The Spitter’s 2020 Hall Of Fame Ballot, Page 1
We got six of the holdovers from last year’s Hall of Fame ballot that should be enshrined in 2020.
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A Vote For Bonds And Clemens Gets You Coal In Your Stocking
Two guys have named in baseball’s scandal of the last half century? How, exactly do they deserve to be recognized alongside those who didn’t cheat?
Read moreNext Up For Bonds/Clemens Apologists: Andy Pettitte For HOF In 2019!
Which new lame excuse will emerge for allowing players who cheated the game into a hall that is supposed to celebrate all that is good about the game? Photo by Bruce Fingerhood via Flickr
Read moreHardball Theatre: The Breakups
Keith Good’s weekly One Act, an MLB-meets-SNL look at the week in baseball. This time out, we see the fate waiting for those who break up a no-hitter.
Read moreA-Fraud Friday Exodus: Not A Moment Too Soon
For the first time in ages, joy has been associated with Alex Rodriguez. The ever-present reminder of the days of wide-spread cheating of Major League Baseball will be gone from the game.
Read moreThe Intentional Walking of Alvaro Espinoza by the Coward Roger Clemens
On a humid August evening, the unthinkable happened in the Bronx.
Read moreThe G.O.A.T. and the Goat
Peter Edward Rose belongs in Major League Baseball’s Hall of Fame. Peter Edward Rose doesn’t deserve to be in Major League Baseball’s Hall of Fame. Both statements are true. A baseball “Hall of Fame” without one of baseball’s greatest is a quaint exhibition. It’s a roadside burp from I-90, kin to the Biggest Ball of Twine in Minnesota or the
Read moreThe Book On Hall-Of-Fame Voting, With A New Chapter By Barry Bonds
There’s a sad story in the making. So far, four chapters of 15 have been written. It’s the tale of two accused cheaters -Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens- who this year actually made progress towards one day being voted Major League Baseball Hall-of-Famers. Last year, neither man cracked the 38-percent threshold by sportswriters. Writers are allowed to select only 10 players. This year, both players
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