Ken Griffey Jr., Mike Piazza Formally Inducted into Hall of Fame Ken Griffey Jr. and Mike Piazza rewrote the record books during their historic big league careers. On Sunday, Griffey and Piazza were part of baseball lore once more, as their Hall of Fame induction brought historic crowds to Cooperstown. And along the way, both…
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A Word From My Father: Gilbert Raymond Hodges, The Quiet Man
Preface: My dad passed on January 1st of 2013. He was a Die Hard Brooklyn Dodger fan and an even bigger Gil Hodges fan. We would always talk baseball and one of the topics that came up was why is Gil not in the MLB Hall of Fame. This sparked me to ask him to…
Mets Reliever John Franco Headed To Cooperstown For Hall Of Fame Classic
Every major leaguer dreams of making the trip to Cooperstown. For former Mets relief pitcher John Franco, the Cooperstown dream becomes a reality Memorial Day Weekend when he suits up for the Hall of Fame Classic at the home of baseball. Franco, who pitched in a franchise-best 695 games over 14 seasons with the New…
Johnson, Martinez, Smoltz And Biggio To The Hall
No Mets fans, Mike Piazza did not make it into the HOF Class of 2015. Three pitchers who combined to win nine Cy Young Awards and a member of Major League Baseball’s 3,000 Hit Club were elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame in balloting by the BBWAA verified by Ernst & Young.
2015 BBWAA Hall of Fame Ballot Announced
17 Newcomers join 17 Holdovers for Hall of Fame Consideration Pitchers who won a combined nine Cy Young Awards and position players who earned three batting titles are among 17 new candidates on the 2015 Hall of Fame ballot that is being mailed this week to more than 575 voting members of the BBWAA.
