Joe Brescia of the New York Times interviewed Goose Gossage at Yankees Spring Training camp in Tampa. I was interested in reading the interview because Gossage is a colorful figure with a bloated sense of himself who’s not afraid to speak his mind. He’s usually good for one or two ridiculous statements.
Category Archives: Hall of Fame
Cubs Decide To Stay In Mesa
January 29, 2010 – 8:49 am
The Cubs announced earlier this week that they will be keeping their Spring Training home in Mesa, Arizona. The announcement comes after several weeks of listening to proposals being made by both Mesa and Naples, FL.
The proposal from the City of Mesa includes an $84 million, 15,000 seat stadium and state-of-the-art training facilities. It also [...]
HALL OF FAME WELCOMES ANDRE DAWSON!
January 6, 2010 – 12:25 pm
Hawk gets in the Hall…
Andre Dawson was the only player elected and will enter the HOF along with former manager Whitey Herzog and former umpire Doug Harvey. The HOF induction ceremony is scheduled for July 25 in Cooperstown, NY.
Dawson received 77.9% of the votes cast. Bert Blyleven and Roberto Alomar, Jr. each received more than [...]
Hall of Fame Election Results to be Announced Today
January 6, 2010 – 6:15 am
Just a few quick things this morning. The Baseball Hall of Fame will be announcing it’s class of 2010 today at 2:00 pm ET. Waiting for the HOF election results is always fun, but must be fairly excruciating for those on the ballot.
Joe Posnanski recently wrote an article for Sports Illustrated detailing his HOF ballot. [...]
Why Andre Dawson Belongs in the Hall of Fame
December 31, 2009 – 6:59 am
Early in 2009, one of my favorite writers, Joe Posnanski, wrote an article for Sports Illustrated explaining his belief that Andre Dawson does not belong in the Hall of Fame. It’s an important lesson to all you kids out there. Even though a person may be a great writer, they can still be wrong.
Is Lou Pinella A Hall of Fame Manager?
December 15, 2009 – 6:44 am
While baseball’s current crop of managers were hanging out at the Winter Meeting in Indianapolis this past week, they learned that former manager Whitey Herzog had been elected to the Hall of Fame. The Veterans Committee for Managers and Umpires elected Herzog and former umpire Doug Harvey to the 2010 Hall of Fame Class.
Will Cubs manager [...]
