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Basketball HOF likely to reduce eligibility wait
Dec 14, 2015
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Committee Chairman
This could be huge. NBA.com is reporting that the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame is looking to reduce the years of eligibility following retirement from five years to four years, the main reason being that this will allow five calendar years to take place after a player retires to officially enter the Hall. Should this move take place, heavyweight (literally) candidate Shaquille O’Neal will be able to enter the Hall a year earlier as he is currently eligible for the Hall in 2017. This would also include Yao Ming, which could make next year’s class one for the ages as…
Kick Trump out of the WWE HOF?
Dec 13, 2015
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Committee Chairman
There have been two new updates regarding the WWE Hall of Fame, one regarding a potential future entry and the other on a Celebrity Wing inductee who has a movement against him to remove him. On Ric Flair’s podcast, Sting discussed the WWE Hall of Fame and whether he would he would be going in soon, possibly as soon as 2016 in Texas. While he did not say anything about when, or even if it was discussed with him, he did reveal that Ric Flair would be the one to induct him should that occur. It’s hard to imagine anyone…
Michael Cuddyer Retires
Dec 12, 2015
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Committee Chairman
Michael Cuddyer announced today on the Player’s Tribune that he will forego his final season of his contract with the New York Mets and has retired from Major League Baseball. The 36 year old was a two time All Star and spent most of his fifteen years with the Minnesota Twins, but it was with the Colorado Rockies in 2013 that he had his best season where he would win the Batting Title and was named a Silver Slugger. He joined the Mets last season to play with his childhood friend, David Wright, and it was there that he made…
RIP: John "Hot Rod" Williams
Dec 11, 2015
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Committee Chairman
Former NBA Power Forward, John “Hot Rod” Williams passed away today at the young age of 53 after losing a battle with prostate cancer. Williams, while never an All Star, was a popular player with the Cleveland Cavaliers but had to endure trials (literally) and tribulations to get there. While playing at Tulane, Williams was not exactly an honor student and was labeled as a troublemaker in some circles. Most notably, he would be charged with point shaving in three games. Williams went to trial twice, the first resulting in a mistrial, the second being found not guilty, but as…
RIP: Dolph Schayes
Dec 10, 2015
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Committee Chairman
It was announced today that Basketball Hall of Fame inductee, Dolph Schayes has passed away today at the age of 87 after succumbing to cancer. Schayes, who was played his college ball at NYU, was selected by the New York Knicks fourth overall in the 1948 draft would have his rights traded to the Syracuse Nationals. Known for his high arching shot and ferocious rebounding skills, Schayes would lead the NBA in Rebounding in the 1951 season and was also a three time leader in free throw percentage. His most important season would occur in 1955 when he led Syracuse…
Pascal Dupuis Retires
Dec 10, 2015
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Committee Chairman
Pittsburgh Penguins Left Winger, Pascal Dupuis announced yesterday that due to blood clots in his lung he would be forced to retire from the National Hockey League. The 36 year old was in his sixteenth season in the NHL, the last half of which was a member of the Pittsburgh Penguins, a team in which he won a Stanley Cup with in 2009. Dupuis would also lead the NHL in Plus/Minus in the 2012/13 season, Dupuis retires with 409 career Points over 871 Games and was considered by many of his teammates as one the game’s most tenacious players. He…
Nile Rodgers talks about the Rock and Roll HOF
Dec 09, 2015
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Committee Chairman
We have been waiting a long time to hear a comment from this man. In a recent interview in Japan, Rodgers had this to say: “I honestly, honestly don’t get weird about it. I can’t figure out what the criterion is. It’s actually sort of funny. If it’s not based on statistics then it’s just an opinion poll deciding this person’s cooler than that person. But if a hall of fame is something that says this person had 20 gold records or influenced this amount of people, I’ve sold more records than almost anyone in there. I’ve written more hit…
The Pre-Integration Committee selects...nobody
Dec 07, 2015
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Committee Chairman
We would be lying if we thought that the Pre-Integration Committee was going to select anybody, and well, we weren’t let down. Specifically, this committee was tasked with choosing players/administrators who had their day in the sun prior to 1947, when the color barrier was finally broken. To gain induction, a candidate must finish with at least 12 of the 16 votes (75%) from the committee. The highest finisher was Doc Adams with 10. Historically speaking, Adams has been uncovered as one of the father’s of the modern game and many of his innovations are still used today. Former players,…
A look at the Pre-Integration Baseball HOF Candidates
Dec 05, 2015
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Committee Chairman
With all the talk about the upcoming Hall of Fame vote for the Baseball Hall of Fame, it is easy to forget at the Winter Meetings that will happen on December 6th and the 7th, that the Veteran’s Committee will be meeting to discuss other nominees for Cooperstown. This year the committee in question is the Pre-Integration Era Committee, which reflects players and administrators prior to 1947, the year in which the color line was breached by Jackie Robinson. Before we get into the candidates they are discussing, it is worth noting a regular criticism that has been made is…
Barry Bonds: "I'm a Hall of Famer"
Dec 04, 2015
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Committee Chairman
Sometimes I feel like I’m beating a dead horse. Not that long ago when Mark McGwire landed the Hitting Coach job with the St. Louis Cardinals, we thought this might help his Hall of Fame chances as he was back in the MLB fold. It didn’t, but McGwire isn’t the home run king. Barry Bonds is.