The 2012 Baseball Hall Of Fame Ballot – The Snubbed: Scott Erickson & Rick Helling
Yesterday, I decided I was going to explore all the players who were eligible for this year's Baseball Hall Of Fame ballot but didn't make it, despite having at least some kind of career. I was going to do it all in one article, but when I hit 500+ words on Edgardo Alfonzo, I decided to break them up. So here's the next two in the series (collect them all!)
The 2012 Baseball Hall Of Fame Ballot – The Snubbed: Edgardo Alfonzo
I intended this to be an article on my non-existent Hall Of Fame ballot (which will come soon enough) but when I went looking for the "official" ballot to see who was on it, I realized that not every player would be on it that was eligible. Now, I get that a guy like Chris Mabeus wouldn't be listed, but I guess I just kind of assumed that anyone who had any sort of career would be listed. Not so.
There are twenty-seven players on this year's BBWAA ballot, of which thirteen are new to the ballot. According to the BBWAA website, "[a]bout 30 players are selected by a special, six-member screening committee, which pares down the list from all those who meet the eligibility requirements." If any two members of the screening committee nominate a player, he's on the ballot. It doesn't get into much more detail than that, so it's assumed that there is no set limit so-to-speak; the "around 30" number just happens to be what it has come out to in the past. Now, with players such as Phil Nevin and Tony Womack on the ballot, I wondered who didn't make the ballot. Someone needs to spotlight these guys, who had a career that was good enough at one time to have at least a decent amount of teams want to employ them at the major league level.
So I'll do just that. Thanks to Baseball-Reference.com for giving me a reference point. I'll try to do one a day. Today, thanks to alphabetical order, is...
Jose Reyes Signs With The Marlins. No, Really.
We laughed when the Florida Miami Marlins revealed their new uniforms. We mocked them when they unveiled their thing-that-pops-up-when-they-hit-a-home-run-thing. We rolled our eyes when they "made an offer" to Albert Pujols for nine years but under $200 million. We even snickered when the Marlins opened up the pocketbook and dropped $27 million on a closer. Now, baseball sources confirm that the Marlins have signed former Met Jose Reyes to a 6-year, $106 million contract.
Who's laughing now?
Well, some writers still aren't crazy about the signing. Rob Neyer doesn't like it for the Marlins down the line. Although I'm a Neyer fan and understand his concerns, I like the deal for the Marlins for a few reasons.
Monday – Walking Dead, in the raw?
I feel bad just posting a link to my Pop Bunker Walking Dead recap, so I'll give you guys something else. If you're interested, after the break I'll post my "notes" that I keep while I watch the show that I later turn into my recap. I generally write them as I'm watching live and not go back for anything or pause, so there are typos and all kinds of crap that comes from me typing as fast as I can while still trying to pay attention. I also can't remember character names for crap, so I mark them with something to remember them by.
SPOILERS: there will be some for the current episode, so if you haven't seen it yet, watch it, then read my actual recap over at Pop Bunker, then read this gibberish.
R.I.P. 96Rock
When I moved to Raleigh back five years ago, one of the things I excitedly told people about the place I was moving was that they had a good radio station. I had been subjected to "adult contemporary" out in the Hamptons for way too long, and the closest thing we had to a rock station was WBAB, a "classic rock" station that wouldn't play your music if your band formed after 1984. 96Rock was different. It played current music, but it also played older music - not older as in "from the 60s and 70s", but older music as in from 10-15 years ago. Bands like Nirvana, Pearl Jam, and Oasis. This was the music that I listened to during my high school and college days, and when I worked in a music store. I never heard this stuff on the radio anymore, and I was happy to hear it on what would be my new local station.
It’s Monday – time for another Walking Dead Recap
Over 3,300 words this time - they keep getting larger and larger. As usual, there are spoilers, so don't read it until you've seen the episode, or unless you don't want to: The Walking Dead Recap: Episode 2.6 – Secrets
We'll go back to exploring the MLB offseason tomorrow.
2011-12 MLB Offseason Outlook: Catchers
I thought I'd try to take a look at this coming offseason with free agency and potential player movement, and there's generally two ways to do that - by team and by position. Since it would end up being longer to do it by team (and you know my attention span), I figured we'd do it by position. Today's position (my personal favorite) - catchers.
Marlins to Pujols: Come Now, Stay FOREVER
Yahoo's Tim Brown suggested and now FOX Sports' Ken Rosenthal is confirming that the Florida Miami Marlins have offered a nine year deal to Albert Pujols. Nine. Years. Say it in the Ed Rooney voice: NINE. YEARS. While contracts that length aren't unheard of, they're usually seen with young franchise players having their primes bought out. Pujols will be 32 on Opening Day 2012, meaning a nine-year deal would take him through age 40, not exactly prime playing time.
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