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BBWAA’s Morality Clause Only Applies to Steroid Users, Apparently

Jan 17, 2019

Baseball History, Offseason, Opinions & Predictions

"Voting shall be based upon the player's record, playing ability, integrity, sportsmanship, character, and contributions to the team(s) on which the player played." Hmm, pretty stern words from the rules for...

Mariners’ Robinson Cano Suspended 80 Games for PED Use

Jason Kelly

May 15, 2018

Breaking News, Opinions & Predictions, Seattle Mariners, Statistics

The baseball world was turned on its head Tuesday afternoon with the news that Seattle Mariners All-Star second baseman Robinson Cano will be suspended 80 games for PED use. Hector Gomez was the first to rep...

2019 Hall of Fame Vote: Locks, Returns, and Longshots

Tom Dorsa

Jan 26, 2018

Baseball History, Features, Hall of Fame, Major League Baseball, Offseason, Opinions & Predictions

On Wednesday afternoon, the Baseball Writers Association of America unveiled the 2018 class of Major League Baseball stars being inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York. 600...

Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens Still Far Off From Hall of Fame

David Barclay

Jan 26, 2018

American League East, Baseball History, Breaking News, Features, Hall of Fame, Major League Baseball, National League West, New York Yankees, Opinions & Predictions, San Francisco Giants

Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens are undoubtedly as good as ball players as any others enshrined in Cooperstown. Bonds, the seven-time MVP, and Clemens, the seven-time Cy Young award winner, still suffering from t...

Jones, Guerrero, Thome, Hoffman Elected to Hall of Fame

Brent Maguire

Jan 24, 2018

Baseball History, Hall of Fame, Headlines, Major League Baseball

The results are in: Chipper Jones, Vladimir Guerrero, Jim Thome, and Trevor Hoffman are the newest members of the Baseball Hall of Fame. Along with Alan Trammell and Jack Morris, who were elected via the Modern...

Opinion: The Hall is Already Tainted; Let PED-Era Players In

Tom Dorsa

Nov 30, 2017

Baseball History, Hall of Fame, Headlines, Opinions & Predictions

Last Tuesday morning, members of the Baseball Writers Association of America received an email from a Hall of Famer himself, Joe Morgan, asking to exclude known and suspected users of performing enhancing drugs...

What Aspiring Broadcasters Can Learn From Vin Scully

Seth Poho

Oct 7, 2016

Baseball History, Opinions & Predictions

With Vin Scully's last broadcast on Sunday, baseball loses a great voice and personality. His dulcet tone will live on via Youtube clips or old grainy VHS copies of Dodger games. The man who ingrained himself t...

Is Alex Rodriguez a Hall of Famer?

Cory Fallon

Aug 10, 2016

Features, Hall of Fame

During a press conference on Sunday morning, veteran slugger Alex Rodriguez announced he will retire after the Yankees-Rays game on August 12, and serve as a special adviser and instructor to the Yankees until ...

Mike Piazza is the American Dream

Seth Poho

Jul 20, 2016

Baseball History, Los Angeles Dodgers, New York Mets

Allen Kee / WireImage With the Baseball Hall of Fame induction this weekend, it is easy for baseball fans to associate with Ken Griffey Jr. and Mike Piazza with the 1990s. But as both players began their ca...

David Ortiz is a Hall of Famer (We Think)

Eric Kabakoff

Jun 7, 2016

Baseball History, Boston Red Sox, Hall of Fame

David Ortiz’s career will soon come to an end, and then comes the discussion about whether he belongs in the Hall of Fame. So far this year, Big Papi is having a season for the aged (pun intended). At 40 years ...

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