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No matter what happens with the Players Vote, we at least know that we have some significant additions to the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York.  The Veterans Committee have unanimously selected three great Baseball Managers to the Hall with Bobby Cox, Joe Torre and Tony LaRussa.Cox was a very successful Manager with Toronto and Atlanta, winning over 2,500 Games and winning the World Series with the Braves in 1995.  As his top two pitchers with Atlanta are on their first year on the ballot (Greg Maddux and Tom Glavine) it could be quite a tribute to Georgia…

The Baseball Hall of Fame Ballot is officially out, and the most talked about Hall of Fame in sports is set for another round of the same two debates that always seem to occur:How much should sabremetrics matter in comparison to traditional statistics?Should those who took or are suspected of taking Performance Enhancing be banned from the Hall of Fame?We have talked about these issues constantly here, and currently another slew of articles in print and online will continue those arguments. Rather than debate it, let’s just mention who is on the ballot in order of their rank here:#1C: Barry…

We have said it before and we will say it again. We love how the Football Hall of Fame undergoes the process of selection to be both transparent and offer a build up. Perhaps that is why we modelled are new Fictitious Athlete Hall of Fame on their process.Tonight, the Football Hall has now selected 25 semi-finalists. We will take a look at them in order of where they fall on our Football list.#1 Derrick BrooksOur new number one selection is what we believe will be a “one and done”, where as his first year on the ballot should be…

The world of American Football lost another legend in Mike McCormack. He entered the Football Hall of Fame in 1984 after a great career in the National Football League. His best seasons were with the Cleveland Browns where he was named to six Pro Bowls and helped them capture two Football Championships.   McCormack would later have a run as a Head Coach, though he was not as successful as he was as a player.More recently, McCormack is credited with bringing professional football to the Carolinas, where he served as a consultant to the ownership group. He was named the organization’s…

It is Hockey Hall of Fame Weekend, and the Class of 2013 and you can say this is one of the most “Champion” loaded group in a long time. The four men with NHL experience who are going in this weekend, all have their names etched on the Stanley Cup.Scott Niedermayer hoisted Lord Stanley’s grail four times and was a two time Olympic Gold Medalist. He is joined by a pair of three time Cup winners in Chris Chelios and Brendan Shanahan. The fourth man to enter the Hall is Fred Shero, who coached the Philadelphia Flyers to two Stanley…