Archive for the 'Hall of Fame' Category

Dennis Eckersley was a Hall of Fame closer. But have we been underrating him as a starter?

These players might have gotten greater Cooperstown consideration with less dramatic splits.

Believe it or not, Halloween stirs the ghosts of baseball.

An insider’s account of baseball’s annual paean to its history.

Hoffman shaped the landscape for relievers in ways we’re still seeing today.

A number of catchers merit further Hall of Fame consideration.

A brief history of the man behind an oddball image.

One bat shows two sides of The Splendid Splinter.

White Sox pitcher Ted Lyons exemplifies the pitch-to-contact era.

On the IFC series “Brockmire,” baseball is a character all its own.