Not in Hall of Fame News

We told you we would be quicker.  Last week we put up the Baseball players who will be eligible for the Hall of Fame in 2017.  We now have put up those who are eligible in 2018. Like 2017, the new crop of eligible players is an interesting group and again for reference to qualify for the Baseball Hall of Fame, a player has to have been in the Majors for at least ten seasons and been retired for five. The eligible players for 2018 are as follows: Adam Kennedy Andruw Jones Aubrey Huff Ben Sheets Brad Lidge Brad Penny…

Amidst the hoopla (which is warranted by the way) of Derek Jeter’s impending retirement, a pretty good slugger in Chicago is about to call it a career as well.  Chicago White Sox First Baseman, Paul Konerko will end his career this weekend after spending sixteen of his eighteen seasons in the Windy City.  Konerko was known primarily for his power, as he belted 439 Home Runs in his career, potent numbers by any standards.  He also eclipsed the 2,000 Hit mark, has a more than respectable Career Slash Line of .279/.354/.487 and represent the White Sox in six All Star…

The Toy Hall of Fame may never be one that we will focus on with a Notinhalloffame list, but it is one that we pay attention to whenever they make an announcement.  The Hall, which is located in Rochester, New York, announced their twelve Finalists for their Class of 2014, two of which will be selected on November 6th. The twelve finalists are certainly diverse and will evoke many childhood memories from differing generations.  The finalists are: American Girl Dolls Bubbles Fisher-Price Little People Hess Gas Station Toy Trucks Little Green Army Men My Little Pony Operation Paper AirplanesPots and…

Although the Pro Football Hall of Fame has become one of the most respected Halls in the sporting world, the first step, the announcement of the one hundred plus Preliminary nominees rarely gets much attention.  With the vast amount of men listed, it is impossible to come up with snubs, and is not the snubbing what brings about debate in the first place?This is the first step to crowning the next class of Pro Football Hall of Fame inductees, and as such one that we want to take a closer look at.Here is the complete list of the 113 Preliminary…

As you may be aware by now, former National Football League Place Kicker, Rob Bironas died due to an automobile accident.  He lost control of his Yukon Denali on the curve of a road near his home in Nashville, Tennessee and was pronounced dead at the University of Vanderbilt Medical Center.  He was only 36 Years Old. Brionas played his College ball at the University of Auburn, and later at Georgia Southern for his Senior season where the team won the Division I-AA Championship.  He would not be drafted and would latch on to teams in the Arena Football League,…