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Dwight Evans For The Hall Of Fame? One Fan Makes A Very Strong Case

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Dwight Evans For The Hall Of Fame? One Fan Makes A Very Strong Case. Dwight Evans For The Hall Of Fame? One Fan Makes A Very Strong Case. It Will Be A Crime If Dewey Doesnt Get In The Hall. Even casual Red Sox fans know that Manny Ramirez wore number 24 while with the Red Sox from 2001-2008, but Patrick Languzzi is focused on getting another outfielder who donned that digit for Boston the recognition he deserves. When it comes to combining offensive and defensive prowess in the Gold Glove era (post-1955)...

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Tubbs Baseball Blog: Why Dwight Evans Is a Much Better Candidate For The Hall of Fame Now Than He Was 15 Years Ago

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Saturday, June 23, 2012. Why Dwight Evans Is a Much Better Candidate For The Hall of Fame Now Than He Was 15 Years Ago. Home runs, RBI, hits, and batting average: these four statistics along with All-Star Game selections, Most Valuable Player and Gold Glove Awards were the criteria that most BBWAA voters used to judge a player's Hall of Fame candidacy in the late 1990's. With 385 career home runs, 1,384 RBI, 2,446 hits, and eight Gold Gloves, Dwight Evans. Dwight Evans 1982 Topps. Criminally underrated a...

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Tubbs Baseball Blog: Will Minnie Miñoso Finally Get To Deliver His Long Overdue Hall of Fame Induction Speech Next July?

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Tuesday, July 22, 2014. Will Minnie Miñoso Finally Get To Deliver His Long Overdue Hall of Fame Induction Speech Next July? Minnie Miñoso 1961 Topps. With former players Greg Maddux. As well as former managers Bobby Cox. Set to deliver their induction speeches, Sunday's Hall of Fame ceremony will be one of the most impressive and most crowded induction ceremonies of recent memory. Conspicuous by his absence will be Craig Biggio. Minnie Miñoso 1959 Topps. Minnie Miñoso 1957 Topps. Minnie Miñoso's SABR Bio.

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Tubbs Baseball Blog: Keith Hernandez, Whitey Herzog, and The Controversial Trade That Revived The New York Mets

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Saturday, June 15, 2013. Keith Hernandez, Whitey Herzog, and The Controversial Trade That Revived The New York Mets. Today marks the thirtieth anniversary of the controversial trade that brought first baseman Keith Hernandez. From the St. Louis Cardinals to the New York Mets. In exchange for Hernandez, St. Louis received two pitchers:. Allen and Ownbey would make little impact for the Cards. Hernandez, Herzog, and Allen '82 Donruss; Ownbey '83 Fleer. Hernandez also possessed magnificent baseball instinct...

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Tubbs Baseball Blog: Hall of Fame Voters: Don't Overlook Fred McGriff and Tim Raines

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Monday, December 5, 2011. Hall of Fame Voters: Don't Overlook Fred McGriff and Tim Raines. In the 2011 Baseball Hall of Fame vote four candidates- Roberto Alomar. And Tim "Rock" Raines. Hit 31 to 37 home runs each year from 1988 to 1994 and was in the top 4 in his respective league, leading the AL in 1989 and NL in 1992. 493 home runs and 2,490 hits, just shy of 500 and 2,500, totals he would have most certainly eclipsed had it not been for the 1994 baseball strike. McGriff also drove in 1,550 runs i...

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Tubbs Baseball Blog: Comparing Dwight Evans' OBP, WAR, and OPS+ To Hall of Fame Inductees Of The Last Thirty Years

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Wednesday, April 25, 2012. Comparing Dwight Evans' OBP, WAR, and OPS To Hall of Fame Inductees Of The Last Thirty Years. Dwight Evans 1984 Topps. In recent years, Dwight Evans'. Hall of Fame candidacy has become a popular debate for the sabermetric crowd with many writers including Bill James. From 1983 to 2012, the BBWAA elected 32 hitters to the Hall of Fame. When you compare Evans' career OBP, WAR, and OPS line to the average Hall of Fame inductee during this time, his .370-62.8-127. Evans played near...

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Tubbs Baseball Blog: May 2015

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Thursday, May 21, 2015. Holding Separate Elections For Player and Non-Player Candidates Would Greatly Improve the Hall of Fame's Era Ballot Vote Process. During last July's annual induction weekend, the Baseball Hall of Fame announced a major change to its voting process when it reduced the maximum years a candidate is eligible to appear on the BBWAA ballot from 15 to 10. This change made big news since the Hall of Fame rarely modifies the BBWAA's voting process. With the recent change to the BBWAA ballo...

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Tubbs Baseball Blog: Minnie Miñoso - Golden Era Hall of Fame Candidate and Baseball Pioneer

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Wednesday, November 26, 2014. Minnie Miñoso - Golden Era Hall of Fame Candidate and Baseball Pioneer. Minnie Miñoso 1954 Bowman. Who picked up 15 of 16 possible votes. Miñoso was one of four other candidates that drew promising support on the 2011 ballot, picking up nine votes- tied with Gil Hodges. For third highest, just behind Jim Kaat. Who collected ten votes, and ahead of Tony Oliva. Who garnered eight. Miñoso will, once again, share the ballot with Kaat, Hodges, and Oliva as well Ken Boyer. Being r...

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Tubbs Baseball Blog: Fred McGriff, The Hall of Fame and The High Road In The Steroid Era

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Wednesday, May 4, 2011. Fred McGriff, The Hall of Fame and The High Road In The Steroid Era. McGriff 1987 Topps Traded. It was a tough year for sluggers from the "Steroid Era" in January's Hall of Fame vote. First time nominees Rafael Palmeiro. Learned that a failed drug test or an appearance on the Mitchell Report will only result in 11% and 5% of the vote, respectively. Another first timer, Jeff Bagwell. McGriff, in his second year on the ballot, actually saw his vote percentage drop from 22% to 18%.