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 | Skewed Left: Murphy, Morris, and Using the Full 15 Ballots | Zachary Levine | 2013-01-10 |
| The Platoon Advantage: Is 12 Enough for Ichiro? | Michael Bates | 2012-09-26 |
| Prospectus Hit and Run: Fat Elvis' Swan Song | Jay Jaffe | 2012-08-31 |
| Prospectus Hit and Run: Sizzling Starts | Jay Jaffe | 2012-04-18 |
| Pebble Hunting: The Burden of Batting Fourth | Sam Miller | 2012-03-28 |
| Prospectus Preview: AL Central 2012 Preseason Preview, Part One | Ben Lindbergh | 2012-02-28 |
| Prospectus Preview: AL Central 2012 Preseason Preview, Part One | Steven Goldman | 2012-02-28 |
| The BP Broadside: Zimmerman, Rendon, and the Nagging Itch to Scratch a McQuinn | Steven Goldman | 2012-02-27 |
| The BP Broadside: My Seven Days of Nervous Baseball and Other Stories | Steven Goldman | 2012-02-01 |
| The BP Broadside: Jorge Posada and the Third-String Yankees | Steven Goldman | 2012-01-30 |
| Prospectus Hit and Run: The Golden Era Ballot for the Hall of Fame | Jay Jaffe | 2011-11-22 |
| The BP Broadside: The ALDS Goat Remains Masked and Anonymous | Steven Goldman | 2011-10-07 |
| Prospectus Hit and Run: Stuck in the Middle with You | Jay Jaffe | 2011-07-25 |
| BP Unfiltered: The Hallworthy Alomar and Blyleven | Jay Jaffe | 2011-07-23 |
| The Lineup Card: The Top 13 Veterans Committee Selections That Weren't THAT Bad | Baseball Prospectus | 2011-07-20 |
| Prospectus Q&A: On Trammell and Whitaker | David Laurila | 2010-08-13 |
| Prospectus Hit and Run: Don't Call it the Veterans' Committee | Jay Jaffe | 2010-07-28 |
| You Could Look It Up: First-Base Horrors | Steven Goldman | 2010-01-08 |
| Changing Speeds: The Slash Stat Triple Crown | Ken Funck | 2009-08-26 |
| You Could Look It Up: How Things Have Changed | Steven Goldman | 2009-02-26 |
| Prospectus Hit and Run: The Curious Case of Jeff Kent | Jay Jaffe | 2009-01-27 |
| Prospectus Hit and Run: The Bleeding Edge of a Whole New Hall Game | Jay Jaffe | 2008-12-09 |
| On the Beat: The Winter Meetings | John Perrotto | 2008-12-09 |
| Prospectus Today: Rolling into Town | Joe Sheehan | 2008-12-08 |
| Every Given Sunday: Winter Meetings Preview | John Perrotto | 2008-12-07 |
| You Could Look It Up: Herb Score | Steven Goldman | 2008-11-18 |
| On the Beat: Comebacks and Throwbacks | John Perrotto | 2008-10-16 |
| You Could Look It Up: A Guide to the New Veterans Committee Ballot, Part 2 | Steven Goldman | 2008-08-28 |
| You Could Look It Up: A Guide to the New Veterans Committee Ballot, Part 2 | Clay Davenport | 2008-08-28 |
| Every Given Sunday: Bronx Breakdowns and Rebounds | John Perrotto | 2008-06-29 |
| You Could Look It Up: Who Really Needed an Early Pink Slip? | Steven Goldman | 2008-04-26 |
| You Could Look It Up: Sweepers, Part 2 | Steven Goldman | 2007-11-05 |
| Prospectus Hit and Run: Milestoners and the New New Veterans Committee | Jay Jaffe | 2007-08-14 |
| Grumpy Old Men: JAWS Tackles the Veterans Committee Ballot | Jay Jaffe | 2007-02-26 |
| You Could Look It Up: The Definition of Insanity | Steven Goldman | 2006-09-29 |
| Prospectus Hit List: Week of September 19th | Jay Jaffe | 2006-09-19 |
| Prospectus Today: Witch Hunt | Joe Sheehan | 2006-06-12 |
| Can Of Corn: Reasons to Believe | Dayn Perry | 2005-09-27 |
| Lies, Damned Lies: A New Look at Aging | Nate Silver | 2005-09-22 |
| Teams: A Critical Guide: Rare Dick Weik Mention Edition | Steven Goldman | 2004-09-22 |
| Least Competent Criminals: The Least Efficient Base-Stealing Teams Ever | Jim Baker | 2004-07-30 |
| You Could Look It Up: Managers Reconsidered, Part II | Steven Goldman | 2004-05-05 |
| Cross Your Fingers: Cautionary Tales From the Second Base Trade Logs, Part I | Steven Goldman | 2003-07-18 |
| Prospectus Feature: 2003 IHOF Veterans Committee Results | Neal Traven | 2003-02-26 |
BP Chats
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| 2009-05-12 13:00:00 | I'm not a Yankees fan, but I am a Joe Gordon fan. I was wondering what you think about him getting into the Hall of Fame?
(HonusCobb from Hopedale, IL) | I thought it was way overdue. His was another shortened, WW II-affected career, but you don't have to make too many allowances for that given an MVP award, nine All-Star games, a bunch of pennants with two organizations, a top-flight defensive rep, and 253 home runs at second base (despite his playing in a park that killed right-handed hitters). He would have been a favorite of mine had I been around, and he's kind of a favorite anyway. (Steven Goldman) |
| 2008-10-09 14:00:00 | Hi Jay. Thanks for chatting. The more I read about Joe Gordon, the more he seems to be a truly great player who's career was effected by WWII. Give him those 3 seasons and he stacks up well against HOF 2nd baseman. What are you thoughts?
(ripfan008 from Baltimore) | I've looked at Gordon's case via the lens of JAWS a couple times, and I'm due for a new set of numbers to run through this year's VC and BBWAA ballots soon.
Gordon was impressive in his prime, and while we can adequately extrapolate for the missing military service years (of which there were only two, 1944-1945, followed by a horrendous 1946 performance), the fact that he retired after his Age 35 season ultimately hurts his cause far more. (Jay Jaffe) |
| 2008-09-10 13:00:00 | Jay,
Do you think of the players on the new Veteran's Committee ballot belong in the HOF? Thanks for chatting.
(collins from greenville nc) | I think Bill Dahlen does, and I'd be willing to consider Joe Gordon given the impact of World War II service on his career, but I'm far more interested in seeing cases like Bobby Grich, Lou Whitaker and Dwight Evans come up for a vote than some of these oldtimers. (Jay Jaffe) |
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