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Happy 40th Anniversary, Rick Camp Game! (Mets vs. Braves, July 4, 1985)

Happy 40th anniversary to quite possibly the wackiest game in MLB history! The Mets and Braves squared off at the old Fulton County Stadium on this day in 1985. This year, the upstart Mets competed with the Cardinals for the NL East. (Despite winning 98 games, the Cardinals won 101 and clinched the division. MLB didn't introduce Wild Cards until 1994.) Meanwhile, the Braves toiled near the bottom of the NL West. On this night, the Mets started Dwight Gooden, who won the 1984 NL Rookie
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Buffalo Man's hypothetical 2022 Hall of Fame ballot

MLB is in a lockout, but the Hall of Fame ballot isn't. To repeat from my past blog, every year, a select group from the BBWAA has the privilege to vote for a select number of players approved by the Screening Committee. In order for a former player to qualify for the ballot, they had to have played for at least ten years and not play for five afterwards. This year, thirty players qualified for the ballot, and residential ballot tracker Ryan Thibodaux re-created its layout for online t
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Buffalo Man's Hypothetical 2021 Baseball Hall of Fame Ballot

With MLB knee-deep in the offseason, that means it's not just free agency, but Hall of Fame season! Every year, a select number of writers from the BBWAA have the privilege to vote for a group of players approved by the Screening Committee. In order to potentially qualify to be on the ballot, you must've played at least ten years and not play at least five after that. While there were about 35 players approved in each of the last few years, only twenty-five were on the ballot this year.
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