DEFINING GREATNESS: A Hall of Fame Handbook
April 13, 2012 by Michael Hoban · Leave a Comment
One third of the players in the Hall of Fame do not have the credentials to be there. Or, to be more precise, 35% of the 20th century major league Hall of Famers do not have the performance records (on the field in the regular season) to merit a place in Cooperstown. After the BBWAA […]
Win a Copy of the iOOTP App for the iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad!
October 16, 2011 by Mike Lynch · 2 Comments
My good friends at Out of the Park Developments have given us three free copies of their iOOTP app to give away to you, our loyal readers. All you have to do to qualify is subscribe to our Seamheads Outsider Baseball Bulletin e-zine and you’ll be automatically entered into three drawings, to be held at […]
The Pitchers: The 4 Levels of Greatness – Part 1
September 26, 2011 by Michael Hoban · 3 Comments
In a previous series of articles, I presented the 5 Levels of Greatness for the 20th century position players who posted Hall of Fame numbers during their careers – according to the CAWS Career Gauge. We saw that there are one hundred sixteen (116) such players. In this series of articles, I will present the […]
“All In” – Starting Pitchers and the Hall of Fame
August 1, 2011 by Michael Hoban · 2 Comments
With the induction of Bert Blyleven into the Hall of Fame in 2011, every starting pitcher in the second half of the 20th century who has HOF numbers is now in Cooperstown. Let me be a bit more precise. Â According to the CAWS Career Gauge, every starting pitcher whose career began after World War II […]
Starting Pitchers: Judging Their Careers
March 7, 2011 by Michael Hoban · 2 Comments
How do you judge whether a starting pitcher had a Hall of Fame career? Obviously, there are many fans who will have different opinions on this question. And many of the answers may be influenced by which team the fan supports. But is there a completely objective way to answer this question? Yes, according to […]
Is Andy Pettitte a Hall of Famer?
January 19, 2011 by Aaron Somers · 5 Comments
As things currently stand, the New York Yankees will go into the 2011 season without Andy Pettitte as part of their starting rotation. We’ve known for some time now that this could be a real possibility as he had stated at the end of the 2010 season the same sentiment he’s made at the end […]
