Shocker! When Baseball Legends Have to Beg!

The Baseball Hall of Fame voting process sucks.  We all know that.
Somehow Alan Trammell will never get a sniff of Cooperstown while Ozzie Smith makes it in on the first ballot.  Yet, for a good part of their careers, many a GM would’ve gladly traded light hitting Ozzie for a shortstop like Trammell who (for his [...]

Is This The Last Great Season For Derek Jeter?

Enjoy it now, Yankee fans.  This will be Derek Jeter’s last great season.
Growing up a non-Yankee fan in the New York area, nothing has grated at me more over the years than the intensity of the man crush that typical Yankee fans have on Derek Jeter.  It reminds me of those old SNL skits about [...]

Sandberg Says Sosa Shouldn’t Go To Hall of Fame! But, Why Is Sandberg In The Hall??

Hall of Famer Ryne Sandberg said in a recent sports radio interview that Sammy Sosa shouldn’t make the Hall of Fame due to Sosa’s use of performance enhancing drugs.  Sandberg made the point that baseball’s Hall  lists integrity as one of the voting criteria for election to Cooperstown.  Rightly, Sandberg feels that Sosa and others like [...]

What Tom Glavine & The Ayatollah Have In Common!

 
 
 
 
“It’s over, Johnny.”
I love that expression.  I’m sure it’s from a movie.  Which one?  Not a clue and I’m too lazy to use this Internet thing to look it up.  Regardless, “it’s over, Johnny” are words to live by.
Unfortunately, most people don’t.  The hardest thing to know is when to quit while you’re still ahead.  Everyone struggles [...]

How Many Push Ups Can An NBA Legend Do?

I wondered too and then I watched this Charles Barkley video:

Let’s just say I’m not smelling comeback…

Randy Johnson’s Crazy Journey To 300!

Surly, 10 feet tall and now a 300 game winner.  Congratulations to Randy Johnson, who besides being a guaranteed Hall of Famer, is also the pitcher who’s had the strangest journey to 300 wins.  It’s amazing he pulled it off.  Remember that Randy had something like 60 career wins by the time he was 30.  [...]

Why Curt Schilling Absolutely Belongs In The Hall Of Fame!

You’re hearing a lot of chatter about whether or not Curt Schilling belongs in MLB’s Hall of Fame.  On the pro side you have his post season brilliance which is quite literally second to none.  On the con side there’s the relatively small total of regular season wins (216). 
But, here’s the reason that Schilling absolutely [...]

Fred Taylor Making Full Court Press For Hall Of Fame!

Eleven year Jacksonville vet Fred Taylor signed with the Patriots yesterday for one reason only.  He wants to get to the Hall of Fame.  Who can blame him?
Taylor has racked up some nice career numbers.  He’s managed multiple 1,000 yard seasons with outstanding yards per carry averages.  Taylor has also been injured a lot which [...]

Is Marvin Harrison Crazy or Stupid? (I Ask Respectfully!)

So let me understand this.  837 year old wide receiver Marvin Harrison is leaving Indy because at this advanced age they won’t pay him 13 or so million dollars per year?  Is Harrison crazy or stupid?

Didn’t Harrison learn anything from Brett Favre?  I’ve said it here before.  Second acts rarely end well in sports.  Especially [...]

WTF Is Baseball Going To Do About The Hall Of Fame Now? I’ve Got The Answer! (You’re Welcome!)

Baseball has some problems.  It may not be the biggest of its many challenges, but perhaps baseball’s most intriguing  problem right now is its Hall of Fame situation and I’ve got the answer.
Let’s rewind.  Remember when Mark McGwire captured America’s fascination by hitting home runs by the bushel?  Eventually, he even broke Roger Maris’ all [...]