The Baseball Hall of Fame Case for Fred McGriff
December 5, 2018 by Andrew Martin · Leave a Comment
Voting for the 2019 class of the National Baseball Hall of Fame is due shortly. As always, there will be much debate over who should and shouldn’t get in, and a wheelbarrow load of whys. Contributing to this muck and mire is the following discussion of a player who is sure to get some votes, […]
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 […]
Rating the 2012 Hall of Fame Candidates Based on Win Shares
December 12, 2011 by Bill Gilbert · 3 Comments
One of the first items of business in baseball each year is the announcement of players elected to the Hall of Fame. This leads to lots of speculation and a little analysis prior to the announcement which is scheduled forJanuary 9, 2012. Many systems exist for evaluating player performance. One such system, the Win Shares […]
