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HOF voter’s view on cheaters

01/13/2012

As anyone that follows RN can tell you, I REALLY enjoy John Erardi's writing. He published an article this week sharing his view on the PED issue and the Hall of Fame. Here's how it starts out: I keep hearing ... Read More...

The Worst Thing Ever Written About Barry Larkin

Chad Dotson

01/11/2012

The headline on this Rob Neyer piece is "The Worst Thing Ever Written About Barry Larkin." I might have titled it "The Dumbest Thing Ever Written About Barry Larkin." Neyer destroys it. A must-read.... Read More...

Optimistic For Barry Larkin

Greg Dafler

01/07/2012

There have been a lot of predictions written about this yearÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s baseball Hall of Fame election. But I think the most interesting article came from Chris Jaffe of the Hardball Times. This past week, he pub... Read More...

Hall of Fame voting

Bill Lack

01/02/2012

Redleg Nation favorite, John Erardi posts a very interesting article on his HOF ballot... Here's who I voted for: Barry Larkin, Fred McGriff, Jeff Bagwell, Edgar Martinez, Larry Walker, Dale Murphy, Alan Tramm... Read More...

Reds HOF announces 2012 class

Chad Dotson

11/29/2011

The Reds Hall of Fame announced the three most recent inductees yesterday, all former Cincinnati first basemen: Three-time All-Star Sean Casey, Big Red Machine infielder Dan Driessen and 19th century first bas... Read More...

Let’s Nominate Joe Nuxhall For A Sixth Time

Greg Dafler

09/28/2011

ItÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s that time of year to nominate our favorite broadcaster for the Ford C. Frick Award. You have until Friday, September 30th at 5pm to nominate Joe Nuxhall via the Hall of FameÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s Facebook page.... Read More...

Will Barry Larkin save the Hall of Fame?

Chad Dotson

01/07/2011

Interesting question posed by Rob Neyer.... Read More...

Another Joe Posnanski Classic

Chad Dotson

01/07/2011

I present: "The Willie Mays Hall of Fame." Brilliant. I love the passive-aggressive absurdity.... Read More...

Barry Stanton has a Hall of Fame vote?

Chad Dotson

01/06/2011

This is a complete disgrace. I'm not sure why anyone would take the Hall of Fame voting process seriously when clowns like Barry Stanton -- who clearly do not take the process seriously -- have a vote. This gu... Read More...

Answer to this morning’s question: NO

Chad Dotson

01/05/2011

Not to put too fine a point on it...but what a load of horse manure. As predicted, Barry Larkin finished third in the Hall of Fame balloting, with 62.1% of the vote. Two deserving candidates were elected, howe... Read More...

Will Barry Larkin be elected to the Hall of Fame?

Chad Dotson

01/05/2011

Today's the big day for Barry Larkin and his legion of fans; the National Baseball Hall of Fame will announce the Class of 2011 this afternoon. There is no question whatsoever that Barry Larkin is a Hall of Fa... Read More...

Hall of Fame Week

Chad Dotson

12/28/2010

It's ever-so-quiet in the Nation. No Reds news of note. The calm before the storm. Our buddy Joe Posnanski is celebrating what he calls Hall of Fame Week, since HOF ballots are due at the end of the month. For... Read More...