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Larkin Wins Enshrinement, but Intrigue Rests Further Down the Ballot

Posted in Baseball, Baseball History, Hall of Fame, MLB, Yankees, tagged , , , , on January 9, 2012 | 3 Comments »

  Barry Larkin was the only player elected to the Hall of Fame (click here for final tally), having being named on 86.4% of all ballots cast. Despite being overlooked over the past two elections, Larkin’s enshrinement was all but ensured heading into the vote. However, there were some interesting, and in some cases surprising, […]

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Kepner’s Jack Morris Contradiction Hinges on “Magic” Moment

Posted in Baseball, Hall of Fame, MLB, tagged , on January 3, 2011 | 2 Comments »

In a recent article, Tyler Kepner gradually builds a convincing argument against Jack Morris’ Hall of Fame candidacy, but then reverses course because of the outcome of one World Series game. It’s hard to criticize Kepner’s position because he acknowledges most of the key points made against Morris. In other words, he seems to understand […]

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