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They belong in the Hall of Fame
Did Barry Bonds, Sammy Sosa and pitcher Roger Clemens miss election to the Baseball Hall of Fame because the writers don't like them rather than their alleged steroids use? The sportswriters and other purists adamantly say the three don't belong in...Tags: National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, Rafael Palmeiro, College Baseball, Barry Bonds, Bud Selig
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Did baseball HOF voting surprise you?
Bonds, Clemens snubbed Dan Connolly Baltimore Sun It's not surprising that no one received the needed 75 percent of BBWAA ballots. It's also not surprising that Craig Biggio, he of the 3,060 career hits for the Astros, was the highest vote-getter...Tags: Curt Schilling, Voting, Jackie Robinson, Barry Bonds, Sports
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Mike Piazza, Dodger, and the Hall of Fame vote
Wonder what our Mike Piazza is really thinking right now? Not all that surprised, I’d imagine. Not exactly thrilled, either. The 2013 Hall of Fame vote was announced Wednesday without a single player garnering the required 75%Â of the vote to...
Tags: Mike Mussina, Voting, Dodger Stadium, Jeff Kent, Barry Bonds
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Bud Selig: Hall of Fame vote does not diminish MLB
PARADISE VALLEY, Ariz. -- Commissioner Bud Selig dismissed as "ridiculous" the concept that the stature of the Hall of Fame or Major League Baseball has been damaged by this year's Hall of Fame vote, in which no players were elected. Selig called...Tags: Barry Bonds, Bud Selig, Sports, Mike Piazza, Baseball
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Roger Clemens tweets he is not surprised by Hall of Fame result
Roger Clemens wasn't surprised that he wasn't voted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in his first year of eligibility, and used Twitter to share his thoughts on the results, which were released Wednesday morning. "After what has been written and said over...
Tags: National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, Voting, Barry Bonds, Sports, Cy Young Award
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Bonds, Clemens, don't deserve Hall of Fame honors
Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens weren’t inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame Wednesday. They didn’t even finish in the top five. No surprise. Welcome to the Steroids Era Conundrum. To paraphrase all teachers in history, “...
Tags: National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, Barry Bonds, Sports, Baseball
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A case for Tim Raines and Hall of Fame
I don't envy the job the Baseball Writers' Association of America members have in choosing the 2013 Hall of Fame class. This year they must contend with the "steroid ballot" as names such as Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens, Mike Piazza and Sammy Sosa...
Tags: Oakland Athletics, Barry Bonds, Michael Jordan, San Francisco Giants, Sports
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Baseball Hall of Fame: Steroid users not welcome here
Users of performance-enhancing drugs have not been forgiven by Hall-of-Fame-voting members of the Baseball Writers' Assn. of America. That much became clearer than ever on Wednesday. Roger Clemens was named on only 37.6% of ballots; home run king...
Tags: National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, Barry Bonds, Sports, Mike Piazza, Baseball
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Baseball Hall of Fame: Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens, Mike Piazza shut out
No players were elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame this year in a polarizing vote that reopened the wounds of the steroid era. Home run king Barry Bonds, owner of baseball’s most cherished record, was resoundingly rejected. So was...
Tags: Dodger Stadium, Voting, Barry Bonds, The New York Times, MLB Most Valuable Player Award
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No players elected to Baseball Hall of Fame
The Baltimore SunThe electorate of the Baseball Writers' Association of America sent a clear message to tainted superstars Wednesday: If you were suspected of taking performance enhancing drugs, you don’t belong in the Hall of Fame. At least not in 2013. No players...Tags: Curt Schilling, Voting, Barry Bonds, Cal Ripken, Sports
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Talking up Thomas and Maddux while slapping down Sosa
So, I guess 12.5 percent of the Hall of Fame voters actually believed Sammy Sosa’s cockamamie Flintstones vitamins story. But 87.5 percent believe he cheated, and the voters kept him out and will forever. The amazing thing about the way the...
Tags: Babe Ruth, Voting, Barry Bonds, Sports, Lou Gehrig
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We're not perfect, but there is a way for writers to handle Hall of Fame controversy
The Baltimore SunWhen it was announced that no candidate had received the 75 percent inclusion on ballots needed to be inducted into this year’s Baseball Hall of Fame class, I can’t say I was surprised. I honestly thought Houston’s Craig Biggio might...Tags: National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, Voting, Barry Bonds, Sports, Jeff Bagwell
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