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 […]

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Honig Gives Boost to All

February 3, 2011 by Sam Miller · Leave a Comment

Sit down to watch “A Hall for Heroes,” “Baseball’s Golden Age,” “When It was a Game” or any number of other baseball programs. No doubt you will hear plenty from Donald Honig. Maybe you have delighted in one of 12 baseball books he has authored. This week, allow the man with plenty of baseball yarns […]

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