By Chas The recent coverage of Johnny Damon and Manny Ramirez signing with the AL East team that was otherwise raided by their two chief rivals this off-season got me to thinking. Damon, once considered the equivalent of Jesus in Boston, but later nicknamed Judas, has an interesting distinction in common with six other players in baseball history. Of course, I'm not … [Read more...] about Johnny Damon and Six Other Red Sox-Turned Yankees
Active Players: Future Hall of Famers?
By Chas I read from a pretty reputable source recently that, historically, there are about 35 players active at any given time who go on to become Hall of Famers. So, I thought it would be a fun discussion to try and predict who the current 35 or so would be. For the purposes of this exercise, active is defined as any player who played in 2010, so while we know that a … [Read more...] about Active Players: Future Hall of Famers?
Cooperstown Class of 2011
By Chas I recently participated in the Hall of Fame voting process for a relatively new group called the Baseball Bloggers Alliance (BBA). The result of this year's BBA vote was the recommendation of Roberto Alomar and Bert Blyleven for the Hall of Fame Class of 2011. I voted for both Alomar and Blyleven, as well as five others, and I was happy to be able to take part in … [Read more...] about Cooperstown Class of 2011
Cy Young Hindsight #2
In the spirit of "Blind Resume," and at least partly inspired by what I like to call the evolution of Cy Young voters, we bring you the second installment of "Cy Young Hindsight." What we do here is anonymously present the top candidates for the Cy Young award from a prior year, and ask you to tell us who you'd vote for. If you recognize the statistics for any of the … [Read more...] about Cy Young Hindsight #2
50 Best Baseball Players not in the Hall of Fame, Part 2
By Chas It was a daunting task, but I managed to narrow my list of the greatest baseball players not in the Hall of Fame down to 50. Because this was such a difficult process, I decided to vote for all of the suggestions I received in my initial post on this subject here. All except one, that is. First, to refresh your memory, here are my original ten: Dick … [Read more...] about 50 Best Baseball Players not in the Hall of Fame, Part 2