http://dir.salon.com/topics/hall_of_fame/?source=rss&aim=hall_of_fame en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Wed, 04 Feb 2009 04:02:00 PST By King Kaufman Wed, 04 Feb 2009 04:02:00 PST http://www.salon.com/sports/kaufman/feature/2009/02/04/letters/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sports/kaufman/feature/2009/02/04/letters/index.html?source=rss In the wake of his third fine Super Bowl performance, the readers write about that and other big-game subjects. By King Kaufman Wed, 04 Feb 2009 04:02:00 PST http://www.salon.com/sports/kaufman/feature/2009/01/12/ignorance/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sports/kaufman/feature/2009/01/12/ignorance/index.html?source=rss Journalists are supposed to fight it, not brag about it. Too many baseball writers don't seem to feel that way. By King Kaufman Wed, 04 Feb 2009 04:02:00 PST http://www.salon.com/sports/daily/feature/2008/11/21/mussina/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sports/daily/feature/2008/11/21/mussina/index.html?source=rss If the retiring Yankee doesn't make the Hall of Fame, it shouldn't be because he failed to win 300 games. By King Kaufman Wed, 04 Feb 2009 04:02:00 PST http://www.salon.com/sports/col/kaufman/2008/03/12/wednesday/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sports/col/kaufman/2008/03/12/wednesday/index.html?source=rss A Hall of Fame debate worth having. Plus: Vasectomy madness in Oregon. And: Billy Crystal suits up. By King Kaufman Wed, 04 Feb 2009 04:02:00 PST http://www.salon.com/sports/col/kaufman/2008/01/09/wednesday/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sports/col/kaufman/2008/01/09/wednesday/index.html?source=rss Joe Gibbs goes out on top, again. Plus: Gossage makes the Hall of Fame, Raines emphatically doesn't. By King Kaufman Wed, 04 Feb 2009 04:02:00 PST http://www.salon.com/sports/col/kaufman/2007/12/04/tuesday/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sports/col/kaufman/2007/12/04/tuesday/index.html?source=rss Bowie Kuhn in, Marvin Miller snubbed. The baseball Hall of Fame embarrasses itself. Plus: Evel Knievel. Wed, 04 Feb 2009 04:02:00 PST http://www.salon.com/sports/col/kaufman/2007/03/01/thursday/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sports/col/kaufman/2007/03/01/thursday/index.html?source=rss Baseball Hall of Fame shutout. That's three straight, and it's time for another overhaul of the veterans committee. By David Puner Wed, 04 Feb 2009 04:02:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/video_dog/sports/2007/01/13/mark_mcgwire_hulk/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/video_dog/sports/2007/01/13/mark_mcgwire_hulk/index.html?source=rss An honest Letterman tape mix-up. Wed, 04 Feb 2009 04:02:00 PST http://www.salon.com/sports/col/kaufman/2007/01/10/wednesday/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sports/col/kaufman/2007/01/10/wednesday/index.html?source=rss Hall of Fame voters snub Mark McGwire, meaning we'll be arguing about him again next year. Here's a vote for just moving on. Wed, 04 Feb 2009 04:02:00 PST http://www.salon.com/sports/col/kaufman/2006/08/03/thursday/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sports/col/kaufman/2006/08/03/thursday/index.html?source=rss At 49, Warren Moon is about to become the first black QB in the NFL Hall of Fame. How can someone so young carry that label? Plus: Terrell Owens, Billie Jean King. Wed, 04 Feb 2009 04:02:00 PST http://www.salon.com/sports/col/kaufman/2006/08/02/wednesday/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sports/col/kaufman/2006/08/02/wednesday/index.html?source=rss Roger Clemens stays put while Greg Maddux goes to the N.L. West race. Do great players "deserve" to finish their careers with contending teams? Wed, 04 Feb 2009 04:02:00 PST http://www.salon.com/sports/col/kaufman/2006/07/28/friday/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sports/col/kaufman/2006/07/28/friday/index.html?source=rss Reggie Bush won't skip the season, but his fight for top-pick money is a tough match. Plus: The annual "should this guy be in the Hall of Fame?" orgy. Wed, 04 Feb 2009 04:02:00 PST http://www.salon.com/sports/col/kaufman/2006/05/10/wednesday/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sports/col/kaufman/2006/05/10/wednesday/index.html?source=rss Bill James belongs in the Hall of Fame. Plus: Nets need Richard Jefferson, stat! And: The perfect coach for Sacramento. Wed, 04 Feb 2009 04:02:00 PST http://www.salon.com/sports/col/kaufman/2006/03/01/wednesday/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sports/col/kaufman/2006/03/01/wednesday/index.html?source=rss Barry Bonds in drag: Is this what it takes to create "team chemistry"? We'll see. Plus: A Buck O'Neil petition. Wed, 04 Feb 2009 04:02:00 PST http://www.salon.com/sports/col/kaufman/2006/01/11/wednesday/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sports/col/kaufman/2006/01/11/wednesday/index.html?source=rss Hype shortage: The Stealth Olympics are a month away. Plus: Bruce Sutter makes Cooperstown. Wed, 04 Feb 2009 04:02:00 PST http://www.salon.com/news/sports/col/kaufman/2003/07/18/friday/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/sports/col/kaufman/2003/07/18/friday/index.html?source=rss On the theology of sports: How Pete Rose can prove the existence of God -- or not, depending on what you already believe. Wed, 04 Feb 2009 04:02:00 PST http://www.salon.com/news/sports/col/kaufman/2003/06/25/wednesday/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/sports/col/kaufman/2003/06/25/wednesday/index.html?source=rss Forget Susan Sarandon, Tim Robbins, even Jose Canseco. A new online exhibit is what the Hall of Fame is all about. Plus: OK, we can't forget Canseco. Wed, 04 Feb 2009 04:02:00 PST http://www.salon.com/news/sports/col/kaufman/2003/06/19/thursday/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/sports/col/kaufman/2003/06/19/thursday/index.html?source=rss Me and Roger Clemens' mom. Plus: Michael Jordan's about to make a bad hire, and the Ole Miss mascot's date with ... Destiny? By King Kaufman Wed, 04 Feb 2009 04:02:00 PST http://www.salon.com/news/sports/col/kaufman/2003/04/11/cooperstown/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/sports/col/kaufman/2003/04/11/cooperstown/index.html?source=rss The Republican hack who runs baseball's Hall of Fame censors "Bull Durham's" Susan Sarandon and Tim Robbins. By Allen Barra Wed, 04 Feb 2009 04:02:00 PST http://www.salon.com/news/sports/col/barra/2003/01/17/nfl/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/sports/col/barra/2003/01/17/nfl/index.html?source=rss The NFL's dreadful officiating can't be ignored anymore. One solution: Give one ref a TV. By King Kaufman Wed, 04 Feb 2009 04:02:00 PST http://www.salon.com/people/feature/2002/08/27/harwell/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/people/feature/2002/08/27/harwell/index.html?source=rss The voice of the Tigers has broadcast more big-league games than anyone else. His retirement breaks one of the last links to an age when fans knew the home team through one man's words. By Allen Barra Wed, 04 Feb 2009 04:02:00 PST http://www.salon.com/news/sports/col/barra/2001/08/09/shoeless_joe/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/sports/col/barra/2001/08/09/shoeless_joe/index.html?source=rss Does the banished ballplayer belong in the Hall of Fame? Depends whether you're talking about the player or the man. By Allen Barra Wed, 04 Feb 2009 04:02:00 PST http://www.salon.com/news/sports/col/barra/2001/03/14/belle/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/sports/col/barra/2001/03/14/belle/index.html?source=rss He played well enough to get to Cooperstown, but his personality and attitude will consign him to obscurity. By Allen Barra Wed, 04 Feb 2009 04:02:00 PST http://www.salon.com/news/sports/col/barra/2001/03/07/tournament/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/sports/col/barra/2001/03/07/tournament/index.html?source=rss The NCAA Tournament is a cash cow for the NCAA, but there are too many teams, and fans have been slowly tuning out. By Allen Barra Wed, 04 Feb 2009 04:02:00 PST http://www.salon.com/news/sports/col/barra/2001/01/03/miller/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/sports/col/barra/2001/01/03/miller/index.html?source=rss The union founder made ballplayers unimaginably rich. Will they ever have the guts to demand that he be enshrined in Cooperstown?