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Sticky: Vote in NYBD Hall of Fame Committee

Tuesday, December 29th, 2009

Just like every other website (i.e. Dugout Central, BBTF, etc.) I want to have a Hall of Fame vote. The fast and easy way we are going to do this is to allow the listeners and readers to cast their vote. Here are the rules: 1) Poll will be open from today till next Wed […]

Defending Jon Heyman’s HOF Ballot

Monday, December 28th, 2009

Jon Heyman had this to say on Twitter last night “just mailed Hall of Fame ballot, beating deadline yet again. voted for alomar, dawson, larkin, parker, morris & mattingly” As usual, it was met with an outcry from many individuals about how Jon is wrong for his choices and the methodology of picking his selections. […]

Listen to NYBD HOF Ballot & Hot Stove

Thursday, December 3rd, 2009

Last night I was joined by freelance writer David Allan as we broke down our selections for the Hall of Fame. Some of the candidates we chatted about were Roberto Alomar, Bert Blyleven, Tim Raines, Mark McGwire, Harold Baines, Edgar Martinez, Jack Morris, and Barry Larkin. Frank Russo stopped by for a short segment and […]

My Hall Of Fame Ballot

Sunday, November 29th, 2009

We are just a little over a month away from the announcement of the 2010 Hall of Fame inductees. Here are my thoughts, and how I would vote, on some of the candidates. Roberto Alomar - YES Something tells me he will get in on the first try, but it will be close. Not sure […]

Thumbs Up to MLB Network

Friday, January 2nd, 2009

On New Year’s Eve, much to the protests of some readers of this site, I criticized SNY for their dearth of programming. Today, after watching some of the debut of the MLB Network, I have to give credit to a successful launch. It was refreshing to see the antithesis of what I have come to […]