it’s your turn to be the boss
Congratulations to Andre “The Hawk” Dawson on the announcement of his induction into the Hall of Fame. Dawson is the lone player in the 2010 class to be selected to enter into Cooperstown on July 25 as he received 77.9 % of the necessary 75% votes needed to be inducted. It was a long-awaited call [...]
There are 15 new candidates for the Hall of Fame in 2010. Among the new names on the ballot are Roberto Alomar, Barry Larkin, Edgar Martinez and Fred McGriff. It will be interesting who receives what percentage of the votes this year as the stigma of steroids is starting to play an ever increasing role in the vote. There are 26 candidates in total, three more than last year, when Rickey Henderson was elected in his first appearance and Jim Rice made it on his 15th and final try.
As a free agent in the winter of 1987, Andre Dawson, the gimpy 11-year veteran of the Montreal Expos, told the Chicago Cubs to “fill in the blanks” on a contract. This offer came from an accomplished player who had the Rookie of the Year Award, 3 all-star appearances, 6 Gold Gloves, and 3 Silver [...]
