Forum: BASEBALL
Yesterday, 04:54 PM
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Back on subject...
...I figured that Don...
Back on subject...
...I figured that Don Mattingly and Dale Murphy were the two shoe (shoo?)-ins on this ballot - Mattingly definitely.
I have, however, seen a respected sportswriter say that...
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Forum: BASEBALL
12-04-2025, 08:58 AM
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There was a baseball movie from the 1990s...
There was a baseball movie from the 1990s starring Brendan Fraser called "The Scout." It's one of those baseball movies where anyone who knows the game watching it would say "that's not how that...
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Forum: BASEBALL
12-03-2025, 02:31 PM
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Forum: BASEBALL
12-03-2025, 02:21 PM
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I asked Google Gemini who it think signed the...
I asked Google Gemini who it think signed the first batch, this is what it said:
Based on the visual evidence and the grouping of the signatures, these are all associated with the Chicago Cubs,...
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Forum: BASEBALL
12-03-2025, 10:23 AM
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When people talk about the Hall being a joke...
When people talk about the Hall being a joke (because 'worthy' candidates aren't elected and 'unworthy' ones are), most of the problem is because of the cronyism of the Veteran's Committee.
It...
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Forum: BASEBALL
12-02-2025, 08:21 PM
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They didn't exactly do a great job spreading...
They didn't exactly do a great job spreading things around, 13 members of the baseball community and three of them are heavily connected to the Milwaukee Brewers? Two with the Twins, two with the...
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Forum: BASEBALL
11-25-2025, 09:17 AM
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Forum: BASEBALL
11-21-2025, 06:39 PM
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Replies: 50
Views: 1,911
:::Pushes glasses up nose::
44. Eddie...
:::Pushes glasses up nose::
44. Eddie Cicotte (59.0) should be classified under the gambling category, as he was part of the Eight Men Out (recently pardoned!)
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Forum: BASEBALL
11-21-2025, 10:55 AM
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Replies: 50
Views: 1,911
My unpopular position is that there are players...
My unpopular position is that there are players on this list who should NOT be in the Hall of Fame (and I'm not talking about the scandal-ridden ones) and plenty who are not on this list who should...
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Forum: BASEBALL
11-21-2025, 10:49 AM
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Replies: 50
Views: 1,911
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Forum: BASEBALL
11-20-2025, 06:37 PM
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Replies: 86
Views: 2,407
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Forum: BASEBALL
11-19-2025, 05:27 PM
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Replies: 27
Views: 939
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Forum: BASEBALL
11-19-2025, 04:21 PM
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Replies: 86
Views: 2,407
To quote "Into the Spider-Verse": "All right,...
To quote "Into the Spider-Verse": "All right, people, let's do this one last time."
It makes sense if you remember that the Hall had the stupid rule that said you could only vote for a maximum of...
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Forum: BASEBALL
11-19-2025, 01:37 PM
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Replies: 86
Views: 2,407
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Forum: BASEBALL
11-15-2025, 08:54 AM
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Replies: 16
Views: 547
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Forum: BASEBALL
11-13-2025, 09:09 AM
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Replies: 950
Views: 41,555
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Forum: BASEBALL
11-13-2025, 08:57 AM
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Replies: 950
Views: 41,555
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Forum: BASEBALL
11-09-2025, 01:52 PM
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Views: 4,821
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Forum: BASEBALL
11-07-2025, 06:01 PM
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funny how no other sport deals with this
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funny how no other sport deals with this
they've inducted far more scallywags who've committed far greater sins than baseball players on the outside of Cooperstown and no on bats an eye
it's...
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Forum: BASEBALL
11-07-2025, 09:53 AM
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Replies: 301
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I don't think there is an eventuality to the...
I don't think there is an eventuality to the Bonds & Clemens candidacies.
The Hall itself has basically changed its rules for induction, seemingly with those two in mind. And I'm sure if they get...
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Forum: BASEBALL
11-07-2025, 09:39 AM
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Replies: 301
Views: 9,519
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Forum: BASEBALL
11-07-2025, 09:38 AM
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Forum: BASEBALL
11-06-2025, 08:17 AM
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What's funny about the Dave Parker selection is...
What's funny about the Dave Parker selection is that he was on an "Early Baseball until 1980" ballot, and the consensus seems to be that he was elected as a way of honoring a living player (and he...
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Forum: BASEBALL
11-03-2025, 02:42 PM
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Replies: 301
Views: 9,519
Not that anyone wants my opinion, but...
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Not that anyone wants my opinion, but...
...I think this is an attempt on the Baseball Hall of Fame's part to funnel votes towards Don Mattingly (and perhaps Dale Murphy).
I have spent way...
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Forum: BASEBALL
11-03-2025, 02:31 PM
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Replies: 301
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Forum: BASEBALL
10-31-2025, 09:01 AM
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Replies: 419
Views: 7,974
I know that the Dodgers have basically...
I know that the Dodgers have basically circumvented the rules in ways that would not have been permitted by any other team, but I think we just need to reject the framing that a Dodgers win will ruin...
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Forum: BASEBALL
10-31-2025, 08:12 AM
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Replies: 49
Views: 1,434
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Forum: BASEBALL
10-24-2025, 07:41 AM
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Replies: 28
Views: 806
I much prefer the one showcase game over the...
I much prefer the one showcase game over the international series (provided that the showcase game is on a service that people actually get, as opposed to throwing it on FUBAR TV+)
I do find it...
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Forum: BASEBALL
10-23-2025, 06:47 AM
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Replies: 26
Views: 738
Also with Murphy, he was brought in because he...
Also with Murphy, he was brought in because he had decades of experience on the bench -- which was the perfect complement to brand-new manager Craig Counsell. It should be mentioned that Murphy...
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Forum: BASEBALL
10-21-2025, 11:48 AM
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Replies: 1,397
Views: 28,411
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Forum: BASEBALL
10-21-2025, 08:15 AM
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Views: 28,411
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Forum: BASEBALL
10-18-2025, 06:17 PM
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Replies: 234
Views: 6,403
Quick question and I am too lazy to figure out...
Quick question and I am too lazy to figure out the answer - pretty sure that Betts signed a contract extension after COVID kicked in (post mid-March 2020). I am not so sure that any of the other...
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Forum: BASEBALL
10-15-2025, 12:55 PM
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Replies: 60
Views: 1,911
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Forum: BASEBALL
10-13-2025, 07:38 PM
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Replies: 60
Views: 1,911
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Forum: BASEBALL
10-13-2025, 07:35 PM
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Replies: 60
Views: 1,911
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Forum: BASEBALL
09-30-2025, 07:08 AM
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Replies: 67
Views: 2,931
While I don't doubt this is true, both of them...
While I don't doubt this is true, both of them put helluva great seasons together. Any kind of clubhouse tension between them wouldn't explain why no one on the pitching staff could make it out of...
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Forum: BASEBALL
09-29-2025, 01:50 PM
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Replies: 291
Views: 27,619
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Forum: BASEBALL
09-29-2025, 07:43 AM
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Forum: BASEBALL
09-26-2025, 04:16 PM
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Replies: 77
Views: 2,413
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Forum: BASEBALL
09-26-2025, 04:13 PM
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Replies: 77
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1999 Pedro Martinez should have won the MVP...
1999 Pedro Martinez should have won the MVP award. His WAR was 9.8 versus Pudge's 6.4, he won the pitching Triple Crown. Pedro had the most first place votes. He narrowly lost BECAUSE TWO VOTERS...
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