On January 06, 2012 the Chicago Cubs completed a trade with the San Diego Padres. In exchange for starting pitcher Andrew Cashner, the Cubs received first baseman Anthony Rizzo. At the time, not much was thought of the trade. Rizzo had familiarity with the Cubs new front office due to his time playing for teams […]
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The Right Field Drought and Sammy Sosa’s Hall of Fame Pickle
Hitting a home run is the best and coolest thing a player can do on a baseball field. Sammy Sosa was very good at hitting home runs. Better than just about everyone else in the history of Major League Baseball, in fact. Sosa’s 1998-2002 was one of the most remarkable stretches for a player all-time, but […]
Sammy Sosa: The Hall of Fame Debate
Sammy Sosa will not be elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2016. In fact, for myriad reasons, he will likely never receive serious consideration. In three years on the Ballot, Sosa has received 12.5 percent, 7.2 percent, and 6.6 percent, respectively. As of December 15th this year, according to Ryan Thibs’s invaluable ballot […]