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The Hall of Shame…ful Voting

On January 9th, 2013, the Baseball Writers Association of America (BBWAA) got everything wrong. Each writer is allowed to cast ten votes annually. The 2013 ballot contained more than ten Hall of Famers,…Read More

Results are in: Bagwell, Biggio Both Fall Short

It was the hope of every die-hard Astros fan that the two legendary players who played side-by-side for fifteen seasons would be inducted into the Hall of Fame together this year. Well, they still may…Read More

While Bagwell waits Larkin celebrates

As we had anticipated the BBWAA blew it. Jeff Bagwell failed to secure enough votes to gain entry to the Hall of Fame today, in his second year of eligibility. But the news wasn’t all bad for Bagwell.…Read More

FanSided writers vote Bagwell for Hall of Fame

The votes have been tabulated and one player stands out above the rest. Forty-four writers here at the FanSided Network of baseball blogs cast their votes and Jeff Bagwell was the only player to appear…Read More

Barry Bloom not making any friends with his Hall of Fame choices

MLB.com’s Barry Bloom has been kind enough to share his 2012 Hall of Fame Ballot with us. Bloom’s inclusion of certain “tainted” players and his exclusion of Jeff Bagwell has been…Read More

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Hall of Fame ballot 2012

On January 9 MLB will announce the 2012 Hall of Fame inductees. This year’s ballot includes 13…Read More

Important Upcoming Baseball Dates

We’ve already discussed the importance of this week’s owners meetings, particularly pertaining…Read More

Hall of Fame ceremonies today

Roberto Alomar, Bert Blyleven, and Pat Gillick take their rightful place in Cooperstown today. Although…Read More

Bagwell on Hall of Fame Ballot

The annual Hall of Fame ballot has been released and it includes one of the all-time great Astros. Now…Read More