Michael Jordan gave perhaps one of the more polarizing Hall of Fame acceptance speeches, maybe ever, on Friday, and there has been plenty of reaction to Jordan’s parting words. Peter King loved it; Adrian Wojnarowski did not. Regardless of your feelings about Jordan’s “this is why I succeeded” speech, one person in particular [...]

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What we have here is the Q and A session from Michael Jordan’s Hall of Fame inception speech, all 21 minutes of it. What follows are some of my middling thoughts about the joy he gave me watching him play.

And for my next “Captain Obvious” statement, I’ll go with this one: After college, Michael Jeffrey Jordan enjoyed moderate success as an NBA player. This one works, as well: If I’m not mistaken, he was also had a beneficial effect on shoe company Nike. The reason for this post is because [...]

The man with the mustache, Rich “Goose” Gossage, became only the fifth ever relief pitcher to be elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame. It was Gossage’s ninth year of eligibility. Goose, known as a hard-throwing fastballer, finished his career with 310 saves, 1502 Ks and a 3.01 ERA.
Joining Gossage with this year’s election [...]