noted architect, A.W. Tillinghast will also be included. He designed Bethpage Black, Baltusrol and Winged Foot and many others that have been used in countless PGA events. Tillinghast, one of the most respected designers of Golf’s “Golden Age” died in 1942.

The changes made by the Hall of Fame to their induction process included holding a ceremony on a biennial basis, a 16 person election committee that now needs to have 75 percent approval, and only categories to receive possible induction: Male, Female, Veteran’s and Lifetime Achievement.

We would like to congratulate the newest members of the World Golf Hall of Fame, and the Hall itself for recognizing the need to change.

Coming Soon this year

Oct 13, 2014

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As we embark upon into the depths of the Autumn season, we here at Notinhalloffame.com have a lot to prepare for. In a few months, the Baseball Hall of Fame and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame will announce their latest classes and shortly after the Basketball Hall of Fame will follow suit. Our lists are all up to date, but that never stops us from continued expansion on our multiple websites.

We will be adding shortly additional players to the Hockey futures. This will include those who will be eligible for the Hockey Hall of Fame soon, and those who will be likely retiring in the next few years.

The Basketball Futures are also set to be updated soon, looking at the next batch of potential players who might be considered Hall of Fame worthy.

We will also be adding the Football futures allowing you to vote and give your opinions on key players eligible for the Hall of Fame in 2016, 2017 and 2018.

Our first full class of the Fictitious Athlete Hall of Fame will be announced on December 1st, the Semi Finalists for our new Fictitious Rock and Roll Hall of Fame will be unveiled on January 15th and hopefully soon after our look at the North American sports franchise and their respective Halls of Fame, Rings of Honor and retired numbers should be ready soon after.

As always, we would love to hear from you and learn what you would like to see next from us at Notinhalloffame.com!