May 19, 2013

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The path to Cooperstown through the hot corner

April 08, 2010
The Baseball Crank posts his fifth annual position review; this one is all about third base.

The path to Cooperstown: The catchers (Part 2)

February 10, 2009
Flashes in the clan... and the best ever.

The path to Cooperstown: the catchers

January 30, 2009
The Baseball Crank returns with his annual review of who's Hall-worthy and not. This year: the men behind the plate.

The path to Cooperstown: Tim Raines and the Tablesetters

December 27, 2007
Dan compares Tim Raines to other tablesetters through history.

The Path to Cooperstown Through the Middle Infield

January 09, 2007
What do Hall of Fame shortstops and second basemen look like?

Rice, Belle, and Dawson in Context

January 31, 2006
A systematic look at the Hall of Fame candidacies (or former candidacies) of Jim Rice, Albert Belle, and Andre Dawson, among others, by putting their batting stats in a common context with other players with similar types of credentials.

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