AT HIS Hall of Fame induction ceremony in 2005, Ryne Sandberg gravitated toward his people. Ozzie Smith, Cal Ripken, Joe Morgan, Robin Yount. Second baseman, shortstops, guys who could play their position well and hit for average and hit it out of the pa

Penny-wise, pound-foolish is the theme at Fenway Park this offseason. As an AARP Red Sox fan, I didn’t dwell on the team’s embarrassing September day in-day out display of indifference and incompetence, even though my son and I were present at Camden Yar

SALT LAKE CITY — Hall of Fame shortstop Ozzie Smith is sharing his wizardry with the University of Utah baseball program. He'll be the featured guest at this year's season-opening banquet and fundraiser for the Utes on Tuesday, Feb. 7 at the Salt Lake Ci

CLARINDA, Iowa — Leave it to "The Wizard of Oz" to provide a magical moment. Hall of Fame shortstop Ozzie Smith of the St. Louis Cardinals paid a special tribute to Merl Eberly when he presented a bronze bust of his late friend and manager to Eberly's wi

ST. LOUIS — Cardinals manager Mike Matheny got a standing ovation from the more than 1,400 people on hand at the annual Baseball Writers dinner Sunday night at the Millennium Hotel. He thanked the crowd, then looked at the people sharing the dais with hi

Barry Larkin‘s election to the Baseball Hall of Fame has generated the usual amount of celebration and argument this week. Most of the debates — about Jeff Bagwell, Alan Trammell, Tim Raines, and, of course, PEDs have been covered at length, so I will no

Dmitri Young began toying with the idea of a comeback on a sun-splashed afternoon in Cooperstown, N.Y. , last June, after dominating the proceedings against a bunch of fellow baseball geriatrics in the annual Hall of Fame Classic. The fun began when Young

Barry Larkin tries on his new Hall of Fame Uniform on Tuesday after being introduced as the newest member of the Baseball Hall of Fame. (Kristen Meriwether/Epoch Times) NEW YORK—The path to becoming a Major League Baseball player is long and achieving su

Barry Larkin received plenty of awards, accolades and trophies during his Hall of Fame career. But as he sat behind a microphone at his introductory Hall of Fame news conference in New York on Tuesday morning, Larkin was quick to mention two of his most

Shortstop Barry Larkin, elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame on Monday, played his entire career with the Cincinnati Reds. HENNY RAY ABRAMS/Getty Images On any athlete’s path to sporting immortality, there are twists and turns, forks in the road that if

In what can be gently described as a lackluster ballot highlighted by a handful of legitimate borderline candidates and a couple of steroid-tainted cheaters, the Baseball Writers Association of America have finally opened the pearly gates to the hallowed

Forget that question when it comes to 2012 Hall of Fame electee Barry Larkin. The Cincinnati native spent all of his 19 seasons playing for his hometown Reds. He is only the 48th player out of 297 Hall of Fame members to spend his whole career with one t

There was but one player elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame by the writers and that player is Cincinnati Reds shortstop Barry Larkin. Larkin, who spent his entire 19 year career with the Reds, received 495 votes or 86.4 percent of the overall tally.

Shortstop Barry Larkin was named on Monday to the Baseball Hall-of-Fame, the class of 2012, as the only member voted in by the writers, joining the late Ron Santo for induction this summer in Cooperstown, NY. Larkin received 86-percent of the votes cast.

Posted by Chris Jaffe The news came down earlier today. As predicted here at THT, Barry Larkin is the newest member of the Hall of Fame. In honor of that grand honor, it’s only fitting to spend some time looking back at the career that got him into Coo

I'm not an actual Hall of Fame voter. But if I did have a ballot, here's what it would look like. Yes votes Jeff Bagwell : He's vastly overqualified by even tough Hall of Fame standards, an outstanding all-around player who was one of the very best of hi

Really good even. So good that it’s not really a question of if he’ll make Cooperstown. All Pujols need

Each year, lifetime members of the Baseball Writers' Association of America, i.e. those who spent 10 or more consecutive years with the organization, are bestowed a unique honor: Together, they comprise the electorate for the National Baseball Hall of Fa

Larkin got in. Wow. WTF does Keith have to do? I know the rap on him is the low HR total from a traditional power position. However, he