Later Tuesday, Scott Rolen will find out if he’s been elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame. To make it through, he’ll have to be checked off on at least 75 percent of the ballots filled out by voting members of the Baseball Writers Association of America. This will be...
Four Cardinals were Rawlings Gold Glove finalists on the National League side of the awards for 2022. The hopefuls were first baseman Paul Goldschmidt, third baseman Nolan Arenado, second baseman Tommy Edman and utility player Brendan Donovan. And it should be noted...
NOTES ON MY SCORECARD 1) The Milwaukee Brewers got back on track by beating the Tampa Bay Rays on consecutive days. The Crew, feeling better about themselves, are off on Thursday. They’re looking forward to the three-game series against the Cardinals that opens Friday...
BERNIE BITS Leading Off … Scott Rolen. One positive from the otherwise incoherent Baseball Hall of Fame voting for 2022: Scott Rolen is closing in on the mandatory minimum of receiving checkmarks on 75% of the ballots. Of course, most of you know that already. I’m not...
Going by the early returns in the 2022 Hall of Fame voting, Scott Rolen is moving closer to his inevitable induction into the Baseball Hall of Fame. Cooperstown may not call Rolen this year, but his candidacy is on a positive track. In the mini-sample 49 votes that...
When the results of the 2021 Baseball Hall of Fame balloting are announced on Jan. 26, I’ll be fixated on one name: Scott Rolen. A third baseman who supplied exquisite glove work and above-average offense for 17 MLB seasons, Rolen’s credentials meet the standard for...
