Some Thoughts on Secondary Aspects of the Hall of Fame Voting Results
January 15, 2012 by Tom Stone · 10 Comments
The 2012 Baseball Hall of Fame vote was recently announced, and only one player was elected, Barry Larkin. Fellow Seamheads author Andrew Martin wrote a good post dissecting this year’s vote. I’m not going to do the same, especially since I largely agree with his views: Larkin is marginal but I support his election; Bagwell and […]
2011 All-Star Rosters: Analysis in the Context of the Process
July 4, 2011 by Tom Stone · 2 Comments
Each year casual and serious baseball fans alike enjoying critiquing the selections for the MLB All-Star game. Most often these amount to “snub lists” or selecting preferred rosters without consideration of the process that is in place for choosing the actual all-star squads. It is a separate matter to debate the pros and cons of […]
Rave Reviews for Newest Can-Am Stadium For the Rockland Boulders
June 16, 2011 by Bob Wirz · Leave a Comment
The consensus seemed unanimous. The Can-Am League’s new Rockland (NY) Boulders have a winner in $38 million Provident Bank Park, which opened—and appeared virtually completed—to a sold out crowd Thursday night. A 6,000-seat facility only an hour or so north of New York City it has all the amenities any new stadium should have plus […]
