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PODCAST

The Case For: A Baseball Hall of Fame Podcast

Russell Christian

Attorney and baseball fan extraordinaire Russell Christian discusses former Major League Baseball players and makes the case for or against their enshrinement in the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in Cooperstown, New York.

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Episode 19 (Season 2) - Classic Baseball Era Ballot

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2024/12/08

The Classic Baseball Era Ballot vote is Sunday, December 8, 2024. The 8 players on the ballot are Dick Allen, Ken Boyer, John Donaldson, Steve Garvey, Vic Harris, Tommy John, Dave Parker, and Luis Tiant.Who will get in? Who would Russ vote for? Listen to find out!

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Episode 18 (Season 2) - Luis Tiant

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2024/12/02

Famed Cuban pitcher Luis Tiant is up for consideration on this year's Classic Baseball Era Committee ballot. The son of famed Cuban pitcher Luis Tiant Sr., Luis pitched 19 seasons in MLB and is one of only 11 pitchers in MLB history to retire with 225+ wins, 2400+ strikeouts, 49+ shutouts and a career ERA under 3.30. The other 10 are all in the HOF. Tiant's 49 career shutouts tie him with HOFers Don Drysdale, Fergie Jenkins, and Early Wynn for 21st best in MLB history. Every pitcher...

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Episode 17 (Season 2) Tommy John

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2024/11/25

Left-handed pitcher Tommy John earned 288 Wins over a 26 year career, the second longest in MLB history. Most notably, 164 of John's wins came AFTER he underwent the groundbreaking surgery which now bears his name. A 3-time 20 game winner, John twice led the league in Win-Loss % and led all of MLB in shutouts 3 times (1966, 1967, 1980). A 4 time All-Star, john received MVP votes in 2 seasons (1977 and 1979) and CY Young votes in 4 seasons (1977, 1978, 1979, 1980) including two #2 Cy Young fin...

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Episode 16 (Season 2) - Dick Allen

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2024/11/18

A 7 time All-Star, Dick Allen won the 1964 NL Rookie of the Year and the 1972 AL MVP Awards. He is one of only 28 players to have won both a ROY and an MVP Award. Allen is one of only 10 players in baseball history to retire with 350+ home runs, 1000+ RBI, 1000+ runs, 100+ stolen bases, and 75+ triples. He is also one of only five players in MLB history to retire with 350+ home runs, a .290+ BA, a .375+ OBP, a career OPS+ of 155 or higher, 75+ triples; and 100+ stolen bases. T...

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Episode 15 (Season 2) - Felix Hernandez

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2024/11/10

Felix Hernandez pitched his entire 15 year career with the Seattle Mariners. A 6 time All-Star and the 2010 AL Cy Young Award Winner, Felix finished his career with 169 wins, 2524 strikeouts, and a 3.42 ERA. He also pitched the 23rd Perfect Game in MLB history on August 15, 2012.Despite a very strong 7 year peak between 2009 and 2015, does "King Felix" have the career stats and hardware to land him in the HOF? Will his "fame factor" give him the edge"?

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Episode 14 (Season 2) Dave Parker

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2024/11/03

Dave "The Cobra" Parker played 19 year and amassed 2,712 hits, 526 doubles, 75 triples, 339 home runs, 1493 RBI, 154 stolen bases, 4405 Total Bases and a career .290 BA. Parker was a 2 time batting champion, 2 time World Series Champion, the 1979 All-Star Game MVP and the 1978 NL MVP. A longtime fan favorite, his counting stats, hardware, and championships bode well for his Hall of Fame case as does the sentimental tug of time. But modern advanced statistics aren't as kind to Parke...

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Episode 13 - Recap of the 2024 BBWAA Hall of Fame...

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2024/01/28

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Episode 12 - The 2024 BBWAA Hall of Fame Ballot

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2024/01/21

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Episode 11 - Bobby Abreu

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2024/01/14

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Episode 10 - Carlos Beltran

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2024/01/07

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Episode 9 - Chase Utley

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2023/12/31

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Episode 8 - Andruw Jones

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2023/12/24

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Episode 7 - Joe Mauer

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2023/12/17

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Episode 6 - Gary Sheffield

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2023/12/10

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Episode 5 - Billy Wagner

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2023/12/03

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Episode 4 - The Voting Process and the 2024...

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2023/11/23

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Episode 3 - Todd Helton

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2023/11/23

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Episode 2 - Lou Whitaker

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2023/11/18

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Episode 1 - Dale Murphy

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2023/11/11

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