Tag Archives: Baseball Hall of Fame

The Baseball Hall of Fame is Broken

Wednesday, January 30 10:28 am

Jonah Keri on the lack of Hall of Fame inductees in 2013: So if we’re talking intent, amphetamines and the substances grouped under the broad heading of steroids are the same. Players want an edge, so they take ‘em. Hank … Continue reading →

Episode #86 – Podcast History

Monday, January 21 7:36 pm

New Bears coach Marc Trestman. Chip Kelly. Joe Flacco. Manti Te’o. The lack of Baseball Hall of Fame inductees. Trash on the side of the road. Season premieres of Shameles, Girls and House of Lies. Then we take podcast history. … Continue reading →

Lance Berkman’s Underrated Career♣
Thursday, May 24 9:50 am - beyondtheboxscore.com

Julian Levine: Despite only reaching 150 games in seven seasons, Berkman has been good enough with the bat to rack up +425 batting runs, which is the third highest mark by a switch-hitter, ever. He has a slight advantage over … Continue reading →

Steroids Are Part of Baseball’s History♣
Tuesday, January 10 11:17 am - espn.go.com

Jayson Stark: I’ve heard my fellow voters’ vow to keep every darned “cheater” out of the Hall of Fame. Great idea. I only have one question: How? They have no idea which players of that generation were chemically enhanced and … Continue reading →

Another Vote For Thome♣
Thursday, August 25 1:26 pm - espn.go.com

David Schoenfield of ESPN.com on Jim Thome’s Hall of Fame Chances: He should be regarded not only as one of the best home run hitters of all time, but one of the most productive hitters of all time. He continues: … Continue reading →

Jim Thome Or Jeff Bagwell?

Thursday, August 18 8:15 am

Former White Sox slugger Jim Thome clobbered home run number 600 this week. This is significant because he is only the 8th man to hit 600 career home runs. To put it into perspective, only 25 players have ever hit … Continue reading →