#hall-of-fame-voting

#hall-of-fame-voting

To hit for the Saint Cycle, a player must only sacrifice themselves in every plate appearance. They cannot be glorified with a hit, and in each trip to the plate, they must be saintly in a new way.

Mets legend David Wright's Hall-of-Fame credentials had been pretty cut and dry. When healthy, he was on a fast track to Cooperstown, but spinal stenosis derailed his career during his age-32 season in 2015, relegating him to one of the more prominent what ifs? in recent baseball history. Yet the Baseball Writers' Association of America (BBWAA) appears to be taking his entire journey, and just how good he was during his peak years, into consideration, which surprisingly bodes well for potential enshrinement down the road.

It's time one of the all-time greats of the Toronto Blue Jays franchise got his flowers. Carlos Delgado is a Hall of Famer, no doubt about it. But for whatever reason the voters just keep making the same mistakes and not bestowing said honor on Delgado. However, after Tuesday night's Hall of Fame vote, perhaps there is now finally a pathway and a willingness to right this wrong.

Legendary Toronto Blue Jays outfielder Devon White will headline this year's induction class into the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum. The class will also include former national team mainstay and current St. Louis Cardinals coach Stubby Clapp, former Women's National Team star Katie Psota, and former Montreal Expos pitcher and executive Bill Stoneman. Blue Jays' World Series champion elected to the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame

This year's class spans generations and disciplines, from Jack Clark the architect of Cal men's rugby to Giants shortstop Brandon Crawford, a cornerstone of San Francisco's championship dynasty in the early 2010s. It includes Olympic excellence in former Cal swimmer Missy Franklin and sprinter Eddie Hart, and Super Bowl pedigree in Jesse Sapolu, the former 49ers center whose career bridged dominance and durability.

Pro Bowl games used to be full contact affairs. Then they slowly started removing some of the contact elements for injury concerns. It started to resemble non-contact football, especially across the line of scrimmage. So they decided to replace it with flag football and a skills competition. It's a thing that they did out of necessity, but just decided to go full on fun. I would embed this here, but NFL sharing rules refuse it.