Baseball Hall of Fame changes voting procedure for Frick broadcasting award
The changes come as part of a sweeping set of changes to the overall Hall protocol.
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Cubs’ pitcher Marcus Stroman threw out a “never played the game” on Hall of Fame vote, apparently lives in 2006
"It’s a travesty that biased “writers” who have never played the game get to vote on who gets in and not. It’s actually comical that this is the process. What a scam. Pre-historic mindsets. Jurassic Park-ass shenanigans. Lol ???♂️"
MLB reporter Tom Verducci says he needs to “really rethink” David Ortiz’s Hall of Fame candidacy
Uncertainty over Ortiz's alleged 2003 positive test makes this "a different case" to Verducci.
Curt Schilling asks to remove himself from future BBWAA Hall of Fame ballot consideration after falling short of election
"I will not participate in the final year of voting. I am requesting to be removed from the ballot. I’ll defer to the veterans committee and men whose opinions actually matter and who are in a position to actually judge a player."
Brian Kenny talks anchoring MLBN’s Hank Aaron coverage and preparing to host their Baseball Hall of Fame coverage
Kenny hosted MLBN's Aaron coverage Friday, and will host Hall of Fame coverage live from Cooperstown beginning Monday.
Claire Smith, first woman to win BBWAA’s J.G. Taylor Spink Award, among ESPN layoffs
Smith was a news editor for ESPN, part a nearly 40-year career covering baseball.
Baseball HOF voter tweets ballot without voting for Derek Jeter, immediately reveals he was joking and voted for Jeter
15 minutes after saying he wasn't voting Jeter, Felix DeJesus revealed it was a joke and was voting Jeter.
Nick Cafardo to receive BBWAA’s J.G. Taylor Spink Award
"No one more deserving. We miss that guy every day."
Public & private Hall of Fame votes for Roger Clemens and Barry Bonds reveal stark differences in thinking
Another year has passed by Baseball Hall of Fame voting without arguably the greatest hitter and pitcher of...
Jayson Stark will receive the 2019 J.G. Taylor Spink Award
This is a well-deserved honor.
Yahoo baseball writer Jeff Passan gives up Hall of Fame ballot in light of Joe Morgan letter
Morgan's letter, he wrote, "felt desperate."
Joe Buck, Bob Costas, Al Michaels, Joe Morgan among finalists for Hall of Fame’s Ford C. Frick Award
All four living finalists have plenty of critics.
New Hall of Fame honoree Claire Smith was inspired by Jackie Robinson, Effa Manley, and her parents
Smith said Robinson and other role models like her parents faced even further opposition than she did.
