Not in Hall of Fame News

So kids, what ten things did we learn from this year’s Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Ceremony? 1.  Gene Simmons can act humble if he really wants to, though we wonder how long it will be before they cash in on selling the tablecloth and other props from their table at the ceremony. 2.  Bruce Springsteen should have (and almost said as much) that his backing band should have been inducted with him years earlier. 3.  We also learned that based on the crowd reaction, the Hall knew full well that they could cash in twice by inducting them…

The Relief Pitcher in Baseball still struggles for respect amongst the traditionalists of the game as only five Relievers (Hoyt Wilhelm, Rollie Fingers, Bruce Sutter, Goose Gossage and Dennis Eckersley) have entered Cooperstown, but we expect that two more will enter in the upcoming years; at least we think that Major League Baseball thinks that will happen based on the revamping of their post season awards. The top reliever in the American League will win the Mariano Rivera American League Reliever of the Year Award.  This is to honor the recently retired Rivera, who spent his entire career with the…

In what can only be described as a major shock, WWE.COM has just reported that the Ultimate Warrior has passed away at the age of 54.  The cause of his death has not been announced, but as the man born as Jim Hellwig had a busy weekend with the WWE as he was officially inducted into their Hall of Fame on Saturday, and made an appearance on both Sunday’s Wrestlemania XXX and last night’s Monday Night Raw.  The Warrior looked healthy, and there was no visible evidence that he was sick in any capacity. The Ultimate Warrior first arrived in…

The Houston Astros have not had a whole lot to celebrate in the past few years, but this past Saturday the franchise resigned to a one day contract, Lance Berkman and Roy Oswalt so that they could both retire as Astros.  Both Berkman and Oswalt were at their best playing for Houston, and it is fitting that they retired together as they debuted for the team two years apart.Berkman’s tenure in Houston was from 1999 to 2010 where he represented the Astros in five All Star Games and finished third in MVP voting twice.  His keen eye earned him seven…

Let’s forget about the drama with KISS and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame for a while shall we?  The Induction ceremony will take place at the Barclay’s Center in Brooklyn, New York, on April 10, and the line-up of events has been announced: Inductee: Peter Gabriel Coldplay’s lead singer, Chris Martin, will induct Gabriel.  Peter Gabriel will be performing during his tribute. Inductee: Hall & Oates Questlove of the Roots will induct Hall & Oates. Hall & Oates will be performing during their tribute. Inductee: KISS Touring musician, Tom Marello will induct KISS, who will not be performing…