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Hall of Fame ballot includes Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens, ex-Orioles OF Sammy Sosa
The Baltimore SunThe Baseball Writers' Association of America released its Hall of Fame ballot today, and now the next six weeks will be filled with debate on whether some of the biggest names -- and most controversial characters -- will get into Cooperstown's hallowed...Tags: Roger Clemens, Jeff Bagwell, Voting, Barry Bonds, Curt Schilling
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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: Roger Clemens, Jeff Bagwell, The New York Times, Cy Young Award, 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: Roger Clemens, Jeff Bagwell, Cy Young Award, Baltimore Orioles, Fred McGriff
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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: Roger Clemens, Jose Canseco, Mark McGwire, Voting, Barry Bonds
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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: Roger Clemens, Jeff Bagwell, Mark McGwire, Steroids, Mike Piazza
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Hey, Cooperstown! Here's One Hall Of An Explanation Of My Ballot
The Hartford CourantFirst, my 2013 Baseball Hall of Fame vote: 1. Jack Morris 2. Curt Schilling 3. Craig Biggio 4. Jeff Bagwell 5. Mike Piazza Second, my strong recommendation: Read the commentary titled "The Steroid Era Vote" by Howard Bryant on ESPN.com. The...Tags: Roger Clemens, The New York Times, Judges, Jim Rice, Houston Chronicle
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Jim Palmer says HOF results are 'a shot across the bow of the whole Steroid Era'
The Baltimore SunOne of the perks of covering the Orioles is that we have easy access to Jim Palmer, a Hall of Fame pitcher who, unlike some other great players, has no problem speaking his mind. I talked to Palmer on Wednesday after he deplaned in Southern California...Tags: Fred McGriff, Jim Palmer, Rafael Palmeiro, Cal Ripken, Barry Bonds
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No Bonds, no Clemens on my Hall ballot
The thick, white envelope arrives every year at this time, full of rules, names and numbers, but just one question. And it's a question heavier than history on this year's baseball Hall of Fame ballot. Who is worthy? The answer merits more than a...
Tags: Lawrence Taylor, Roger Clemens, Fred McGriff, Mark McGwire, Rafael Palmeiro
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Barry Larkin says drug cheats shouldn't be in Hall of Fame
Hall of Famer Barry Larkin knows some people he doesn't want joining him in Cooperstown. Drug cheats. “I think if you cheated, no, you don't deserve it because I know how difficult it was for me to get there and how difficult it was for me just to...Tags: Roger Clemens, Joe Blanton, Barry Bonds, Sports, Baseball
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Several Hagerstown-area residents agree with three players not being voted into Baseball Hall of Fame
caleb.calhoun@herald-mail.comMajor League Baseball’s all-time leader in home runs and MVP awards, the all-time leader in Cy Young Awards, and the only player to hit more than 60 home runs in three different seasons were on the Baseball Hall of Fame ballot this year. Despite...Tags: Roger Clemens, Jeff Bagwell, Cy Young Award, Steroids, Barry Bonds
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Steroid era clouds Baseball Hall of Fame voting
We live in a world of sports that is broadcast in full color and high definition. We try to view it through a prism of moral and ethical absolutes. And still, when faced with the great issues of our time, everything ends up being cast in shades of gray....
Tags: Roger Clemens, Values, Jeff Bagwell, Mark McGwire, Voting
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Steroid users don't deserve Hall of Fame
I was overjoyed to learn that no one was nominated for entry into the Baseball Hall of Fame this year ("Voters shut out players," Jan. 10). A few nominees, including Roger Clemens, Sammy Sosa and Barry Bonds, were shunned in their first year of...Tags: Roger Clemens, Barry Bonds, National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, Baseball, Sports
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