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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: Barry Bonds, Curt Schilling, Steve Finley, Baseball, Baltimore Orioles
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Lance Armstrong, baseball's Hall and drug standards
After all this time, he's not sure if he read Lance Armstrong's book before his kidney was taken out or after, before the cancer spread to his lungs or later, before his doctors said to get his papers in order or not. "I just remember admiring his...
Tags: Barry Bonds, Curt Schilling, Cycling, Tour de France, Baseball
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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: Barry Bonds, Rafael Palmeiro, Jim Palmer, Gaylord Perry, Cal Ripken
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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: Barry Bonds, Rafael Palmeiro, Gaylord Perry, Baseball, Voting
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Konerko's numbers merit Hall of Fame scrutiny
Paul Konerko has put up some impressive numbers since coming to the White Sox in 1999. But the Tribune's seven Hall of Fame voters agree the slugger is not worthy of Cooperstown —for now. MARK GONZALES In the post-steroid era, not many hitters...
Tags: MLB Most Valuable Player Award, Orlando Hudson, Baseball, Voting, Andres Galarraga
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Blyleven, Alomar, Gillick enter Baseball Hall of Fame
COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. - Roberto Alomar stared at the adoring crowd and was nearly rendered speechless, the tawdry episode of his stellar career long since forgotten. Bert Blyleven, who won his big-league debut at age 19 for the 1970 Minnesota Twins, was...Tags: Willie Stargell, Athletes, Toronto Blue Jays, Tony Fernandez, Houston Astros
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Former Mariners GM Pat Gillick inducted into Baseball Hall of Fame
Sunday afternoon, in Cooperstown, New York, the National Baseball Hall of Fame will welcome its three newest members. There's a skilled offensive and defensive second baseman who finished his career with nearly 3,000 hits. There's a top-of-the-line...Tags: Athletes, George Weiss, Toronto Blue Jays, Tony Fernandez, Baltimore Orioles
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If Hendry stays, so could Pena
WrigleyvilleBreaking News: Doug Davis and Rodrigo Lopez are mediocre starting pitchers. Who saw that coming? Sarcasm aside, I think it's safe to say that after the San Francisco Giants swept Tuesday's doubleheader and pushed the Cubs to 12.0 games back, it's time... -
Past Highlights
June 15 1986 - Pitcher Don Sutton of the California Angels failed to win his 300th game. 1991 - South Dakota native Tom Byrum followed a first-round 68 with a second-round 80 and missed the U.S. Open golf tournament cut by one stroke. 1996 - Payne...Tags: St. Louis Cardinals, Athletes, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, Payne Stewart, Tampa Bay Rays
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Scoreboard
TV SPORTS Women's College Basketball-Michigan at Purdue, 5:30 p.m. (Big 10 Network); Penn State at Northwestern, 7:30 p.m. (Big 10 Network); Idaho at Nevada, 10 p.m. (ESPNU) Men's College Basketball-Xavier at Cincinnati, 6 p.m. (ESPN2); Villanova at...Tags: Adam Dunn, Craig Counsell, Judy Johnson, Jason Frasor, Bob Lemon
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Alomar, Blyleven voted into baseball's Hall of Fame
Roberto Alomar and Bert Blyleven became Hall of Famers on Wednesday, the two-time World Series champions easily elected after narrow misses last season. Sluggers Rafael Palmeiro, Mark McGwire, Jeff Bagwell and Juan Gonzalez came nowhere close. Hall...Tags: MLB Most Valuable Player Award, Pete Rose, Raul Mondesi, World War II (1939-1945), Al Leiter
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Eric Karros knocks on the Hall of Fame's door, ever so quietly
Dodger ThoughtsEric Karros is on this year's Hall of Fame ballot, a de facto longshot. (Still, it's one more Hall of Fame ballot than I'll ever get on.) If you read Jay Jaffe's writeup at Baseball Prospectus, the best thing Karros......
Jan 9, 2013
|Story| Baltimore Sun
Jan 9, 2013
|Column| South Florida Sun-Sentinel
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Dec 12, 2012
|Column| South Florida Sun-Sentinel
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|Story| Chicago Tribune
Jul 25, 2011
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Jun 15, 2011
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Jan 6, 2011
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Jan 5, 2011
|Story| Herald Mail
Dec 21, 2009
| Los Angeles Times
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