Tag Archives: Baseball Hall of Fame

2019 In Review

2019 has now finished, and we have entered 2020.  As such, let’s take a look at what happened in 2019: In January, famed opera Bass-Baritone Theo Adam passed away at the age of 92.  While the late Roy Halladay was … Continue reading

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Vladimir Guerrero leads Class of 2018

The National Baseball Hall of Fame (i.e. Cooperstown) has announced that four players will be inducted into the Hall of Fame this year. The players elected by the Baseball Writers’ Association of America are Chipper Jones (97.2%), Vladimir Guerrero (92.9%) … Continue reading

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Tim Raines Elected to the Hall of Fame

Long time Montreal Expos outfielder Tim Raines has been elected to Baseball’s Hall of Fame.  He was elected to the the Hall of Fame in his tenth, and final, year of eligibility to be elected. Tim Raines played for six … Continue reading

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2015 Inductees to Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame

The Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame has announced its 2015 inductees. The inductees are as follows: Carlos Delgado:  Delgado has appeared once on the ballot for Cooperstown and will not be on the ballot again due to not meeting the … Continue reading

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2015 Inductees into Cooperstown

The Baseball Hall of Fame (Cooperstown) has announced the inductees for the 2015 induction ceremony.  For the first time since 1955, four players received sufficient votes to be inducted. The four inductiees are Randy Johnson (97.3%), Pedro Martinez (91.1%), John … Continue reading

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2014: A Year in Review

Now that we are closing in on the last hours of 2014, let’s look back on some of the highlights of 2014: January: In January, Cooperstown announced the Class of 2014: Tom Glavine, Greg Maddux, and Frank Thomas.  Alex Rodriguez … Continue reading

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Cooperstown Class of 2014

Today Cooperstown announced the Class of 2014 for the baseball Hall of Fame.  The three winners this year are Tom Glavine, Greg Maddux, and Frank Thomas. All three have won multiple awards during their careers.  Both Glavine and Maddux were … Continue reading

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Bobby Cox, Tony La Russa, & Joe Torre to enter Cooperstown

The Expansion Era Committee of the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum has unanimously elected three managers to the Hall of Fame: Bobby Cox, Tony La Russa, & Joe Torre. Each manager has had a successful tenure with one … Continue reading

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Should Pete Rose be in the Hall of Fame?

The title of this post says it all: ‘Should Pete Rose be in the Hall of Fame?’  I think he should.  And here’s why: Peter Rose holds several Major League Baseball (M.L.B.) records, including most hits at 4,256, at bats … Continue reading

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