Babe Ruth retired in 1935, so you're going to have to wait to argue about his candidacy. For now you'll have to settle for these scrubs.
Final Ballot
Miller Huggins
Joe Tinker
New Batters
Dave Bancroft
Lu Blue
Eddie Collins
Harry Heilmann
Edd Roush
Wally Schang
George Sisler
Cy Williams
New Pitchers
Grover Cleveland "Pete" Alexander
Red Faber
Jack Quinn
Eppa Rixey
Eddie Rommel
Ballots Released: About Tuesday, May 19
Ballots Due: Tuesday, May 26
"If the women don't find you handsome, they should at least find you handy."
So, I decided to share my automotive repair experiences. Now, I'm definitely no Twayn, but I like to think I can be somewhat useful. What follows is replacing the front-end sway bar on my 1998 Buick Century. Click to embiggen all pictures. Continue reading Truck Time with Twayn…with Mags! Sway Bar Edition
How did Joss and Griffith do? Did Ray Schalk use his Field of Dreams fame and surprise everyone? Is this whole process truly half-baked?
Got in a 7 mile group run on Saturday, then on Sunday did the Bimbler's Bash trail run in a State park in Guilford, CT. They said 10K'ish, but it was easily 7 miles. Some running, but mostly crawling up rocks and around mud pits. Proceeds go to maintaining the trails.
Tho't I'd be sore on Monday, but I felt good enough to log 16 hilly miles on my bike in balmy CT temps yesterday. Today, however, I can feel the acid in my legs. Le sigh.
This weekend a 6 mile taper run, then Cheshire Half Marathon the following Sunday.
Started reading Chi Marathon (book I bought NBBW but she hasn't picked it up - kinda like the bowling ball Homer gave to Marge). So far I like the concepts (train hard -> train smart, force your body -> listen to your body). I'm sure I'll do another post on it as I get through it)...
We have now reached 60 years of baseball history. After this ballot, we'll have about 85 left. We're oh so close to the era of home runs.
If you were underwhelmed by any big names during the 1920's, be prepared to be overwhelmed now. The question is will we break our record of five inductees in one ballot?
BALLOT DUE: Thursday, April 16
Final Ballot
Addie Joss
Clark Griffith
New Batters
George Burns (yes, two ballots in a row with this name)
Max Carey
Ty Cobb
Johnny Evers
Jack Fournier
Heinie Groh
Stuffy McInnis
Roger Peckinpaugh
Wally Pipp
Ray Schalk
Billy Southworth
Tris Speaker
Zack Wheat
Ken Williams
New Pitchers
Bullet Joe Bush
Stan Coveleski
Walter Johnson
Bob Shawkey
Urban Shocker
Can everyone agree this ballot was really uninspiring? We'll wait for DG to update the spreadsheet, but I'm guessing it garnered our least number of YES votes. Did that help any former holdovers?
The next ballot may have an inner-circle guy or two. This ballot? Study hard, my friends.
Due Date: Monday, March 23
Final Ballot
Bill Dahlen
Vic Willis
New Hitters
George Burns
Jake Daubert
Larry Gardner
Harry Hooper
Del Pratt
Bobby Veach
Ross Youngs
New Pitchers
Babe Adams
Chief Bender
Wilbur Cooper
Hooks Dauss
Dutch Leonard
Rube Marquard
Jack Pfeffer
On this ballot I asked you if you wanted an occasional election to look at managers/general managers and the like. I got 11 YEA votes and 11 MEH votes. Guys, that's not helpful. Heh.
Did we elect anybody this time?
Per the earlier discussion, I'm going to describe how I make ratatouille here. Truth be told, I had never known the dish until some recipe showed up on some site someday telling me how to do it this way. So maybe this isn't even real ratatouille? Whatever you want to call it, it's delicious.
Also, sorry I don't have any pictures. The vegetables haven't been in season, so it hasn't been made for a while.
Ok, fine, here's a picture.
And with that...
1 eggplant
1 zucchini (we often use more)
1 summer squash
1 large onion (I prefer more)
Enough tomatoes to cover the entire dish liberally
Other veggies as desired (peppers, for example)
1 garlic clove, minced
1/4 cup olive oil
Fresh basil leaves, torn or cut into 1-inch pieces
Thyme, Oregano, other traditional spices as desired (I'm going to use Herbs de Provence the next time I make this)
Salt & pepper to taste
Red wine vinegar, to taste
Eggs
Italian cheese blend (or other cheese that you prefer)
French bread, sliced.
Chop the vegetables into 1-inch or smaller pieces. Tomatoes should be seeded and given a fine dice. Toss together in a large baking dish, with olive oil, garlic, salt, pepper, thyme, etc. Bake at 400°F for 45 minutes, or so. Make sure they don't roast too quickly. Remove the vegetables from the oven, and add the basil and vinegar. Stir, then spoon out small cavities into which you will crack the eggs. I usually heap as many eggs into the pan as I can fit. Cover with cheese (I always add too much, but "mmmmmmm...cheese."), and place back into the oven, until eggs achieve desired doneness. Spoon over slices of french bread to serve.
After a few ballots in a row with inner-circle players, it appears the early 20's was a time when old players just kept on playing, were permanently banned for gambling, or were killed on the field. There are only two Black Sox on this ballot. And a dude who was named after something he didn't do all that often.
Ballot Due: Tuesday, February 24
Last Time On The Ballot
Jack Beckley
Jimmy Collins
New Hitters
Frank "Home Run" Baker
Donie Bush
Ray Caldwell
Ray Chapman
Larry Doyle
Art Fletcher
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Clyde Milan
Slim Sallee
Hippo Vaughn
New Pitchers
Eddie Cicotte
Ed Konetchy
Smoky Joe Wood
