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The St. Louis Cardinals announce their Finalists for their HOF
Jan 31, 2019
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Committee Chairman
The St. Louis Cardinals have announced that their franchise Hall of Fame will have six nominees that can be voted on by the public beginning on March 1, which will commence on April 12. You can vote for those candidates here and they are: Keith Hernandez 1974-83: The co-MVP in 1979, Keith Hernandez would win the National League Batting Title that year and was the top finished in On Base Percentage the season after. Hernandez was a six time Gold Glove winner with St. Louis and he batted .299 with 1,217 Hits and 81 Home Runs for the team. He would help them win the World Series…
Pro Football HOF Notes
Jan 31, 2019
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Committee Chairman
Leading up to Saturday’s Pro Football Hall of Fame vote, we have some developments that we think are very interesting and definitely noteworthy. Both Tom Brady and Bill Belichick have penned letters to the Selection Committee extolling the virtues of Ty Law and Richard Seymour, both former New England Patriots who are among the Finalists this year. Brady’s letter regarding Ty Law can be found here. Belichick’s letter regarding Richard Seymour can be found here. In an ESPN article, Hall of Fame Running Back Curtis Martin endorses former New York Jet teammate, Kevin Mawae for a spot in Canton. Ed Reed stated in…
The Houston Astros announce their franchise Hall of Fame plans
Jan 27, 2019
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Committee Chairman
As most of the regular visitors to Notinhalloffame.com are aware we are (very) slowly putting together our top 50 players of every franchise in the “Big 4” of North American sports. After that is completed we will take a look at how each organization honors their past players and executives. As such, it is very newsworthy to us that the Houston Astros have announced during their FanFest that their physical Hall of Fame will open in Home Run Alley at the start of the 2019 season. The Astros, who have been around for 57 seasons and won their first World Series in 2017. The…
Mike Mussina will not have a logo on his Hall of Fame plaque
Jan 25, 2019
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Committee Chairman
It looks like Roy Halladay’s plaque won’t be the only one created this year that won’t have a logo on it as the Baseball Hall of Fame has announced that after discussions with Mike Mussina that he too will go with a blank cap. Mussina was asked this question three days ago when he was elected and he announced that he had not yet decided. In 10 seasons as a Baltimore Oriole, Mussina went 147-81 with 1,535 Strikeouts and a bWAR of 47.8. He was almost as good as a New York Yankee where in 8 seasons went 123-72 with 1,278 Strikeouts…
Roy Halladay to enter the Baseball HOF with a blank cap
Jan 23, 2019
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Committee Chairman
It was announced today that the ballcap on the plaque of Roy Halladay will not emblazon either that of the Toronto Blue Jays or Philadelphia Phillies. Halladay’s widow Brandy had this to say about the decision: "We decided. We talked about it. There's no way to decide between the two teams, and I know we've spent the majority of our time in Toronto. Toronto gave us that chance, that base at the start, but Philly also gave us a chance to win and the passion that we wanted, and there's no way to choose and so we decided that he'll go in…
A-Rod comments on Bonds and Clemens and the Baseball HOF
Jan 23, 2019
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Committee Chairman
The day after the Baseball Hall of Fame, or really any Hall for that matter the natural conversation comes to those who will be eligible soon. Alex Rodriquez will be eligible for Cooperstown in 2022 and he was asked by ESPN’s First Take about Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens, who both saw their tally creep towards 60% on their seventh year of eligibility. A-Rod had this to say: "Look, I pray every day I get a chance to get in. The Hall of Fame is the ultimate place. If you think about Roger and Barry specifically ... if you stopped their career…
The Baseball Hall of Fame Class of 2019 is Announced!
Jan 22, 2019
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Committee Chairman
We love this day! Regular visitors to Notinhalloffame.com know how much we consider the announcement of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Class to be our Christmas. If that is the case, then the announcement of the Baseball Hall of Fame Class is like our Birthday. Let’s get right into the votes! As expected, Mariano Rivera enters the Baseball Hall of Fame on his first year of eligibility. Rivera is without question the greatest Relief Pitcher in the history of Baseball and he retired with 652 Saves, the all-time record. A thirteen time All Star who spent his entire career with the New York…
Corey Hart to the Canadian Music HOF
Jan 17, 2019
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Committee Chairman
The Canadian Music Hall of Fame has announced that Corey Hart will become the 52ndmember into their Hall of Fame. The Montreal born singer burst onto the scene with his hit “Sunglasses at Night” in 1984, which was a hit in both Canada and the United States. While today that song might be the most enduring song of Hart’s career it was not actually his biggest in terms of chart success. In 1985, he would release his sophomore album, “Boy in the Box”, which yielded his first #1 hit in Canada, “Never Surrender”, which peaked at #3 in the United States and…
Our All-Time Top 50 Philadelphia Phillies are now up
Jan 16, 2019
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Committee Chairman
Yes, 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. We have a new one to unveil today, that of the Philadelphia Phillies, two time World Series Champions (1980 & 2008). As for all of our top 50 players in basketball we look at the following: Advanced Statistics. Traditional statistics and how they finished in the American League. Playoff accomplishments. Their overall impact on the team and other intangibles not reflected in a stat sheet. Remember, this is ONLY based on what a player…
RIP: Bob Kuechenberg
Jan 13, 2019
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Committee Chairman
As we are deep into the NFL Playoffs a member of the most successful post season team of all time died today as former Miami Dolphin, Bob Kuechenberg passed away today at age 71. A Dolphin for all fourteen of his NFL seasons, Kuechenberg played 196 Games, starting 176 of them predominantly at Left Guard. Kuechenberg was a member of the Dolphin’s perfect 1972 14-0 Super Bowl VII team and he would help them repeat as champions in Super Bowl VIII. He would be chosen for six Pro Bowls and two First Team All Pros. He is ranked #43 on our Notinhalloffame.com…