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SB Nation Hall of Fame Ballot Results
With the Hall of Fame ballot results due to be announced on Wednesday, here are the results of the first SB Nation Hall of Fame balloting. In this, we took the same players eligible for Cooperstown, and up to two voters from each blog - in our case, that was myself and 'Charmer - were able to...
SBN Hall of Fame Voting: Bert Blyleven Comes Out On Top
I voted for Bert Blyleven, Roberto Alomar, Tim Raines and Barry Larkin. If SBN were in charge, Blyleven would've made the Hall; Alomar would have missed by one vote. You can check out all the SBN bloggers' ballots here. Player % Vote Total Votes Bert Blyleven 92.3% 48 Roberto...
A Note On Chone Figgins, Stathead Orthodoxy, and Me
I can still remember the first time I saw the name Chone Figgins. It was 2002, and I was living in a weird apartment that was on the second floor of an auxiliary building across the parking lot from a Catholic church. The building had been a small convent once and was now used for offices,...
Braves Rumors
After signing two relievers earlier this week, the Braves are still keeping tabs on the market in hopes of landing an outfielder or first baseman. The Braves are still talking with Adam LaRoche, but reports that they are also talking to Nick Johnson indicate that the LaRoche negotiations might not...
Braves add Takashi Saito
Just one day after signing lefty reliever Billy Wagner, the Braves made another signing. The Braves signed Takashi Saito to a one-year contract on Thursday worth a reported $3 million. Saito posted a 2.43 ERA in 55 appearances for the Braves, striking out 52 while walking 25. Saito proved to be an...
Around the Yankee Universe: Money, money, money, money
When you are talking about the New York Yankees, we know that the discussion always comes back to the money that the Yankees make. and, of course, that they spend. I have learned to live with it. The Yankees have unmatched resources, and I am thrilled that they choose to use them in an effort to...
Albert Pujols wins NL MVP award
Cardinals first baseman Albert Pujols won his third MVP award today, winning it in an unanimous vote. No player has won unanimously since Barry Bonds did in 2002, but it should come as no surprise to anyone after he led the league in on-base percentage, slugging, and OPS.<!-- BEGIN WIDGET...
Joe Mauer wins AL MVP
Twins catcher Joe Mauer wins the AL MVP in a near unanimous vote, taking 27 of 28 first place votes. Mauer put up career highs in average, hits, home runs, on-base percentage, OPS, and walks, his best season in his six year career. <!-- BEGIN WIDGET --> G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K SB CS...
Joe Jackson talks briefly to a newsboy about yesterday's news
It's the most famous young face in the history of baseball—it's the symbol of purity corrupted, of the sport's loss of innocence in the face of organized crime and a gambling scandal that nearly ended baseball as young boys everywhere knew it. Outside the courthouse there's a nervous crowd...
Stats and the Cy Young
Stats are good. I’m not even referring just to the advanced statistical arguments that support Tim Lincecum’s Cy Young, either. It’s good that there is a record of events to which to refer while doing research. Old-timers can’t argue; wins, losses, and runs batted in are...
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