At least not from the Veterans Committee output. The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum’s Golden Era Committee announced balloting results Monday for its 2014 election of players, managers, executives and umpires. The ballot featured nine former players and one former executive and was considered by a 16-person committee featuring eight Hall of Famers, […]
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Baseball Hall of Fame,
Dick Allen,
Tony Oliva
Haven’t done one of these in awhile. Of course, I haven’t done much of anything for awhile what with working on the new non-baseball sports book. So here are a few items from recent weeks. If people knew how Michael Lewis got the inspiration to write Moneyball, I wonder if that would have made a […]
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baseball autographs,
baseball collectibles,
Baseball Hall of Fame,
C.C. Sabathia,
Christy Mathewson,
Michael Lewis,
Moneyball,
Nolan Ryan,
Paul Auster,
Ty Cobb,
Willie Mays
Here’s the dope on the upcoming film festival hosted at the Baseball Hall of Fame from Sept. 19-21. The following events all take place in the Grandstand Theater. Blurbs come from the Hall of Fame press release. Following a reception at 5 p.m., The festival gets under way with an introductory discussion and opening film– […]
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baseball documentaries,
baseball film festivals,
baseball films,
Baseball Hall of Fame,
Chicago Cubs,
Cuban baseball,
Detroit Tigers,
Dock Ellis,
No-hitters,
perfect games,
Steve Bartman,
Wrigley Field
Brought to you as a public service announcement: The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum will host a blood drive, sponsored by the American Red Cross in conjunction with Bassett Healthcare, on Saturday, Aug. 16, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. in Cooper Park adjacent to the Hall of Fame in a Red Cross […]
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Baseball Hall of Fame,
blood drive
The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum will recognize the twin traditions of baseball and film when, for the ninth consecutive year, it hosts the Baseball Film Festival in Cooperstown, Sept. 19-21. Filmmakers can submit their work to be considered for the Festival through Friday, Sept. 5. Films can be of any length and […]
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Baseball Hall of Fame,
baseball movies
The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum is connecting with the Google Cultural Institute to make highlighted exhibits and an interior interactive view of the Museum accessible to baseball lovers worldwide. The Hall of Fame’s Cultural Institute presence consists of two digital exhibits and indoor Street View imagery. The first exhibit, Picturing America’s Pastime, […]
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Baseball Hall of Fame,
baseball photography,
Brad Mangin,
Charle M. Conlon,
Osvaldo Salas
All politics aside, it would be remiss of me not to acknowledge the historical event of a sitting president visiting the Baseball Hall of Fame. In his remarks, Barack Obama said “So I love baseball; America loves baseball. It continues to be our national pastime. And for any baseball fan out there, you’ve got to […]
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Baseball Hall of Fame,
President Obama
Looking over the overlooked in baseball books stuff. In honor of Mothers’ Day, this piece by David Seideman in Forbes urges you to “Forgive Your Mom For Throwing Out Your Baseball Cards.” Is it my imagination or are Mookie Wilson and Bill Buckner turning into Ralph Branca and Bobby Thomson? MLB.com described Mookie’s new memoir […]
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Baseball Cards,
baseball fiction,
Baseball Hall of Fame,
Bill Buckner,
Bill Madden,
Bobby Thomson,
Mariano Rivera,
Mookie Wilson,
New York Mets,
New York Yankees,
Nolan Ryan,
Ralph Branca,
Willie Mays
I wonder if this is the kind of “news” that has any impact outside of New York (and now, perhaps, Seattle.) In his new book, The Closer, future Hall of Famer Mariano Rivera has this to say about former teammate Robinson Cano: There is no doubt that he is a Hall-of-Fame caliber (player). It’s just […]
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Baseball Hall of Fame,
Mariano Rivera,
New York Yankees,
Robinson Cano
A Celebration of Baseball’s Greats In Stories and Images, The Complete Roster of Inductees, by the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum. Little, Brown and Company, 648 pages. $35. In a sense, it’s not fair to judge a book like this. After all, who has more resources about the history of the game and […]
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Baseball Hall of Fame
Hey, if A-Rod can do it, why not Bud? Commissioner Selig has said he wants to write a book when he retires. For you Yankee and home run fans, this looks interesting: New York Yankees Home Runs: A Comprehensive Factbook, 1903-2012, by Mitchell S. Soivenski. It should not be surprising that this is a McFarland […]
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Baseball Hall of Fame,
Bud Selig,
C. Trent Rosencrans,
Christina Karhl,
Ed Sharman,
Joe Posnanski,
New York Yankees,
Rob Neyer
Yesterday I posted about the mockery sportscaster Dan Le Batard made with his Hall of Fame voting privileges. Well, he doesn’t have to worry about that any more. According to this piece on ESPN, he “has been kicked out of the Baseball Writers’ Association of America for one year and barred from future Hall of […]
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Baseball Hall of Fame,
BBWAA,
Dan Le Batard,
ESPN
Danny Peary, author or coauthor of numerous baseball titles including Roger Maris: Baseball’s Reluctant Hero and Cult Baseball Players: The Greats, the Flakes, the Weird and the Wonderful among many others, was unable to add this comment in response to yesterday’s post, “All he is saying, is give Rose a chance,” about Kostya Kennedy’s commentary […]
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Baseball Hall of Fame,
Danny Peary,
Fay Vincent,
Kostya Kennedy,
Pete Rose
Congratulations to Greg Maddux, Tom Glavine, and Frank Thomas, who were announced today as the newest inductees to the Baseball Hall of Fame. According to the organization’s press release, this marks just the second time that three players were elected in their first year of eligibility. From a fan’s point of view, I think it’s […]
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Baseball Hall of Fame,
Frank Thomas,
Greg Maddux,
Tom Glavine
With the news of the Hall of Fame Class of 2014 awaiting announcement, there have been scads of article written about players who have or may not have used PED and how to cast a ballot give n this information (or lack thereof). Batten down the hatches, because this issue is going to be with […]
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Baseball Hall of Fame,
Kostya Kennedy,
Pete Rose,
Pete Rose: An American Dilemma
The baseball lifer — player, broadcaster, raconteur, game show host, and author — was named recipient of the Hall of Fame’s Buck O’Neil Award in recognition of his “extraordinary efforts to enhance baseball’s positive impact on society. ” From the Hall of Fame press release: The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum’s Board of […]
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Baseball Hall of Fame,
Buck O'Neil,
Joe Garagiola
It’s a bit too pricey for me, but I’m sure some of you out there can spring for it. Here’s a four-day trip to Cooperstown during next year’s Induction Week July 31- Aug. 3), with all the fixin’s, starting at $4,390. Bear in mind the candidates for induction include a number of high profile names […]
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Baseball Hall of Fame
Roger Kahn for the Hall of Fame?
July 25, 2014
The author of this Huffington Post piece makes a compelling argument. Most latter-day fans of Kahn know him from his nostalgic look at The Boys of Summer, which — hard to believe — was published more than 40 years ago. But he was also a beat writer for those Brooklyn Dodgers, as well as a […]
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