We May Be In the Golden Age of “The Sound”

Last week, in his daily newsletter, Joe Posnanski wrote the following: “You will remember how Buck O’Neil always talked about hearing that sound three times in his life — hearing it when the ball came off Babe Ruth’s bat, then hearing it when the ball came off Josh Gibson’s bat, then hearing it a third…
If Joe Mauer Is a First-Ballot Hall of Famer, Shouldn’t Will Clark Get Another Look?

Two players appeared on the Hall of Fame ballot for only one year. Player A was drafted 1/1 (first pick in the first round) by his hometown club. Player B was selected 1/2 (second pick in the first round) by a team far from his hometown. Player A spent his entire career with one club,…