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Doc Halladay's Birthday and Rick Reuschel
Roy Halladay turns 37 today, May 14th. It's interesting to note this because May 14th appears to be the day of the year with the most Hall of Famers' birthdays. By my count, there are five people in...
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Baseball Mourns The Passing of Mr. Padre, Tony Gwynn
As most of you already know, today is a very sad day in the baseball world. Tony Gwynn passed away at the age of 54 after a lengthy battle with cancer. Gwynn is one of those rare transcendent players...
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FBJ: 2015 Hall of Fame Vote
Seasons Greetings! 2014 was a rather slow year for FBJ. While we continue to rack up page views, we have not done a very good job of keeping up with producing new content and we will do our best to...
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2015 Induction Class
So the newest crop of players has been anointed for immortality in the baseball Hall of Fame. The list of eligible players this year rivaled one of our All-Decade teams as far as talent and...
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What should be done with Ryan Howard?
The Phillies are in a real dilemma this year - they still have Ryan Howard on their roster. They've offered him as available in trade for almost nothing and yet there still have been no takers thus...
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Let's Play 2 - MLB Loses Ernie Banks
It's a sad day for baseball, as Ernie Banks has passed at 83. Mr. Cub, Ernie Banks came up in 1953 as a shortstop for the Cubs and was their first black player. He and second baseman Gene Baker also...
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2015 Hall of Fame Ballot Review and Analysis
Reviewing the ballots has become an annual thing for me. I don't necessarily enjoy doing it but I feel like it's a public service, of sorts. Someone needs to be the watchdog. Someone needs to...
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All-Time Consecutive MVPs Team
At FBJ, we absolutely love putting together baseball lists and all-time teams. Please find your favorite team listed in our database above in the tool bar. A few years ago, Hersh, Chuck, and I...
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Top 10 Catchers of All-Time (2015 List)
This is the first installment of a new FBJ List series. We will be taking a look at the Top 10 at each position. Important to note that we imposed our pre-1920 general rule... no pre-1920 player will...
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Top 10 First Baseman of All Time (2015 List)
This is the second installment of our All Time Teams by position lists. This list proved quite a bit more tricky than our chapter on catchers as there have been several great players throughout...
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Next on our list of counting down the top players by position are the second basemen. This is our 3rd position to date, and it was the first to cause some real debate among the three of us as to which...
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Top 10 Shortstops of All-Time (2015) List
Similar to their second base counterparts, for quite some time, shortstops were known as defensive stoppers with little offensive prowess. They were usually outstanding with the glove and provided a...
View ArticleTop 10 Third Basemen of All-Time (2015)
The Hot Corner is one of those positions that requires a great glove and a hefty, middle of the order, bat in today's game. Remembering our two basic rules, we did not select anyone pre 1920 and we...
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2015 Predictions: Part One
McNL EAST1. Nationals2. Mets*3. Braves4. Marlins5. PhilliesI concur that this division belongs to the Nationals. Their lineup is solid and with Gio Gonzalez as your 5th...
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2015 Predictions: Part Two
Haven't had time to draft a post, however, you have my word that our picks are authentic and were crafted before the season actually started (you'll see from the picks that none of us are...
View ArticleMets/Royals World Series Preview
Full disclosure from the beginning, I am a die-hard Mets fan of 31 years, so I will try to contain my jubilation and table my bias regarding this preview. The 2015 World Series will be represented by...
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1986 World Series Game 6 - Whose Fault Was It?
This past Saturday marked the 29th anniversary of the pivotal Game 6 of the 1986 World Series between the Mets and the Red Sox. I was reminded of the similarities between that Mets team and this...
View Article2015 World Series Recap
“Baseball is a game of inches.” That’s a cliché that’s thrown about quite often by announcers, analysts, and old timey fans. It’s true to a degree and was so during the 2015 World Series between the...
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FBJ Official Ballot...
Today, at 6 PM, the Official Baseball Hall of Fame Class of 2016 will be announced. This exercise always has a way of getting us excited, upset and befuddled. Unfortunately, the process is getting...
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Class of 2016: The Results Are In
This past December, For Baseball Junkies celebrated its fifth birthday. The blog has always been a passion for Hersh, Mc and I. It started as a mechanism for us to memorialize some of our daily...
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The Future of the Phillies: Unapologetically Optimistic
Authored by Ben ReeseMaybe it's these new glasses with the rose-colored lenses, but the Phillies' future doesn't look too bad.OK, they won't win the pennant this season or next or the one after that,...
View ArticleMLB Rule Changes
Recently, MLB discussions have centered on proposed rule changes. At least one looks like it will be implemented for the coming year. Baseball is steeped in tradition unlike any of the other major...
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All Decade Team: 2010's AL
As we approach the end of another decade of baseball, we are excited to start thinking about the best players at each position from 2010 - 2019. Admittedly, my colleagues and I went into this thinking...
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Legendary Slugger Dick Allen Passes Away
2020 has surely been a tough year. Surprisingly tough for baseball fans who have had to seen all-time greats passing away at an alarming rate. The list of players who have died in 2020 includes Lou...
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All-Decade Team: 2010's NL
Today, we're going to dive into the 2010's All-Decade team for the National League. This team was fairly easy for us to agree upon, with the exception of a couple positions. There are a few players...
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