Getting into the Hall the Hard Way
In a column today on MLB.com, Houston beat writer Richard Justice mentions that Jeff Bagwell’s eventual election to the Hall of Fame is likely, as most players who’ve received 50% of the vote at any point manage to make it into the Hall at some point.
I decided to look into this further and see just how true it is.
Going back to 1960, before which the BBWA’s Hall of Fame voting was quite a bit more chaotic before the current rules were instituted, only 8 players have garnered 50% or greater at some point and failed to be elected to the Hall of Fame; Jim Bunning, Orlando Cepeda, Nellie Fox, Gil Hodges, Enos Slaughter, Sam Rice, Edd Roush, and Eppa Rixley.
Even among these, all but one made it into the Hall through the veteran’s committee. The lone outlier is Gil Hodges. Some of these Vet-elected members came tantalizingly close, as well. Bunning fell 4 votes shy in 1988; Cepeda, 7 shy in 1994; and Fox, 2 short in his final ballot in 1985.
As near as I can tell, Gil Hodges’ 63.4% showing in his final ballot - 1983 - makes him the most well-supported player not to be enshrined in the Hall.
"Many of the Christian faith have said, well, that’s okay, contraception is okay. It’s not okay. It’s a license to do things in a sexual realm that is counter to how things are supposed to be."
ABJ: Hickory Street to Return
Landlord and developer David Khan has plans for a high rise hotel at the spot but since that project is still a couple of years out he offered Puthoff and his partners a flexible lease to re-open the restaurant.
Most excellent.
Tim Howard nets a goal. This just happened.
Upcoming TV Revivals
In case you missed it, TV executives across the country are poised to revive some ancient franchises:
- The Rifleman
- A Muppet show (not to be confused with The Muppet Show.
- Frankenstein
- Bewitched
- Romancing the Stone (no. really.)
- Valley of the Dolls
- The Munsters
- The Flintstones
Go Run in Your Wheel!
Daring Fireball: You Do Not Need to Manually Manage iOS Multitasking
If anyone tells you otherwise, They’re Wrong™.
Mountain Dew 'Can Dissolve A Mouse'
Consumerist.com:
Pepsi submitted testimony from a scientist who gave that grotesque description in an effort to seek summary judgment.
Pepsico promptly “asked for a change of attorneys” when they realized just how terrible that defense was.
Regretsy: Paypal has user destroy historic violin
Rather than have the violin returned to me, PayPal made the buyer DESTROY the violin in order to get his money back.
Wat?
CT Town Won't Hire Cops Who Are 'Too Smart'
ABC News:
A man whose bid to become a police officer was rejected after he scored too high on an intelligence test has lost an appeal in his federal lawsuit against the city.
Medical Helicopter Damaged in Wreck
KTRE.com, in November:
While authorities were on the scene [of a fatality accident], another car struck the life-flight helicopter. The helicopter suffered some damage, but no injuries were reported.
Basically, one DWI driver caused a fatality accident. While at the scene, another DWI driver drove through the roadblock and hit the life-flight helicopter that was on the scene.
Only in Texas…
