It’s no secret that the 2011 Hall of Fame ballot is full of big names. Sure, it might not have the superstar shoe-in like in recent years past, but with all of names on the list this year and with so many of them being up for the vote for the very first time, the Baseball Writer’s Association of America may have their hands full.
Since I do not have the luxury of casting a vote, I must put in my two cents on one player who, to my surprise, seems to be on the bottom of most lists that are floating around the Web. Read more... (405 words, 2 images, estimated 1:37 mins reading time)
Most post professional athletes can’t comeback from one knee surgery, but if you are “The Hawk,” then what’s eleven more? Andre Dawson received the greatest honor in professional baseball yesterday when he became just the 203rd player to have his name inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame. Dawson, who played 21 seasons split primarily between the Montreal Expos and the Chicago Cubs and then finished out with the Boston Red Sox and Florida Marlins, was truly in a class of his own. An eight-time All-Star and an eight-time Gold Glove winner, The Hawk also won the National League Rookie of The Year Award in 1977 and was honored with the NL MVP Award in 1987. Upon his retirement, his NL totals of 409 home runs and 962 extra base hits both ranked tenth in league history and he ranked seventh in NL history in games as an outfielder (2,303). Read more... (292 words, 2 images, estimated 1:10 mins reading time)
