baseball hall of fame

I'm still saddened by the passing of Hall of Fame catcher Gary Carter. The 57-year old was diagnosed with a malignant brain tumor last May, and fought until the very end.

Former Reds shortstop Barry Larkin can now add hall of famer to his already impressive resume.  Like many before him, Larkin has made a seamless transition from the field to the broadcast booth.  Larkin was elected to the hall of fame today...

Former Chicago Cubs third baseman Ron Santo has been elected posthumously to the Baseball Hall of Fame, garnering 93.8 percent of the vote from the Golden Era committee. In his 32nd year of eligibility, Santo has finally reached baseball’s highest honor. Santo has long been a fan favorite, and his death last year from complications due to bladder cancer and pneumonia might have earned him the ad

Rick Morrissey from the Chicago Sun Times has an excellent column on whether slugger Sammy Sosa should be inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame. Sosa will be eligible in 2013, and if Morrissey had his say, the slugger would never make his acceptance speech.

I'm happy the BBWAA voted Bert Blyleven and Roberto Alomar into the Baseball Hall of Fame. Both players deserved election and Blyleven has been waiting patiently while many of his less-deserving peers were getting inducted.