Baseball Legend Bud Fowler Once Played in Montpelier, Vermont!
Did you know, Negro League baseball legend Bud Fowler once played for an independent league team in Montpelier, Vermont?
My 2022 Baseball Hall of Fame (BBHOF) Virtual Ballot
I’ve never bothered to actually write an article about the upcoming Baseball Hall of Fame election each year, despite being extremely interested in the ballot tracking and reading the arguments for and against each player on the ballot with keen attention. What makes this year different is that there are ten players that I decided […]
Todd Helton 1993 Topps Traded Baseball Rookie Card Review
Todd Helton is easily one of the best baseball players who ever played for the Colorado Rockies. Sure, Hall of Famer Larry Walker played some of his best years in Denver, but Helton played his entire career for the team. Yes, he’s had some personal issues, including DUI arrests after his playing days, but it […]
Will Ichiro Be a Baseball Hall of Famer?
With Ichiro Suzuki playing his final Major League Baseball game on March 21, 2019 in Japan, it seems to be the opinion of many that the Japanese outfielder is a no-doubt Baseball Hall of Famer. The credentials are there from a traditional statistics standpoint: 3089 hits and a career .311 batting average as of the […]
Barry Larkin: Hall of Fame Shortstop
Joining Ron Santo in the 2012 Baseball Hall of Fame class, Barry Larkin is enshrined forever in Cooperstown after a nineteen-year Major League Baseball career that spanned from 1986-2004. During that time, he helped the Reds win the 1990 World Series and became the first ever shortstop to hit 30 home runs and steal 30 […]