On Monday, we will find out which players go enough votes to make it into the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown. Although Rickey Henderson is a lock, there is a lot of Hall of Fame worthiness discussions surrounding all the other players. Who do we think will make it into Cooperstown?
Players Who Will Be In The Hall
Bert Blyleven
Andre Dawson
Rickey Henderson
Tim Raines
Players Who Won’t Be In The Hall
Harold Baines
Jay Bell
David Cone
Ron Gant
Mark Grace
Tommy John
Don Mattingly
Mark McGwire
Jack Morris
Dale Murphy
Jesse Orosco
Dave Parker
Dan Plesac
Jim Rice
Lee Smith
Alan Trammell
Greg Vaughn
Mo Vaughn
Matt Williams

The Phillies did it!
What does it feel like to be a World Series champion? Ask the Philadelphia Phillies, who on Wednesday took home the 2008 World Series title. These Phillies are now the champions of baseball for the year of 2008 and no one can take that away from them.

Ryan Howard has now established himself in history.
You can see Phillies World Series celebration videos here:

By Guest Blogger James Edwards
My age was 12. Baseball ruled. It was 1968 and the Detroit Tigers were going to win it all. Yeah, that is what needs to be told to today’s baseball fan.
Hi, my name is James, sometimes known as the Squibster. Normally you would find me writing for Squibkick or NBAObsessed. You see baseball used to be my favorite sport and now football and basketball have taken baseball’s place. That needs some explaining, so we have to go back in time.
Baseball in 1968 was so different from today. Nobody had …read more

The bloggers for the b5media sports channel were asked to write a blog entry about a childhood sports memory. For me, when I think of childhood sports memories, there’s really only one that stands out.
I really started following baseball in the 1988 season. Both of my parents are Los Angeles Dodgers fans after growing up in Los Angeles. They’d watch Dodgers games here and there and I’d join them on the coach. I really didn’t understand much at first but I asked a lot of questions, and by the end of the year I …read more

Well, maybe not, but my latest article at Baseball Digest Daily profiles the 15 big leaguers who have as their only hit a triple. Yep, from John Barthold to Eric Cammack, I’ve got you covered. You’re welcome…

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J.D. Drew and Ila Borders were playing in the Northern League. Kevin Mench led the NCAA in home runs, while Brian Roberts led in stolen bases. You guessed it, we’re back in 1998 for our latest look at baseball’s best prospects from that year. Sit back, relax, and enjoy…

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Hey, here’s a fun team that doesn’t get a lot of attention. The 1966 Pittsburgh Pirates went 92-70, good enough for third place in an extremely tight National League race. The Dodgers won the pennant, with the Giants back of them by 1 1/2 games. The Bucs, in turn, finished 1 1/2 games behind San Francisco.
Harry “The Hat” Walker managed the Pirates in ‘66, and what an offense he had at his disposal. Future Hall-of-Famers Willie Stargell (.315/.381/.581, 164 OPS+) and Roberto Clemente (.317/.360/.536, 146 OPS+) had monster seasons (Clemente won the MVP award), as did …read more

Previously…

#91-100
#81-90
#71-80

#61-70
#51-60
#41-50

I think 1998 is right around when I first started to realize how difficult it is to develop a big-league catcher. Five backstops made Baseball America’s Top 100 prospects that year, and none of ‘em did much. Still, this latest batch includes a former home-run champion and a Cy Young Award winner…

Previously…

#91-100
#81-90
#71-80
#61-70
#51-60

California bans smoking in bars and restaurants, 19 countries in Europe forbid human cloning, the Unabomber enters a guilty plea — and that’s just in January! You guessed it, we’re looking back at 1998 again. In this installment, we enter the top half of Baseball America’s Top 100 prospects. Sit back, relax, and try not to think about George Michael getting arrested in a park restroom…

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Admit it. You’d never heard of the Worcester Ruby Legs. It’s okay, I’d never heard of them either.
The Ruby Legs played three years in the National League, 1880 – 1882. They started out bad and kept getting worse. In 1881, they sported a 32-50 record, good for last place in the NL, 23 games back of the champion Chicago Cubs. (Did I just say “champion Chicago Cubs”? Wow, that was a long time ago.)
Other teams in the NL that year included the Providence Grays, Buffalo Bisons, Detroit Wolverines, Troy Trojans, Boston Red Caps, and Cleveland Blues. …read more