Hall of Fame

By Jay Horwitz Al Leiter has done it all in his 19-year Major League Baseball career. He has pitched a no-hitter, appeared in three World Series, started game seven of a World Series and appeared in two All-Star Games. Despite all of those honors, nothing will mean more to Al…

The Case Against The Current Inductee Practices of the Legendary Hall of Fame — The Original Purpose Like most museums and establishments, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame started off with a brilliant idea. By the time Ahmet Ertegun came up with the plan to create a hall of fame for rock music many other genre-specific hall of fames existed. These hall of fames include blues…

Jason Botts, R.A. Dickey and Bobby Jones to be honored later this season — The Oklahoma City Dodgers have revealed the first three inductees for the new Oklahoma City Triple-A Baseball Hall of Fame: Jason Botts, R.A. Dickey and Bobby Jones. The Oklahoma City Triple-A Baseball Hall of Fame was formed as part of the 25th anniversary celebration of Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark, and all…

Lean On Me…If You Need A Friend In 1972, Bill Withers (1938–2020), an American songwriter and artist, wrote and sang his son Lean On Me. The song won numerous awards and inspired a movie, Lean On Me, produced in 1989 starring Morgan Freeman. Bill Withers was born poor in West…

I want to answer a simple question: what are the best baseball lineups ever, based on WAR? WAR is a relatively recent invention, a baseball statistic that attempts to combine everything a player does and convert it to wins (specifically, how many wins that player produces above a hypothetical replacement-level…

-2007 NL Cy Young Award winner Jake Peavy and former team owner John Moores to be inducted on July 28- SAN DIEGO — The San Diego Padres announced the 2023 class of the Padres Hall of Fame today, including 2007 National League Cy Young Award winner Jake Peavy and long-time…

Introduction Imagine casually browsing the web, only to stumble upon a major security flaw on a United Nations (UN) website. Seems like the stuff of fiction, right? Well, that’s precisely what happened to me, and today, I’m sharing my exhilarating journey of how I found a “leaked Google Maps API key”…

March 14th marks the birth anniversary of one of Major League Baseball’s most beloved and talented players, Kirby Puckett. Born in 1960, Puckett spent his entire 12-year career playing for the Minnesota Twins and became a symbol of dedication, talent, and heart. Tragically, his life was cut short in 2006…

There are many factors that go into determining what makes a good quarterback. However, good quarterback play typically translates into wins. While many talking heads in the media love to say that winning is not a quarterback stat…it totally is. Stats and highlights are obviously important, but the true greatness…