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
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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
50 Best Baseball Players not in the Hall of Fame
By Chas A blog called Baseball Past and Present is asking its readers and other baseball writers to vote on the 50 best players not enshrined in Cooperstown, not including those who haven't been retired long enough to be eligible. The latter condition means this includes all players who haven't played since 2005. Ballots are due by December 1, and I just learned about … [Read more...] about 50 Best Baseball Players not in the Hall of Fame
Cy Young Hindsight
In the spirit of "Blind Resume," and at least partly inspired by what I like to call the evolution of Cy Young voters, we introduce the first installment of "Cy Young Hindsight." What we'll be doing here is anonymously presenting the top candidates for the Cy Young award from a prior year, and asking you to tell us who you'd vote for. If you recognize the statistics for any … [Read more...] about Cy Young Hindsight
Is Roy Halladay Overrated?
How could I suggest such a thing? While I'm not trying to imply that Roy Halladay isn't as good as everyone thinks, when it comes to the recent National League Cy Young voting, I do have a bit of a beef. My complaint is not that Halladay's season was undeserving of the award. Rather, it's with the way in which he won it. That is, unanimously. What I don't completely … [Read more...] about Is Roy Halladay Overrated?