1.0 link 157240 <![CDATA[Jim Rice Elected Into Baseball Hall Of Fame]]> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/01/12/jim-rice-elected-into-bas_n_157240.html Red Sox slugger Jim Rice has been elected into the Baseball Hall of Fame, something Tom Verducci calls a "well-deserved honor":

Rice wasn't great just for a small period of time. In the 12 years starting with 1975, Rice finished first, third, third, fourth, fourth and fifth in MVP balloting, was named to eight All-Star teams, and ranked among the top five in RBIs seven times, home runs five times, total bases five times and batting average four times....
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