bbwaa Stories - Beyond the Box Score
Barry Larkin Elected To Cooperstown
The BBWAA has made their decision about the next wave of Hall of Fame inductees, and once again just a single player has earned a spot in Cooperstown. Barry Larkin, shortstop and 19-year Cincinnati Red, will be inducted this summer as the newest member of the baseball Hall of Fame after receiving...
So, why are the MLB awards given in November anyway?
It's been a hectic couple of weeks, whether you follow sports or not. We've seen the Joe Paterno and Herman Cain scandals, the NBA lockout, the deaths of Andy Rooney and Joe Frazier, simultaneous boxing and MMA events, Occupy Wall Street, LSU-Alabama, a verdict in the Michael Jackson manslaughter...
Credit Where Credit Is Due
Time is sometimes spent in this space criticizing the work of those in the mainstream media, be it Kevin Kernan, John Harper or Marty Noble. Not as much time is spent praising strong work. Ken Davidoff is a national baseball writer at Newsday and is one of the few in the mainstream who embraces...
Hall Of Fame Is Why Awards Still Matter
For Internet baseball writers, cries of apathy have drowned out the usual complaining about the BBWAA Awards voting. What used to be "here's why Johan Santana was a much better choice for the Cy than Bartolo Colon" has become "holy crap I couldn't care less who wins the Cy Young Award". I touched...
Who Should Pick Hall Of Famers
I think most readers of this site will agree that the current Hall of Fame voters -- those members of the BBWAA with at least ten years of service -- don't perform at much higher than a C+ level. But who would do better? Here are some options: The players' peers. Maybe each player with at...
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