IBWAA Selects No One In 2012 Hall Of Fame Vote

January 10, 2012 by Ronnie Foreman · 3 Comments

The alternative Baseball Hall of Fame vote came up a little different than the Official Baseball Writers Association of America (BBWAA). The official group for Cooperstown election came back with only one inductee—lifelong Cincinnati Reds shortstop Barry Larkin. I would like to congratulate Mr. Larkin as well on a stellar career that I was able […]

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The BBWAA Report Card for the 21st Century: Part 4

July 14, 2011 by Michael Hoban · 4 Comments

In Part 1 of this series, I indicated that the BBWAA (Baseball Writers Association of America) has been quite successful since 2001 in their selection of major league players for induction into the Hall of Fame.Â Of the eighteen inductees from 2001 through 2011, sixteen do indeed have Hall of Fame numbers according to the […]

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