History
When judging candidates, does it matter who’s already in the Hall of Fame?
Baseball fans love to argue about the Hall of Fame. No one really cares (nor knows much) about the Football Hall of Fame or any of the other Hall of Fames. But Cooperstown is magical. It’s the oldest of the ... Read More »
The Big Six and Leftovers: How the 2013 Hall of Fame ballot results will look
Early in January, the results of the 2013 Baseball Hall of Fame balloting will be announced, in what should prove to be the most anticipated and talked-about election results in the history of that institution. The reason the results will ... Read More »
VIDEO: Tom Seaver strikes out the side in 1973 World Series action
No other player in baseball history was quite like Tom Seaver, who earned the highest vote total in the history of the Baseball Hall of Fame. Seaver used his powerful legs to drive himself toward home plate, and with his ... Read More »
VIDEO: Jackie Robinson on The Ed Sullivan Show
In this clip from the popular Ed Sullivan Show in May of 1962, 43-year old Jackie Robinson talks baseball with the host. Robinson was more than five years removed from his last game in the major leagues. Just four months ... Read More »
The Hall of Fame case for Deacon White
In a playing career spanning two decades in the 19th century, Deacon White was a fine hitter and defensive player at both catcher and third base. He won two batting titles, one in the National Association, the other in the ... Read More »
The Hall of Fame case for Tony Mullane
If nickname quality was the most important criteria for election to the Baseball Hall of Fame, Tony Mullane would have been inducted decades ago. He was tabbed “The Apollo of the Box” by admiring newspaper reporters and fans in the ... Read More »
Babe Ruth and baseball’s most famous bellyache
Even in the 1920s before the advent of cable news channels and social media, when you were the most famous athlete in America, your health was front page headlines. Over the winter months of 1924-1925, Babe Ruth – possibly the ... Read More »
The Hall of Fame Case for Bucky Walters
This is the sixth in a ten-part series looking at the Baseball Hall of Fame’s Pre-Integration Era Ballot. When factoring pitching, fielding, hitting, and baserunning, Bucky Walters was probably the best athlete to toe the rubber during his era, and ... Read More »
The Hall of Fame case for Sam Breadon
This is the fifth in a ten-part series looking at the Baseball Hall of Fame’s Pre-Integration Era Ballot. Some people see trends long before others even know what’s going on. That was the genius of Sam Breadon, who made millions ... Read More »
The Hall of Fame case for shortstop Marty Marion
This is the fourth in a ten-part series looking at the Baseball Hall of Fame’s Pre-Integration Era Ballot. If it hadn’t been for a sense of loyalty to one of his best friends in high school, Marty Marion probably never ... Read More »
