Cooperstown's Calling: Pedro Martinez

The last two days, I've posted Trevor Hayes' Hall of Fame feature "Cooperstown's Calling"...here's number three!

"Using the World Baseball Classic as an audition for a big league roster spot doesn't seem necessary for a future Hall of Famer.

But at 37 years old and in an uncertain economy, it's come to this for three-time Cy Young Award-winner, World Series champion and 3,000-strikeout club-member Pedro Martinez. With pinpoint control and sheer power, Martinez has constructed a compelling case for enshrinement in Cooperstown. But like many aging stars, he wants to hold on for another year."

Read Part Two of "Cooperstown's Calling" HERE! Check out what the Hall of Very Good had to say about Pedro in January HERE.

Cooperstown's Calling: Frank Thomas

Yesterday, I put up Trevor Hayes' awesome "Cooperstown's Calling" column for mass consumption. I know, I know, "mass consumption" is probably more apt when talking about the Hall of Fame's official website and not this one...but I digress.

Trevor writes: "Frank Thomas has voiced his pain. He said he's not hurting anymore. Instead, what ails The Big Hurt is that his services are for hire, yet he can't find any takers.

The cratering market for ballplayers has left many stars out in the cold, while teams go young and cheap. In this economy, injury-plagued designated hitters like Thomas are a hard sell -- no matter how many accolades they've earned."

Read Part Two of "Cooperstown's Calling" HERE! Check out what the Hall of Very Good had to say about The Big Hurt last May HERE.

Cooperstown's Calling: Ivan Rodriguez

Let's face it...EVERYONE has a blog. Surf around the old interwebs and you'll find people talking about everything. And yeah...it has taken me about five or six years to come to that conclusion.

That being said, when I found out that this guy (pictured to the left) has his own column AND it was featured on the Hall of Fame's website AND that he was writing things that I thought MY audience would enjoy...I had to put it up here for mass consumption.

In his "Cooperstown's Calling" series, Trevor Hayes takes a look at potential Hall of Famers that are still on the free-agent market.

Part One looks at Ivan Rodriguez and you can read it HERE!