The Hall of Very Good

ARTHUR RHODES First Year on Ballot PLAYING CAREER:  Baltimore Orioles (1991–1999), Seattle Mariners (2000–2003), Oakland Athletics (2004), Cleveland Indians (2005),…

Mention the name Chuck Finley to any baseball fan and their first thought is, likely, one of two things…his 200…

EDGAR RENTERIA First Year on Ballot PLAYING CAREER:  Florida Marlins (1996–1998), St. Louis Cardinals (1999–2004), Boston Red Sox (2005), Atlanta…

At 12:12am Sunday, the Chicago-area welcomed its first baby…a beautiful 5 pound and 12 ounce little girl. And because her…

MANNY RAMIREZ First Year on Ballot PLAYING CAREER:  Cleveland Indians (1993–2000), Boston Red Sox (2001–2008), Los Angeles Dodgers (2008–2010), Chicago…

TIM RAINES Last Year on Ballot (69.8% last year) PLAYING CAREER:  Montreal Expos (1979–1990), Chicago White Sox (1991–1995), New York…

JORGE POSADA First Year on Ballot PLAYING CAREER:  New York Yankees (1995–2011) ACHIEVEMENTS:  .273 batting average with 275 home runs…

Finally, it looks like both Tim Raines and Jeff Bagwell will make their way into baseball’s Hall of Fame. But…

MAGGLIO ORDONEZ First Year on Ballot PLAYING CAREER:  Chicago White Sox (1997–2004) and Detroit Tigers (2005–2011) ACHIEVEMENTS:  .309 batting average, …

MIKE MUSSINA Fourth Year on Ballot (43.0% last year) PLAYING CAREER:  Baltimore Orioles (1991–2000) and New York Yankees (2001–2008) ACHIEVEMENTS:  270…

There’s something cool about the NHL’s annual Winter Classic. Not only do we get to see outdoor hockey at a…

Melvin Mora First Year on Ballot PLAYING CAREER: New York Mets (1999–2000), Baltimore Orioles (2000–2009), Colorado Rockies (2010) and Arizona Diamondbacks…

This week, Shawn Anderson and Lou Olsen are joined by 1989 National League MVP Kevin Mitchell. Kevin tells the boys…

After Scott Darling unveiled his Chicago Cubs-inspired goalie mask for the Blackhawks game against the St. Louis Blues in this…

Since 2008, the NHL has been holding an annual Winter Classic outside in open-air baseball and football stadiums. The 2017…

A few weeks ago, Scott Darling showed off his mask for the upcoming Winter Classic to be played at Busch…

FRED McGRIFF Eighth Year on Ballot (20.9% last year) PLAYING CAREER:  Toronto Blue Jays (1986–1990), San Diego Padres (1991–1993), Atlanta Braves…

EDGAR MARTINEZ Eighth Year on Ballot (43.4% last year) PLAYING CAREER:  Seattle Mariners (1987–2004) ACHIEVEMENTS:  Career batting average of .312 and…

JEFF KENT Fourth Year on Ballot (16.6% last year) PLAYING CAREER: Toronto Blue Jays (1992), New York Mets (1992–1996), Cleveland…

Hey, Houston fans…I hope you like Wham! Following news of George Michael’s shocking death on Christmas, Josh Reddick hit the…

You’re likely going to see a lot of pictures of a lot of different athletes donning Christmas apparel cross your…

Could Crash Davis be returning to Durham? If you listen to Kevin Costner…it could happen. Recently, the “Bull Durham” star…

TREVOR HOFFMAN Second Year on Ballot (67.3%) PLAYING CAREER: Florida Marlins (1993), San Diego Padres (1993–2008) and Milwaukee Brewers (2009–2010)….

2016 will officially be known as the year Hell froze over. Not only did noted Pete Rose apologist (and onetime…

Carlos Guillén First Year on Ballot PLAYING CAREER: Seattle Mariners (1998–2003) and Detroit Tigers (2004–2011) ACHIEVEMENTS: .285 batting average over 14…

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VLADIMIR GUERRERO First Year on Ballot PLAYING CAREER: Montreal Expos (1996–2003), Anaheim Angels / Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim (2004–2009), Texas…

With the acquisition of Chris Sale, the Boston Red Sox have had (so far) a pretty stellar offseason. So stellar,…

J.D. Drew First Year on Ballot PLAYING CAREER: St. Louis Cardinals (1998–2003), Atlanta Braves (2004), Los Angeles Dodgers (2005–2006) and Boston…