Archive for General

The Hall of Fame voting highlights that the ’80s Tigers get no respect

Time to honor baseball’s best and worst of 2007 and 2008

Round two of Steve’s reconsideration of the decade runs the gamut from The Toy Cannon and Little Looie to Dr. Strangeglove and Hondo.

Well, no, not really. But, if you track 10 basic trends for BBWAA voting, you can essentially figure out how tomorrow’s announcement will go before it happens.

On Jan. 2, 1963, David Cone and Edgar Martinez were born. The pair were connected in Game Five of the 1995 ALDS, which was not only a great game, but helped shape baseball for the next decade.

…and looking ahead to 2008!

How do we deal with those who knew, and didn’t tell? And with Sammy Sosa?

Dan compares Tim Raines to other tablesetters through history.