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Bob Sheppard, the Voice of the YankeesBob Sheppard, the public address announcer for the New York Yankees, won’t be returning to job, according to a report on MLB.com. Sheppard, 99, had been the PA announcer in the Bronx for more than 50 years, and has thus outlasted scores of managers, players and George Steinbrenner tantrums. Besides his job with the Yankees, Sheppard worked as a professor of speech at St. John’s University. * * * * * * * * *
Baseball Ink’s Second Annual Hall of Fame Vote
For my methodology – check out last year’s blog Baseball Ink Hall of Fame Vote I kept the 11 remaining from last year and my totals from last year (just because the BBWAA seems to change its mind doesn’t mean that I should) and then added the new players who made the all-star team at least once. I figure if the player had never been one of the top 30 or so players in their league at least once in their career then they shouldn’t be on this list. Here’s my list with my evaluation numbers filled in.
As a member of the BBWAA I would get up to 10 votes and here is how I’d vote in order:
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From the Don’t Try This at Home DepartmentBaseball at its core is a simple game. A pitcher throws the ball, the batter attempts to hit it and a fielder tries to catch said ball. (Of course, trying to explain the game to someone who has never seen it can be quite complicated.) But now it is late November, and few of us in northern locations will venture out with a bat, ball or glove for at least another four months. Still, a samurai in Japan and a martial arts expert in Moldova have found some inventive uses for the game’s equipment. * * * * * * * * *
Time Magazine’s Baseball Movie All StarsFollowing yesterday’s baseball movie all stars from Rotten Tomatoes, we present Time Magazine’s list of the top players ever to hit the big screen. Some of the picks are the same, but the whole Time seems to have selected some bigger names. 1B: Lou Gehrig, The Pride of the Yankees * * * * * * * * *
The Rotten Tomatoes Baseball Movie All-Star TeamRotten Tomatoes, a wonderful resource for all things cinematic, has compiled a list of the greatest players ever to grace the silver screen. (Wesley Snipes has a lot of ground to cover as he takes up two-thirds of the outfield.) LF: R. Hobbs, The Natural * * * * * * * * *
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This is a discussion on how I would vote if in fact I was a member of the esteemed community of The 
