In case you missed it, Alex Rodriguez allegedly tested positive for steroids in 2003.  Since he will probably hit 800 home runs in his career, it seems appropriate to compare A-Rod to Hank Aaron as Richard Justice does for the Sporting News. To those of us who love the game, the Hall of Fame is...

NJ.com looks at the 2009 Baseball Hall of Fame vote.  Several interesting names pop up on the ballot including Ricky Henderson, Mark McGwire, and Jim Rice.  Each connects with steroids and PEDs. 1.  Henderson seems a shoe-in. The "first" is an opportunity to elect Rickey Hen...

I hope everyone had an excellent Thanksgiving. I’m finally settling back into my routine and almost caught up on emails. If I still owe you a response, this is probably the week it happens. I got a ton of work done in Hawai’i, which is good because I’ve been stressing about the who...

I wanted to highlight a neat article by Bob Lettis that appeared this week in a Cooperstown paper. He reminisces about some of the great Cooperstown teachers of his day - Red Bursey, Nick Sterling, etc. Perhaps one day I’ll write my own version of this article. Tom Good, Ted Kantorowski, Dave ...

Sherry Magee for 2008 HOF Who he is Sherry Magee spent sixteen seasons in the major leagues, beginning his career in 1904 and ending it in 1919. He spent his prime seasons playing for the Philadelphia Phillies. During the first ten years of his career he was considered the second greatest offensive ...

I‘m not an evangelical voter, though I’m happy to have any honest discussion about politics. I like information and understanding. I’m not a secretive voter, either. I don’t mind telling anyone how I vote or why I do it. As a resident of Otsego County, I’ve got 3 local ...

This edition of the Education for the Aughts Podcast addresses three topics: A look at patriotic curricula in public schools - what we had and where we’re not; Grade inflation in Hillsborough County, Florida; Lack of accountability in New Hartford, NY and a financial boondoggle in Utica, NY. Y...

Now branded with an asterisk, the ball Barry Bonds launched for his record 756th home run nearly a year ago landed last night in the Hall of Fame....

Which starting pitchers, currently in the majors or recently retired, are shoe-ins for induction into the baseball Hall of Fame? It’s a debate myself and my friends had over a few beers last night that quickly got heated. Everyone has loyalty to their hometown teams. Being from Boston I lobbie...

Like most of baseball, I went about my day last Monday as I normally would. I didn't take any time out of my day to visit MLB.com and listen to the coverage of the Hall of Fame from Cooperstown, the annual exhibition that used to be played the Monday following Induction Weekend. The Cubs and Padres ...