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THT Live: Bradley, Meche and the rush to judgment

January 19, 2011

Trevor Hoffman and the “Hells Bells” effect

January 12, 2011
Trevor Hoffman, who will be retiring today, did not begin entering to "Hells Bells" until well into his career. Once the tradition began, however, he got markedly better. Could these be connected?

Human nature and the Hall of Fame vote

January 05, 2011
Voting for the Hall of Fame is, technically, a "yes" or "no" proposition. In reality, there are a lot more shades of gray.

Is collusion to blame for Jack Morris’ HOF case?

December 29, 2010
The "Jack Morris is the winningest pitcher of the 1980s" line began amidst the wake of the 1986-87 collusion. Morris' strong 1987 season kept it going. He's now only a few years away from the Hall of Fame.

Spurning the Evil Empire

December 15, 2010
Cliff Lee made big news this week by spurning the Yankees for the Phillies. It wasn't the first time the hottest pitcher on the market turned the Yankees down to join a better rotation.

On Conlin, the Hall of Fame, and space aliens

December 08, 2010
Bill Conlin was awarded the Spink Award yesterday, bringing him into the fraternity of Hall of Fame sportswriters. He may be more famous these days as a "cranky old writer", but that wasn't always so. He once wrote a game story through the eyes of a space alien, after all.

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