The Hall of Very Good

SAMMY SOSA Sixth Year on Ballot (8.6% last year) PLAYING CAREER:  Texas Rangers (1989), Chicago White Sox (1989-1991), Chicago Cubs…

Tom “Tink” Turner got his one-game career in Major League Baseball the old-fashioned way: he asked for it. Yes, things…

GARY SHEFFIELD Fourth Year on Ballot (13.3% last year) PLAYING CAREER: Milwaukee Brewers (1988–1991), San Diego Padres (1992–1993), Florida Marlins…

CURT SCHILLING Sixth Year on Ballot (45.0% last year) PLAYING CAREER: Baltimore Orioles (1988-1990), Houston Astros (1991), Philadelphia Phillies (1992-2000),…

JOHAN SANTANA            First Year on Ballot PLAYING CAREER: Minnesota Twins (2000-2007) and New York Mets (2008-2010 and 2012). ACHIEVEMENTS: In…

Sammy Sosa might be the Chicago Cubs all-time home run leader, but apparently that’s not good enough to get him…

Nearly a decade ago, Rinku Singh beat out close to 37,000 competitors to win a shot at pitching in the…

SCOTT ROLEN    First Year on Ballot PLAYING CAREER: Philadelphia Phillies (1996–2002), St. Louis Cardinals (2002–2007), Toronto Blue Jays (2008–2009) and…

The much-ballyhooed David Ross movie is apparently still a thing and, get this…filmmakers have seemingly found their “Grandpa Rossy”. .@D_Ross3…

This week, Shawn Anderson and Lou Olsen are joined by Byron Motley. The author and screenwriter talks to the boys…

MANNY RAMIREZ Second Year on Ballot (23.8% last year) PLAYING CAREER:  Cleveland Indians (1993–2000), Boston Red Sox (2001–2008), Los Angeles…

Charlie “The Swedish Wonder” Hallstrom was the first Sweden-born Major Leaguer. He pitched one game for the 1885 Providence Grays….

MIKE MUSSINA Fifth Year on Ballot (51.8% last year) PLAYING CAREER:  Baltimore Orioles (1991–2000) and New York Yankees (2001–2008) ACHIEVEMENTS:  270…

During the Chicago Cubs World Series run in 2016, celebrity fans of the Loveable Losers came out of the woodwork….

JAMIE MOYER First Year on Ballot PLAYING CAREER: Chicago Cubs (1986–1988), Texas Rangers (1989–1990), St. Louis Cardinals (1991), Baltimore Orioles…

KEVIN MILLWOOD First Year on Ballot PLAYING CAREER: Atlanta Braves (1997–2002), Philadelphia Phillies (2003–2004), Cleveland Indians (2005), Texas Rangers (2006–2009),…

FRED McGRIFF Ninth Year on Ballot (21.7% last year) PLAYING CAREER:  Toronto Blue Jays (1986–1990), San Diego Padres (1991–1993), Atlanta Braves…

This summer marks the 75th anniversary of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League and it’s likely we’ll be seeing a…

HIDEKI MATSUI First Year on Ballot PLAYING CAREER: Yomiuri Giants (1993–2002), New York Yankees (2003–2009), Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim…

EDGAR MARTINEZ Ninth Year on Ballot (58.6% last year) PLAYING CAREER:  Seattle Mariners (1987–2004) ACHIEVEMENTS:  Career batting average of .312 and…

BRAD LIDGE First Year on Ballot PLAYING CAREER: Houston Astros (2002-2007), Philadelphia Phillies (2008-2011) and Washington Nationals (2012) ACHIEVEMENTS: Went…

Carlos Lee First Year on Ballot PLAYING CAREER: Chicago White Sox (1999–2004), Milwaukee Brewers (2005–2006), Texas Rangers (2006), Houston Astros…

JEFF KENT Fifth Year on Ballot (16.7% last year) PLAYING CAREER: Toronto Blue Jays (1992), New York Mets (1992–1996), Cleveland…

What were the ten most listened to Hall of Very Good Podcast episodes from 2017? It’s funny you should ask….

CHIPPER JONES First Year on Ballot PLAYING CAREER: Atlanta Braves (1993, 1995-2012) ACHIEVEMENTS: Career batting average of .303 with 2726 hits,…

While most of America had their eyes fixed on New York and its iconic New Year’s Eve ball drop in…

ANDRUW JONES First Year on Ballot PLAYING CAREER: Atlanta Braves (1996–2007), Los Angeles Dodgers (2008), Texas Rangers (2009), Chicago White…

As 2017 comes to a close, there are plenty of stories that are likely going to be re-hashed. While most…

JASON ISRINGHAUSEN First Year on Ballot PLAYING CAREER: New York Mets (1995–1997, 1999), Oakland Athletics (1999–2001), St. Louis Cardinals (2002–2008),…