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Bert Blyleven

A haul of ‘Hall’ books: Home Run Baker to Jesse Burkett

January 28, 2011

Intro: As previously stated, the recent election of Robert Alomar and Bert Blyleven got me to thinking: how many Hall of Famers have had books written about them or penned their own stories. Here are the results. Again, this is not an all-inclusive list; almost all juvenile titles have been omitted. Home Run Baker (Elected […]

Tagged as: Bert Blyleven, Ed Barrow, Home Run Baker, National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum

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Is it just me? The post-Hall of Fame elections analysis

January 12, 2011

I can’t remember so much chatter on the web about the selections for the Hall of Fame as this year, both before the elections were held and after Roberto Alomar and Bert Blyleven were voted in. Most are all about comparisons: why Player A should be in, especially if similar Player B was elected. The […]

Tagged as: Bert Blyleven, Bill James, Joe Posnanski, National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, Roberto Alomar

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And speaking of the Hall of Fame

January 5, 2011

Congratulations to Robert Alomar and Bert Blyleven, this year’s inductees. Alomar — who was inducted into the Canadian baseball Hall of Fame in 2010 — was elected on his second go-around with 523 (of 581) ballots cast; Blyleven made it in his next-to-last year of eligibility with 463 votes. Look for books on both of […]

Tagged as: Bert Blyleven, Roberto Alomar

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