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Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...you can combine those adorable things? Nirvana. (If you're interested in which three movies got my votes, check the comments here). * ESPN's Dan Shulman has picked up a wonderful honor. And I'm...
Blog | December 14, 2009Oakland makes push to keep A's
Rob Neyer, SweetSpotSuperficially, at least, Oakland still hasn't given up on the Athletics ... The city is placing its hopes of keeping the A's in Oakland on three sit...
Blog | December 12, 2009Was Marvin Miller robbed?
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...of his importance on the game of baseball. He is right there." Crasnick reported that Miller received votes from Seaver, Robin Roberts and all three baseball writers on the committee (Rick Hummel, Hal McCoy and...
Blog | December 07, 2009Hall adds manager, umpire, no exec
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...loaded list, while two were elected from the other: Results of the 2009 Managers/Umpires Ballot (12 votes needed for election): Doug Harvey (15 votes, 93.850 percent), Charlie Grimm (3 votes, 18.8%). Davey...
Blog | December 07, 2009Seven deserve Veterans election
Rob Neyer, ESPN.comRob Neyer lists Billy Martin, Doug Harvey and Bob Howsam among seven who deserve election by the Hall of Fame's Veterans Committee.
Story | Conversation | December 04, 2009
Does Big Mac belong in the Coop?
Rob Neyer, SweetSpotTuesday it was Fred McGriff, so naturally our next Hall of Fame candidate is Mark McGwire. Why naturally? Be patient, my friends. All shall be reve...
Blog | December 02, 2009Fisking the Crime Dog's candidacy
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...does not disqualify them -- Lou Gehrig probably wasn't much of a fielder, and I would happily vote for Frank Thomas -- but I do think it's worth noting. --snip-- Dale Murphy is a different...
Blog | December 01, 2009Vetting the BBWAA's Hall candidates
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...about anyone. But I've thought about those guys a lot already, and if I had to vote today I would place checks next to their names and move along to the more difficult decisions...
Blog | November 30, 2009Digging into Cy balloting
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...third. Law voted for Lincecum, Atlanta's Javier Vazquez and Wainwright in third. Those were the only votes in any position for Haren and Vazquez. The six-point gap between Lincecum and Carpenter is tied...
Blog | November 19, 2009Do both Cy Youngs signal shift?
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...only 16 games and didn't pitch for a winning team. Nevertheless, Greinke garnered 25 first-place votes; Hernandez got two. Still, one example doesn't prove anything, and it seemed apparent that Greinke was...
Blog | November 19, 2009Tracy and Scioscia the easy choices
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...Florida in 2003. Scioscia also picked up the AL award in 2002. Tracy received 29 first-place votes and two seconds for 151 points in balloting released Wednesday by the Baseball Writers' Association of America...
Blog | November 18, 2009Wednesday Wangdoodles
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...about the Tigers, but give him some credit for objectivity. He's right: the lone Cy Young vote for Justin Verlander is simply indefensible (or at the very least, was not well defended by the...
Blog | November 18, 2009Right team, wrong Rookie
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...for the postseason, unlike the last-place A's. But Bailey received 13 of 28 first-place votes from the Baseball Writers Association of America. His 88 points easily outdistanced Andrus (65) and Porcello (64...
Blog | November 17, 2009Saving the Gold Gloves
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...that dictate the Gold Glove voting process: 1. Only manager and six coaches on major league team vote and sign ballot. 2. Manager and coaches cannot vote for their own players. 3. Managers and coaches...
Blog | November 12, 2009Can we replace Gold Gloves?
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...that the voting appears to be done on a plurality basis; whoever gets the most first-place votes at a position wins. I say "first-place" because it appears that each voter only gets to...
Blog | November 12, 2009EDITOR'S PICKS
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