Hall of Fame
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Four MORE Flavors of Hall of Fame Ballots
Yesterday, Off the Bench published the Four Flavors of Hall of Fame Ballots, wherein we covered the multitude of ways that people...
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5.6K1The Four Flavors of Hall of Fame ballots
Along with Bill of Rights Day, the Winter Solstice, and Rickey Henderson’s birthday, December is Baseball Hall of Fame Ballot month. It’s...
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15.1K3Is Evan Longoria a Hall of Famer?
In his heyday as the face of the Rays, Evan Longoria appeared to be on a collision course with the Hall of...
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5.0KPettitte, Buehrle, and Hudson: Hall of Fame Starters
On January 26, the BBWAA will announce the results of this year’s Hall of Fame election. According to Ryan Thibodaux’s 2021 Baseball...
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36.1K1Every Year the Hall of Fame Sucks Away My Will to Live
The baseball community is right in the middle of one of my least favorite times of the year; Hall of Fame season....
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3.8KHall of Fame Ballot for Millennial Fans, from the Rocket to the Bro
The 2021 BBWAA Hall of Fame ballot was released on Monday, with candidates running the gamut from Bobby Abreu to Barry Zito....
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3.1KOTBB’s Very Important 2020 Hall of Fame Chat
Max 7:13 PM Since it’s not clear yet, this is the 2019/2020 Official Off The Bench Hall of Fame chat. You can...
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4.8K1The Modern Era Ballot: Then and Now- Ted Simmons, Thurman Munson, Tommy John
I grew up watching baseball as a kid in the 1980s. I remember the upright, very proper batting stance and perfect hair...
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6.4KThe Modern Era Ballot: Then and Now- Lou Whitaker, Don Mattingly, and Steve Garvey
I grew up watching baseball as a kid in the 1980s. I remember the upright, very proper batting stance and perfect hair...
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7.4K1The Modern Era Ballot: Then and Now- Dwight Evans, Dale Murphy, Dave Parker
I grew up watching baseball as a kid in the 1980s. I remember the upright, very proper batting stance and perfect hair...
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Barry Bonds and the Hall of Fame’s Character Clause
As we all know, voting on players for enshrinement in the National Baseball Hall of Fame is subjective. There is no ironclad...
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3.3KRoster of the Month: 2019 Hall of Fame Teammates
The votes have all been tallied, and the Hall of Fame will induct a monster class of six players in 2019. Four...