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Salon.com
June 15, 2000
Gary Kaufman |
Shoeless Joe, Hall of Famer A pair of South Carolina lawmakers say the "Black Sox" star's lifetime ban from baseball should be lifted. They're right.   |
Salon.com
October 9, 2001
Allen St. John |
Rickey Henderson Say what you will about his attitude, he walks the walk. And in the last few days he's walked right into the record books -- twice... |
Salon.com
July 3, 2001
King Kaufman |
Why I don't like Ichiro I know he's gotten 3,373,035 All Star votes, but I don't like his Punch-and-Judy style of batting, and he's not on base enough for a leadoff hitter... |
Sports Illustrated
October 8, 2001
Phil Taylor |
Not so fast Baseball overlooks one thing when saluting past stars: the pre-1947 exclusion of black players from the major leagues... |
AskMen.com
Steve Seepersaud |
Top 20: Baseball Players Of All Time This season, Barry Bonds continues his assault on the Major League Baseball record books, closing in on the career home run title. He's easily one of the best players the game has ever seen. |
Sports Central
January 27, 2009
Jeff Kallman |
Cooperstown Calling Commentary about recent Hall of Fame selections. |
Sports Central
January 10, 2008
Sean Crowe |
The Obligatory "Jim Rice HOF Snub" Column Another year goes by and once again, the Baseball Writers' Association of America proves they lack the metal prowess required to elect baseball players to the Hall of Fame. |
Sports Illustrated
November 14, 2001
Tom Verducci |
Look for 2007 to be a Hall of a year Four first-ballot players could be enshrined in the baseball hall of fame... |
Salon.com
February 28, 2001
Allen Barra |
Bring back the jerk Few players as great as Rickey Henderson have so alienated the public. But he can still help somebody win. Plus: A reply to angry Dale Earnhardt fans... |
Sports Central
July 22, 2012
Jeff Kallman |
The Straw That Stirs the Stink Reggie Jackson certainly cut across the proverbial grain with his Sports Illustrated remarks questioning the Hall of Fame credentials of Jim Rice and Gary Carter. When the hoopla exploded he couldn't wait to back away from them |
Sports Central
December 9, 2003
Jeff Kallman |
And Now, the End is Near? Will Pete Rose eventually be enshrined in the Hall of Fame? |
Salon.com
July 6, 2002
King Kaufman |
Teddy Ballgame, MVP Never mind whether Ted Williams would have broken Babe Ruth's home run record if he hadn't gone to war twice. Consider how often he was the best when he did play. |
Sports Illustrated
April 18, 2001
Tom Verducci |
Every team's a contender in April Cubs and Twins fans get rare taste of baseball excitement... |
Salon.com
November 16, 2002
Allen Barra |
Strength in numbers A conversation with Bill James, the famed statistical baseball analyst just hired by the Red Sox. |
Sports Central
June 1, 2004
Hank Waddles |
Rivera Closing in on Cooperstown In an era when closers don't typically pitch more than the ninth inning, Rivera has set himself apart with frequent two-inning saves, especially in the playoffs and World Series. This is only one of an impressive number of lines on a resume which will surely land him a spot in the Hall of Fame. |
Salon.com
December 12, 2002
King Kaufman |
Bring back Charlie Hustle Pete Rose is unrepentant and unapologetic, but so what? He's done his time -- and forgiveness is the American way. |
Sports Illustrated
July 30, 2002
Frank Deford |
Smelling like a Rose Each year Pete Rose gets more sympathy and more visibility than the last. Frank Deford explains why baseball has only its nonsensical Hall of Fame ban to blame |
Sports Illustrated
May 3, 2001
Stephen Cannella |
Meaningless milestones Baseball's 'magic numbers' don't mean what they used to... |
Sports Central
January 13, 2013
Jeff Kallman |
A Hall Election and Nobody's Coming The Baseball Writers Association of America ended up electing nobody to the Hall of Fame. And I'm not sure which, among factors gaining serious discussion as the voting commenced and, at last, the results came in, may prove the most controversial of them all. |
Sports Central
July 12, 2004
M. Edward Guest |
NL MVP Race Breakdown: Rolen vs. Bonds Through the halfway point in the Major League Baseball season, without any doubt, Barry Bonds deserves his seventh National League MVP Award. |
Sports Central
July 26, 2011
Brad Oremland |
Barry Bonds, on the Edge of Cooperstown A Hall of Fame that doesn't recognize Barry Bonds isn't serving its mission. |
Sports Central
July 30, 2012
Greg Suttich |
Mike Trout, a Legend in the Making Since Mike Trout burst onto the scene one month into the 2012 Major League Baseball season, he has given every baseball fan the chance to see greatness day in and day out. |
AskMen.com
Paul Bessire |
Top 10: World Series Teams As the 2007 MLB season comes to an end, WhatIfSports.com ranks all 102 previous World Seres winners to find the true top 10 greatest World Series teams in the history of baseball. |
Salon.com
July 3, 2001
King Kaufman |
Why I don't like Ichiro I know he's gotten 3,373,035 All Star votes, but I don't like his Punch-and-Judy style of batting, and he's not on base enough for a leadoff hitter. |
Sports Illustrated
August 30, 2000
Tom Verducci |
Blame it on the jerseys What the heck is up with the baseball uniforms?... If Felipe Alou is fired at the end of the season, where do you think he will end up?... What happens if there is a three-way or even four-way tie for the wild-card spot?... |
Sports Central
July 1, 2014
Brad Oremland |
Singles Hitters Who Walk Tony Gwynn was an example of a type of hitter that fascinates me -- a singles hitter who walked a lot. |
Sports Illustrated
July 9, 2002 |
Nine Numbers For Number 9 Remarkable statistics tell part of the story of Ted Williams's remarkable career. |
Sports Illustrated
December 18, 2002
Tom Verducci |
Time to Fess Up If Pete Rose hopes to be reinstated, he must admit he bet on his sport. |
Sports Central
March 20, 2015
Jeff Kallman |
On Rose's Applying For Reinstatement The question of whether Pete Rose should or will be reinstated to organized baseball became an official issue one more time. Commissioner Rob Manfred announced he received a formal request from Rose himself. |
Science News
July 30, 2005
Ivars Peterson |
Ticket to Cooperstown Is it really getting harder to get into baseball's Hall of Fame? That's the question that an economist and two of his students set out to answer with mathematics. |
Sports Central
April 10, 2006
Adam Russell |
Bonds, Rose Deserve Similar Punishment A number of comparisons can be drawn between the current Bonds situation and Pete Rose's of the late 1980s. One of them is the argument regarding the game's "integrity." |
Sports Central
July 9, 2009
Brad Oremland |
SC's All-Time MLB Draft (Pt. 3) In a 5-part series, sports columnists compare picks in an all-time MLB draft. |
Salon.com
March 28, 2002
Allen Barra |
What Barry Bonds did wrong He's the best player in baseball, but hitting 73 home runs at age 37 isn't just unnatural, it might be ruining the game... |
Salon.com
October 25, 2002
Allen Barra |
Barry and the Babe Forget the nostalgia freaks droning on and on about the Mythical White Ballplayer era. Barry Bonds is the greatest player in baseball history. |
Salon.com
March 31, 2001
Allen Barra |
Everything you know is wrong The major leagues are more competitive than ever, small-market teams can compete, and home runs and giant salaries aren't ruining the game. Plus: Who's going to Cooperstown? |
Sports Central
May 22, 2007
Paul Tenorio |
Should Barry Bonds Be a Hall of Famer? Barry Bonds surely had Hall of Fame numbers before the steroid controversy erupted. So does his alleged steroid use change the picture -- and should it? |
Sports Central
July 10, 2009
Diane M. Grassi |
SC's All-Time MLB Draft (Pt. 4) It is the age-old argument that will never go away amongst baseball aficionados. And that is the comparison of individual players from different eras in which they played. |
Sports Central
May 9, 2013
Jeff Kallman |
Ben Chapman, Once and For All Jackie Robinson suffered few baitings more vicious than those led by Ben Chapman, the former outfielder who managed the Philadelphia Phillies, when Robinson broke into the Show with the 1947 Brooklyn Dodgers. |
Sports Central
May 28, 2015
Jeff Kallman |
So, What's in a Retired Number? Haven't the Yankees retired way too many numbers? |
Sports Central
February 10, 2014
Jeff Kallman |
How Kiner Out-Slugged the Mahatma Ralph Kiner seemed like New York's congenial grandfather at the ballpark, but his Hall of Fame playing career may have been forgotten. |
Sports Illustrated
December 28, 2001
Tom Verducci |
One voter's Hall of Fame ballot Nearly every year, one name is added to the Hall of Fame ballot that gives me more trouble than usual. Eleven players are on the ballot for the first time this year. Only one of them emerged as a truly agonizing, tough call: Andre Dawson... |
Sports Central
March 22, 2012
Jeff Kallman |
Great Players Becoming Great Managers At this writing, Don Mattingly could become a genuinely great manager in time or the next Mel Ott, a genuinely great player who went genuinely into the tank as a manager. Robin Ventura could go either way, too. |
Sports Central
July 12, 2011
Brad Oremland |
The Best Shortstops in Baseball History Shortstop is perhaps the most important fielding position in baseball. Here's a list of the finest shortstops in major league history. |
AskMen.com
Ross Bonander |
5 Things You Didn't Know: MLB With the 2008 season well underway, let's take a look through the complicated history of the league and pro baseball to present five things you didn't know about Major League Baseball. |
Sports Illustrated
May 9, 2001
Tom Verducci |
Addition by subtraction Doing away with downtrodden teams is the way to go... |
Sports Central
March 16, 2004
Jeff Kallman |
Reggie Jackson's Fuzzy Math Thoughts on Reggie Jackson's comments about homerun statistics and steroid use. |
Sports Central
December 1, 2014
Jeff Kallman |
Gil Hodges Belongs in Cooperstown They have ten candidates this year -- nine players, plus one executive. Of the 10, Hodges has maybe the most unique case. |
AskMen.com
Andrew Segal |
Top 10 Athlete Nicknames Fans have always nicknamed their favorite players as a way to acknowledge them and the important place they hold in the pantheon of sports legends, as only standout players get new monikers. |
Salon.com
July 31, 2002
King Kaufman |
30 more memorable moments Baseball's list tends toward the recent and positive, so here are some alternatives, unvarnished. |
Sports Central
January 10, 2013
Kevin Beane |
Steroids, Character, and the Hall of Fame Good job, Hall of Fame voters. I'm not sure whether or not to keep off-the-field villains out of the Hall or not, but please continue to keep baseball cheaters out of the baseball Hall of Fame. Thank you. |
