The Case For: A Baseball Hall of Fame Podcast

By: Russell Christian
  • Summary

  • Attorney and baseball fan extraordinaire Russell Christian discusses former Major League Baseball players and makes the case for or against their enshrinement in the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in Cooperstown, New York. 

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Episodes
  • Episode 13 - Recap of the 2024 BBWAA Hall of Fame Ballot and 2025 Preview
    Jan 28 2024

    In Episode 13, the last Episode of Season 1, Russell breaks down the 2024 BBWAA ballot including the players elected to the Hall, who fell off the ballot, who is still on for next year and what newcomers to watch for in 2025. 

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    43 mins
  • Episode 12 - The 2024 BBWAA Hall of Fame Ballot
    Jan 21 2024

    In this episode Russell breaks down the ENTIRE 2024 BBWAA Hall of Fame Ballot and discusses the HOF cases for every player not already assigned their own individual episode. The results of the 2024 BBWAA Ballot will be announced on January  23, 2024, if you're curious what might happen or you're a BBWAA voter who is still undecided then take a listen!

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    55 mins
  • Episode 11 - Bobby Abreu
    Jan 14 2024

    Bobby Abreu is 1 of 7 players with 900+ extra-base hits 400+ stolen bases in his career. The others are Ty Cobb, Honus Wagner, Tris Speaker,  Barry Bonds, Craig Biggio, and Paul Molitor. Will this be enough to get Abreu in the Hall of Fame? 

    Born and raised in Venezuela, Abreu first drew the attention of MLB scouts when he was 14 and signed with the Houston Astros organization when he was 16. He would eventually play 18 years in MLB retiring with a career  .291 BA,  2,470 hits,  288 home runs, 1,363 RBI, 400 stolen bases, 1454 runs, 1476 walks, 4026 Total Bases and a career WAR of 60.2. 

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    33 mins

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