Defensive Indifference

I wrote a piece for AOL today about Curt Schilling’s Hall of Fame credentials, and though I deliberately tried to avoid comparing him directly to other pitchers up for election, the first two user comments on the story claimed that Schilling didn’t belong until Jack Morris was elected.
What is the fascination with Jack Morris as […]

Congratulations again, Goose on making the Hall! Perhaps this insane rant against baseball writers (oh the irony!) can help us all forget that you’ve become nigh insufferable when anyone asks you anything about the current state of baseball. Turn the sound up and enjoy, as long as you’re not at work or near a 58-year-old […]

It’s easy to get mad about the BBWAA. As a whole they’re a petty, relatively unintelligent, hyperbolic, snobby bunch that is needlessly and unfairly exclusive. And, of course, the voting monopoly they hold on the Hall of Fame and the major postseason awards is frustrating to no end to outsider analysts who often know more […]

Before I get started on this rant, let me add a little disclaimer: this morning I got my wisdom teeth out, and I am currently on about 5 medications, including percoset. So if I write things that seem a little loopy, it’s probably because I am a little loopy. Now, on to the news.
The […]

Goose Gossage is almost certain to be inducted into the Hall of Fame when the announcement is made on Tuesday, and rightly so. Naturally, on the threshold of a great honor, Gossage took every chance to rip two current Red Sox players as much as possible, even though all the questions were about him and […]

I love Old Hickory, I do, but he’s sounding more like Murray Chass by the day. Let’s start with his chat today for Boston.com:
Will Jim Rice finally make it into the Hall of Fame?
Peter Gammons: I don’t think so. I voted for him, but it’s been interesting that there have been people like Rob Neyer […]