Allen had turned into a favorite candidate in the last several decades, since the sabermetrics movement demonstrated what a strong and impactful hitter that he had been. His raw data independently — 351 home runs, a .292 profession average — are equally remarkable. But they are even… Read…
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It would be ‘so much awesome’ if baseball writers denied Curt Schilling’s Hall of Fame enshrinement
Curt Schilling is on the Hall of Fame ballot for the ninth time, his next-to-last opportunity to be voted into Cooperstown by the Baseball Writers Association of America. He seems fairly likely to make it, having appeared on 70 percent of ballots a year ago, just 5 percent shy of the threshold for induction. Read […]
It would be ‘so much awesome’ if baseball writers kept Curt Schilling out of Hall of Fame until he’s dead
Curt Schilling is on the Hall of Fame ballot for the ninth time, his next-to-last opportunity to be voted into Cooperstown by the Baseball Writers Association of America. He seems fairly likely to make it, having appeared on 70 percent of ballots a year ago, just 5 percent shy of the threshold for induction. Read […]