I’m going to do something dangerous here. I’m going to write a post without knowing how it’s going to end. I’m just going to kind of feel my way through it and hope that I come up with something that makes sense. I’ve been thinking about on-base percentage a lot recently. I grew up at [...]
Tag Archives: Andre Dawson
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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.
My Votes for The 2010 Baseball Hall of Fame (Part 2)
December 2, 2009 – 7:01 am
Yesterday, I discussed the players on the Hall of Fame ballot who are eligible for the first time. If you haven’t done so, take a look at part 1 of this two part series. Today, I’d like to focus on those players who have been on the ballot previously and who are being considered again [...]
Bradley Suspension Dominates News
September 22, 2009 – 8:22 am
The suspension of Milton Bradley by Cubs GM Jim Hendry continues to be the big story surrounding the Cubs. Even as they beat the Brewers last night 10-2 to pull to within 7.5 games of idle Colorado in the Wildcard race, the focus remained on Bradley’s suspension. Hal Bodley of MLB.com weighed in to express [...]
