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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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With Blyleven Elected, Who’s Next? Raines In Line for Support of “Zealots”

Posted in Baseball, Hall of Fame, MLB, Yankees, tagged , , , on January 6, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

Now that Bert Blyleven has finally been welcomed into the Hall of Fame, the small coterie of Internet zealots can now shift their attention to another deserving, but overlooked candidate. There are more than a few deserving players left over from yesterday’s election, but it’s not exactly clear who needs the most help. Barry Larkin […]

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Hall of Shame: Instead of Votes, Some BBWAA Members Cast Doubt; Bagwell A Chief Victim of Smear Campaign

Posted in Baseball, Hall of Fame, MLB, Yankees, tagged , on December 31, 2010 | 4 Comments »

(In addition to appearing at The Captain’s Blog, this post is also being syndicated at TheYankeeU.) The holidays are also major league baseball’s Hall of Fame season. Once the ballot is released after Thanksgiving, hundreds of BBWAA members endeavor to narrow down the choices, and in the process, usually write about their selections ahead of the official announcement […]

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