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Episode 74: Jay Jaffe

August 10, 2017 by Ross Carey

This episode of the Replacement Level Podcast features Jay Jaffe. Jay Joined me to discuss his new book The Cooperstown Casebook: Who's in the Baseball Hall of Fame, Who should be in, and who should … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Archived Podcasts, Best of, Blog, Podcasts Tagged With: Alan Trammell, Barry Bonds, BBWAA, Cooperstown Casebook, Curt Schilling, Dick Allen, Dwight Evans, Hall of Fame, Jack Morris, JAWS, Jay Jaffe, Kenny Lofton, Lee Smith, Lou Whitaker, Mike Mussina, Omar Vizquel, Roger Clemens, Ron Santo, Roy Halladay, Ted Simmons, Tim Raines, Tony Oliva

Ranking the Top 250 Baseball Players Ever: Part 6 (125-101)

December 19, 2016 by Ross Carey

This is part six of my series ranking the top 250 baseball players ever to play the game. For more information about how this list was compiled please refer to part one. This section is for players … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blog, Hall of Fame, The Top 250, Top 100 Lists Tagged With: Alan Tramell, Bullet Rogan, Carlos Beltran, Carlton Fisk, Craig Biggio, Dazzy Vance, Eddie Plank, Frankie Frisch, Isao Harimoto, John Smoltz, Juan Marichal, Lou Whitaker, Manny Ramirez, Mark McGwire, Martín Dihigo, Minnie Minoso, Phil Niekro, Roberto Alomar, Ron Santo, Roy Campanella, Roy Halladay, Sam Crawford, Scott Rolen, Tim Raines, Willie McCovey

The Worst Seasons by a Hall of Fame Position Player (by age)

July 21, 2015 by Ross Carey

A lot of time is spent, rightfully so, on the greatness of Hall of Fame players. When you look at the greatest individual seasons ever produced almost all of them are by players who eventually made … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blog, Hall of Fame Tagged With: Carlton Fisk, Chase Utley, Craig Biggio, Ed Delahanty, Hall of Fame, Lloyd Waner, Lou Brock, Reggie Jackson, Rickey Henderson, Ron Santo, Ross Youngs, Tommy McCarthy, Travis Jackson, Willie McCovey, Willie Stargell, Worst seasons by future Hall of Famers

The Baseball 250: Part 7 (100-76)

November 18, 2014 by Ross Carey

For information about how this list was compiled please read part 1 of this series. This section is for players ranked 100-76. 100: Jim Thome- Even though Thome only led his league in home runs … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blog, The Top 250, Top 100 Lists Tagged With: #Top250, Barry Larkin, Carlton Fisk, dead-ball era, Duke Snider, Eddie Murray, Ernie Banks, Gary Carter, Hall of Fame, Harmon Killebrew, Ichiro Suzuki, Ivan Rodriguez, Jim Thome, Kid Nichols, Miguel Cabrera, Mike Mussina, Mike Piazza, MLB, Negro League Baseball, Nippon Pro Baseball, NLB, NPB, Ozzie Smith, Paul Molitor, Paul Waner, Phil Niekro, Robin Roberts, Ron Santo, Ryne Sandberg, Smokey Joe Williams, The Top 250, Tony Gwynn, Top 100, Top 250, Turkey Stearnes, Willie McCovey

C-WAR Hall of Fame Project: Third Base

July 21, 2012 by Ross Carey

C-WAR is a Hall of Fame monitoring system using career and peak WAR. C-WAR is the career WAR(P) totals from Baseball-Reference, FanGraphs, and Baseball Prospectus added up and averaged out, plus an … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blog, C-WAR Hall of Fame Monitor, Hall of Fame Tagged With: Adrian Beltre, Alex Rodriguez, Brooks Robinson, C-WAR, Chipper Jones, Eddie Mathews, George Brett, Graig Nettles, Hall of Fame, Mike Schmidt, PEDs, Ron Santo, Scott Rolen, Steroids, Third Basemen, Wade Boggs, WAR

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