I don’t get why Curt Schilling is left out of the hall of fame for his political views, but guys like Rogers Hornsby were literally in the KKK and got in no problem

Coming from a hockey perspective, I often hear "it's not the Hall of Good People". Our community just had the loss of Bobby Hull, a HOF player who was important in evolving how players shot the puck. Off ice he was an incredibly awful person but he was never stripped of HOF status for it. There's a difference between acknowledging a player's career accomplishments and lionizing them. Bobby Hull was never celebrated publicly by the NHL after the extent of his behavior was known. But no one ever downplayed his skill and impact. I think a middle ground is possible.

One thing about the 38 Studios situation that was left out. 38 Studios didn't make Kingdoms of Amalur Reckoning themselves. Big Huge Games was a game studio owned by THQ that was working on a single player RPG behind lead designer Ken Rolson, formerly of Bethesda Game Studios. In 2009, THQ was in seriously financial trouble (which would eventually lead to their bankruptcy) and were looking to unload some of their assets, including Big Huge Games. Meanwhile, progress on 38 Studios' MMO was going slowly, so they bought Big Huge Games with intent of having something they could release sooner. The Ken Rolston led RPG project was then reworked to incorporate the lore of 38 Studios' MMO and eventually released as Kingdoms of Amalur Reckoning. When 38 Studios went under, they took Big Huge Games with them, adding more casualties to Schilling's poor business decisions.

I just remember him in Backyard Baseball 2001, with an absolutely riveting story about Alaska. Even in that game he would talk way longer than he should have.

But he's definitely a Hall of Famer too

Surely Curt never bankrupted a company

As a Rhode Island native, Curt Schilling and 38 Studios is the bane of our existence

You hit the nail on the head with this one.
You may not like him since he was in Boston and you root for the Yankees.
You may not like him since he's a conservative and you're on the left.
But his performance on the field should be enough for him to get into the HOF.
He was big game for a reason. 11-2 in the playoffs with a 2.23 ERA and 120 K's in 19 appearances? Man.

As a Yankee fan who grew up in the 2000s I can confirm that Curt Schilling was the bane of my childhood. As much as I hate to admit it, Curt should be in the Hall of Fame although I don't think he will.

Besides the corked bat incident with Albert Belle, Jason Grimsley was also one of the first players, and the first pitcher, confirmed as a steroid user.

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Rhode Islander here. Not only a Rhode Islander, but also worked in the 38 studios building after the bankruptcy. He deserves to be in. Playoff numbers alone should have got him in. Besides, the Hall is kind of a joke anyways. It’s the Hall of Very Good these days. Anyway, great video.

Had to come back here after the Tim Wakefield situation. What a selfish thing to do. Imagine being a cancer survivor, being told that a dear friend is on his deathbed from the disease, and instead of supporting him, you leak it to the whole world without his permission and make it all about yourself. I have a good feeling this will be the last straw for him, and if so, good riddance.

RIP Tim Wakefield.

Good video today.

Suggestion: Break down the biggest differences between the baseball reference and fangraphs versions of WAR, and in particular for pitchers, and catchers, and what kind of players would appear better in each formula.

Love your videos man!

your videos just keep getting better

It's an honor to watch you do your thing. You are a very important voice in baseball-which is to say a very important voice in the world. You're good at what you do. You're getting better everyday. Thank you.

Best big game pitcher of his era

I love this Video so much

Schilling should be in the Hall of Fame. Maybe the display honoring him should be somewhere in the back, but he should be in there.

Nice vid. Thanks