Bless You Boys: for Detroit Tigers fans
Sports:Baseball
BYB Podcast Episode #34: Mariano Rivera leads a new HOF class
We're back with a Hall of Fame heavy episode. The Tigers did a few minor things, but most of the talk around the game revolved today around Mariano Rivera's unanimous first ballot selection to Cooperstown, a feat which, bizarrely, no one had ever managed until today. Sportswriters man...someone always has to be the curmudgeon. Imagine not voting for Greg Maddux the moment he appeared on Hall of Fame ballots. Ridiculous. We take a look at the Tigers minor league signings and wonder what they say about hopes for the Tigers actually signing any more real major leaguers this offseason.The Baseball Writers Association of America elected Mariano Rivera, Mike Mussina, Roy Halladay, and Edgar Martinez to the hallowed halls on Tuesday.We look at Jay Jaffe's JAWS system for peak years and Hall of Fame credentials.Put more catchers in the Hall of Fame. Do it.Listener questions
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