Archive for the 'Hall of Fame' Category

Oct. 15 is the birthday of both Mule Haas (1903) and Mule Watson (1896). While there hasn’t been a “Mule” in the majors in some time, the nickname has an admirable history.

On Oct. 4, 1944, Tony LaRussa was born. Like many great skippers, if LaRussa the manager had been stuck with lots of LaRussa players, many wins likely would not have come.

A look at the Hall of Fame prospects for the most notable current skippers.

Chris takes another look at the BBWAA’s voting process to uncover what really makes it tick.

On Sept. 5, 1903 Joe Tinker hit home run No. 10,000 in major league baseball history. As another landmark homer approaches. Richard looks back on some of the numerically notable round-trippers of all time.

On Aug. 23, 1870, George Davis was born. He would go on to a Hall of Fame career that reflected both the excellence of the player and the era in which he played.