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By Gary Armida Sr., The Original Crafty Veteran
Baseball is enamored with statistics, so take a look at these:
15 seasons, .277 Lifetime BA, 342 Hrs, 1331 RBIs (25 & 96 avg.), 9 time All-Star,
5 Gold Gloves, 8 seasons Top 4 Games Played, 7 seasons with 160+ Games Played.
I don’t know about you, but this looks like [...]

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By Gary Armida 
With the recent (and annual) snub of Jim Rice by Hall of Fame voters, it has become clear that personality and length of career are the two most important factors when looking at a player for possible induction. The problem with that is that the voters conveniently forget that Ty Cobb, a known [...]

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It’s been a while since the last Fungos column, but there hasn’t been much except the Roger Clemens fiasco. But, let’s catch up on some of the baseball news over the past few weeks. Let’s take a quick round Fungos to start your 7th month. .. 
The Goose Gets The Call, Rice Snubbed
Congratulations to Goose Gossage for gaining [...]

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Who Gets the FCP Vote?, Part II
By Gary Armida
In part one of the Hall of Fame Ballot, we cut the obvious players and then began to discuss our potential ballot. Let’s continue on with the remaining candidates and then reveal the 2008 Hall of Fame Ballot.

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Who gets the FCP Vote?
By Gary Armida
With the Hall of Fame ballot set to be announced on January 8th, FCP decided to cast its ballot (although we don’t have real vote). Before revealing our picks, let’s take a look at the 25 candidates.
2008 Hall of Fame Candidates

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Appreciating the Crime Dog
By Gary Armida
A direct result of the Steroids era is that certain players who are generally acknowledged as clean players are often overlooked. This is because the supernatural numbers would cast a huge shadow over the numbers of mere mortals. To illustrate this point, take a look at Hall of Famer, Willie [...]

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The Case of the Goose
By Gary Armida
“Those aren’t boos you are hearing. They’re saying Goooooose!”. Announcers during the 70’s, 80’s, and 90’s felt compelled to tell the viewing audience that every time Rich “Goose” Gossage came into close a game. The difference between the Goose and modern closers is that he would often be in [...]

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To the Voters: Let the Fans take care of the Legacy
By Gary Armida
The Baseball world has been rocked as many people thought. The fan’s worst nightmare has come true. We are bombarded on ESPN, talk radio, local newspapers, and blogs abound on the Mitchell Report. People, including me, are still trying to sort their feelings [...]

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