Don Newcombe might be the greatest victim of bad timing in baseball history.
Segregation, war helped cost Don Newcombe a place in the Hall of Fame
Don Newcombe might be the greatest victim of bad timing in baseball history.
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Buddy Bell was nearly the Adrian Beltre of the 1980s
If Buddy Bell isn’t the most underrated player in baseball history, he isn’t terribly far off.
If Buddy Bell isn’t the most underrated player in baseball history, he isn’t terribly far off.
Jay Jaffe’s ‘Cooperstown Casebook’ is a must-read for Hall of Fame fans
The list of must-read books about the Baseball Hall of Fame is small. For whatever reason, an institution that’s inspired numerous coffee table and picture books is short on novel-length books.
The list of must-read books about the Baseball Hall of Fame is small. For whatever reason, an institution that’s inspired numerous coffee table and picture books is short on novel-length books.
Baseball Hall of Fame 2018: Predicting Cooperstown’s next class
It’s likely we’ll see a four-man class of 2018.
It’s likely we’ll see a four-man class of 2018.
Giants’ Pablo Sandoval doesn’t look washed up in journey back to San Francisco
Pablo Sandoval is back in the Giants organization on his long, bumpy road back to San Francisco.
Pablo Sandoval is back in the Giants organization on his long, bumpy road back to San Francisco.
Felix Hernandez looks like a future Hall of Famer  but it will be close
King Felix is on pace for the Hall of Fame, but a few things could derail his journey to Cooperstown.
King Felix is on pace for the Hall of Fame, but a few things could derail his journey to Cooperstown.
There might be 50 future Hall of Famers in baseball right now
At any given point, maybe 6 percent of all players who log at least one plate appearance in a season will eventually make the Hall of Fame, while something like 12-14 percent of all plate appearances will be taken by a future Hall of Famer.
At any given point, maybe 6 percent of all players who log at least one plate appearance in a season will eventually make the Hall of Fame, while something like 12-14 percent of all plate appearances will be taken by a future Hall of Famer.
Tom Henke’s early retirement might’ve cost him the Hall of Fame
Both traditional and sabermetric measures suggest that just three or four more effective seasons in the majors might have vaulted Tom Henke to near the top of the list of closers in baseball history.
Both traditional and sabermetric measures suggest that just three or four more effective seasons in the majors might have vaulted Tom Henke to near the top of the list of closers in baseball history.
Rocky Colavito on Hall of Fame: ‘It ain’t going to do me any good when I’m dead’
Former Indians great Rocky Colavito, one of the top sluggers of the 1950s and ’60s, might rank among the most popular aging Hall of Fame candidates online. But Colavito knows better than to get his hopes up.
Former Indians great Rocky Colavito, one of the top sluggers of the 1950s and ’60s, might rank among the most popular aging Hall of Fame candidates online. But Colavito knows better than to get his hopes up.
Max Scherzer’s on a Hall of Fame path, but far from a cinch
The same signs of Max Scherzer’s brilliance the past several seasons also suggest his case for Cooperstown will be no open-and-shut matter.
The same signs of Max Scherzer’s brilliance the past several seasons also suggest his case for Cooperstown will be no open-and-shut matter.