Sentences with phrase «hall of fame because»

Example of cherry picking would be someone saying that St. Louis Cardinal great Stan Musial does not belong in the Baseball Hall of Fame because he had a mediocre.280 batting average for his last five seasons.

This breed is has held its perpetual spot in the hall of fame because of its flexibility and superiority.

The NCM is inducting two racers into this year's Hall of Fame because the Barker brothers were a team — a team which probably would not have been as successful individually, and because their racing careers were coupled as only those of brothers could be.

Every time I see one online they've got a really great rating, and we've included their Gayle pumps in the Corporette Workwear Hall of Fame because they've been around for years and always get high marks.

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2018 Update: We're adding this top to our Workwear Hall of Fame because after years it's still around, coming out in new colors, and getting rave reviews.

Pete Rose is Major League Baseball's all - time hits leader, but he's not in the Hall of Fame because he was banned from the game for life for gambling.

I'm not suggesting that Fox should be in the hall of fame because he's had a few fun game winners in his first year.

Different writers will pick and choose different things, but they can all be whittled down to the same thing: Jack Morris should be in the Hall of Fame because of his je ne sais quoi.

If Jeff Bagwell can be kept out of the Hall of Fame because he had the temerity to hit home runs and be physically fit, imagine what people would have said about those light - hitting shortstops.

In a sport filled with incredibly talented athletes, he'll one day be in the Hall of Fame because he also works incredibly hard.

Not exact matches

Several weeks ago, no one was voted into the MLB Hall of Fame, largely because many of the eligible players are suspected of steroid abuse.

Randy Johnson sailed through the Hall of Fame on the first ballot because hardly anyone suspected him of steroids, then or now.

Just because Jan Brady doesn't get the attention that Marcia gets, it doesn't mean you get to keep her out of the damned Brady Bunch Hall of Fame, you monsters.

And anyone who thinks the Hall of Fame should be restricted to players like Cal Ripken and Willie Mays are living in Hyrule, because the actual Hall of Fame hasn't been nearly so exclusive since World War II.

Dumbest Quote To Met outfielder Vince Coleman, who, after a season in which he rarely played because of injuries but was ejected three times and suspended once, said in mid-September that the sandy infield at Shea Stadium was «keeping me out of the Hall of Fame.»

Soon, no one will remember Fencik, or Plank, or McMichael, or Wilson, or Marshall, or Hilgenberg, or Brown, or Hester because there is no prospect of their numbers being retired and their induction in to the Hall of Fame may never happen.

Because of that work, just last Oct. 18, Bruce was one of six individuals honored with a Distinguished Service Award at the annual CIF Southern Section Hall of Fame inductions in Long Beach.

Now merged into a much - needed, all - encompassing golf hall of fame, the LPGA's version is the only bona fide pantheon because induction is based on a statistical standard.

Sports halls of fame are too political and too subjective, and because of the pressure brought on by annual balloting, too many players who were pretty darned good but not truly great are inducted.

This is particularly sad because Alderman had a legitimate case to make it into the NFL Hall of Fame.

I selfishly want him to come back next year and hit 1,000 points, because even though the number is pretty arbitrary I think it matters to the Hall of Fame.

Because if you do, you're making the most asinine Hall of Fame argument.

You don't get to remove the gannet from Olsen's Standard Book of British Birds because they wet their nests, and you don't get to eliminate DHs entirely from the Hall of Fame.

He deserves to be in the Hall of Fame, and the only reason he had to wait so long was because he was a product of the «80s.

I DEMAND a Hall of Fame caliber player, 3 deep, at every position, with minimal contracts, playing just because they love the Cowboys as much as I do.

I say that, because, according to the rules for Hall of Fame voting, you must consider the integrity and the character of the candidates.

Vented Because he was once again overlooked by Hall of Fame voters, Goose Gossage.

The Hall of Fame election has come and gone in 2015, and Cooperstown will have four new members because of it: Pedro Martinez, Randy Johnson, Craig Biggio and John Smoltz.

Hall of Fame quarterback Dan Marino yesterday said he will withdraw from a lawsuit that accuses the National Football League of hiding the effects of concussions because he was inadvertently listed as a plaintiff in the case.

Similarly, the Indianapolis Colts have been a superb for the better part of a decade because they were able to draft Peyton Manning, a Hall of Fame Quarterback.

The description of each species is accompanied by a wonderful illustration by Dennis Hall — from the poisonous pheasant's eye, so - named because of its «fowl staring flower» to the «magical» fly agaric mushroom of hallucinogenic fame.

The two of you should be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame — because both of you do....

A lot of these pieces in our Workwear Hall of Fame, but I thought I'd feature them here — as always, note that Nordstrom has long been a reader favorite because of their excellent customer service, long return policy, and all the reviews and ratings.

Directed by Tom Hall of Bachelors Walk fame, Domhnall says «I want to promote it because it's an amazing film, I get to play a farmer who's father dies and he decides to hire a prostitute.»

Cooperstown was chosen to host the Hall of Fame mostly because of its connection to Abner Doubleday.

For example, Cleveland Ohio is the home of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, because it's the home of the radio announcer who first coined the term rock and roll.

Gamers can now rejoice, because you will soon be able to visit the World Video Game Hall of Fame.

His Hall of Fame status was given to him because of the tremendous number of video games he has sold and created.

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