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I am a native New Yorker who still lives in the NY/NJ area and I watch the 6 PM News on NBC each evening. On Monday, December 6, the sports newscaster announced that George Steinbrenner was not elected to the Hall of Fame – and that was it. No mention that Pat Gillick was elected […]
Filed under General
, Hall of Fame
, Prof Hoban's Hall of Fame Blog
· Tagged with Bowie Kuhn
, Caws
, Character Issue
, Character Issues
, Dave Winfield
, Dick Allen
, Election Campaign
, Fay Vincent
, George Steinbrenner
, Hall of Fame
, Hoban
, Illegal Contributions
, Induction
, Johnny Bench
, Native New Yorker
, Pat Gillick
, Professor Emeritus
, Richard Nixon
, True Hall
, Veterans Committee
My, have the one-time accessories known as pitchers evolved. You see, when baseball began, pitchers served as a launching pad for batters’ rockets. Standing 50 feet from their counterpart, only a few moments snuck by before their rockets went up, up and away on contact. As recently as 1980, relievers milled around in the shadows. […]
Filed under Book Review
, General
· Tagged with Baseball History
, Batters
, Bill James
, Bullpen
, Cy Young Award
, Dennis Eckersley
, Fergie Jenkins
, Fireman
, Fran Zimniuch
, Hall of Fame
, Hall Of Fame Hurler
, Jerome Holtzman
, Jim Konstanty
, Joel Zumaya
, Launching Pad
, Lee Smith
, Lefty Grove
, Maury Allen
, Mvp Award
, Nolan Ryan
, Pat Gillick
, Pitchers
, Purists
, Relief Appearance
, Rolaids Relief
, Sparky Lyle
, Spring Training
, Starting Pitcher
