The real Hall of Fame season — a truly terrible time on the baseball calendar — doesn’t start until later in the winter. That doesn’t mean we’re totally bereft of Hall of Fame news, though. On Friday, the eight finalists were announced for this year’s Frick Award. For those who don’t know, the Frick Award is given out each year to a broadcaster who is then included in Hall of Fame induction weekend to give a speech as a reward. It is named for Ford Frick, the former commissioner of baseball. Last year’s winner was Al Helfer, a former Brooklyn Dodgers radio announcer.
Joe Castiglione among finalists for Frick Award
