Not in Hall of Fame News

Over the past weekend, The New York Yankees officially gave former battery mates, Jorge Posada and Andy Pettitte the highest accolade they can give, as their numbers were officially retired by the organization. Posada had his number #20 retired on Saturday by the only MLB organization he ever played for.  Posada was a member of four World Series Championship teams, was a five time All Star and five time Silver Slugger Award winner.  Pettitte’s ceremony took place on Sunday.  As a Yankee, #46 won five World Series Rings won 219 Games and another 18 in the post-season.  He also has…

Only a couple of weeks ago, the Football Hall of Fame officially inducted last year’s Senior Nominee, Mick Tingelhoff.  This year, the Hall returns to two Senior Nominees, and while we are upset that former Green Bay Packer, Jerry Kramer is not one of them, we can’t say that we have a lot of issues with the two they did select. Former Oakland Raiders Quarterback, Ken Stabler, who died earlier this year has been named as a Senior Finalist.  “The Snake” had been a popular choice for many in terms of long time omissions for the Hall, and was himself…

We have watched year after year the plight of Edgar Martinez, the former Seattle Mariners Designated Hitter who has not gotten enough support for the Baseball Hall of Fame.  When asked about by the Boston Herald fellow DH, and Boston Red Sox superstar, David Ortiz, Martinez is emphatic about what he thinks of Ortiz in the Hall: “No doubt.  Ortiz definitely is a Hall of Famer.” Martinez may have had an emphatic opinion on it, but will that matter?  Many as the greatest DH of all time regard him, but that same designation is what many believe has kept him…

We here at Notinhalloffame.com have been very open about our admiration for the St. Louis Cardinals Hall of Fame, which has not been in existence for long.  In a brief amount of time, the Cardinals have embraced their history and have made their HOF an envy of most of the Baseball teams in MLB. As such it is with great delight that we speak of the Redbirds official inauguration of their latest Hall of Fame Class. In our eyes, the headliner of this year’s class is Catcher, Ted Simmons, who spent thirteen years with them and made six All Star…

Yesterday, the Baltimore Orioles officially inducted four new members to their Hall of Fame. Two time All Star selection, Melvin Mora, was a very flexible player who played Third Base, Shortstop and Outfield for the Orioles.  The Venezuelan had his best season in 2004, where he won the Silver Slugger Award and led the American League in On Base Percentage.  Mora’s overall Oriole career saw him smack 1,323 Hits, 158 Home Runs, a .280/.355/.438 Slash Line with a 29.0 bWAR. Mora is joined by Gary Roenicke who played Outfield for Baltimore from 1978 to 1985.  Roenicke played for the 1983…