Ken ‘Hawk’ Harrelson named 2020 Ford C. Frick Award finalist The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum announced today that legendary Chicago White Sox television play-by-play announcer Ken “Hawk” Harrelson is one of eight finalists for the Hall of Fame’s 2020 Ford C. Frick Award, which is presented annually for excellence in baseball broadcasting.…
DetailsShoeless Joe Jackson’s Hall of Fame eligibility debate rages on One hundred years and 99 World Series have now passed since Shoeless Joe Jackson played in his last Fall Classic game. He went 2-for-5 with a double and home run for the White Sox as the club lost 1919 World Series Game 8, 10-5 to…
DetailsThe $17.8 Million Question Do you think the end of the baseball season results in a nice vacation for front offices? Poppycock! Horsefeathers! Archaic 19th Century Declaration of Shock! Hundreds of players will be able to offer their services on the open market after the post-postseason quiet period ends in a few days. With those…
DetailsFall Report: Ball State John Baker and Ball State did some good things last season, but Rich Maloney’s Cardinals are ready to take another step forward in 2020. Source: https://d1baseball.com/fall-report/fall-report-ball-state/
DetailsRoyals Decline Mutual Option On Alex Gordon The Royals announced today that they have declined their side of a mutual option over outfielder Alex Gordon. He exercised his end of the option, meaning he’ll receive a $4MM buyout. There was never any question of this outcome. The mutual option was valued at a hefty $23MM,…
DetailsFielding Bible Awards 2019 This year’s Fielding Bible Awards include four recipients who were 30 or older—Indians catcher Roberto Perez, Brewers center fielder Lorenzo Cain, Diamondbacks left fielder David Peralta, and Astros pitcher Zack Greinke. Greinke certainly showed his fielding off in Game 7. Source: http://www.baseballthinkfactory.org/newsstand/discussion/fielding_bible_awards_2019
DetailsNational League Rushmore Update, 2019 The National League follow-up to Monday’s article If you don’t happen to recall, this isn’t about the four best players in a team’s history. Rather, it’s about the four best players in history that have never played for another team. If you’re wondering where Willie Mays and Hank Aaron are,…
DetailsMets Reportedly Narrow Managerial Search The Mets’ managerial search is down to two names, Mark Feinsand of MLB.com reports (via Twitter). Former Mets outfielder Carlos Beltran and former Astros bench coach/current ESPN analyst Eduardo Perez are the last two men standing. MLB Network’s Jon Heyman recently tweeted that Milwaukee bench coach Pat Murphy was out…
DetailsWhy Gerrit Cole Never Came Into Game 7 of the World Series Yesterday, I wrote about the decisions A.J. Hinch and the Astros made in Game 7 of the World Series. Zack Greinke started the inning, gave up a one-out homer to Anthony Rendon that cut the Astros’ lead to 2-1, and then walked Juan…
DetailsKent State releases 2020 Schedule KENT, OHIO- A season opening trip down to Florida, trips to Northwester and Notre Dame and a solid… Visit College Baseball Daily for the Full Story Source: http://www.collegebaseballdaily.com/2019/11/01/kent-state-releases-2020-schedule/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+CollegeBaseballDaily+%28College+Baseball+Daily%29
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